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DOUBTFUL TACTICS USED BONNIE KATE WINS GRAND CANADIAN STEEPLECHASE AT FORT ERIE. Her Stablemate Bothers Waterway, the Favorite, During Running of Race Weber Stable and Jockey Davenport in the Limelight. I Buffalo, N. Y., July 24. Chilly and bleak weather put a dainper on the sport at Fort Erie today. r Heavy going caused numerous withdrawals and spoiled the good card, of which the Canadian Steeplechase over the full course, and a handicap at a mile and an eighth were the principal features. The steeplechase had a guaranteed value of ,200 and five accepted the issue. The race was marred by mishaps to three of the starters and resulted in the defeat of AVaterway. the favorite. Bonnie Kate, coupled witli The Poet as the Ferriss entry, leading him to the finish and gaining a doubtful victory. Bonnie Kate bad been the leader throughout and fenced in good style until approaching the twelfth jump, where she blundered slightly and allowed her stable companion to join her. They raced together over the next jump, but The- Poet was taken back and began herding AVaterway when he was about to go into the lead. The Poet made a had landing at the seventeenth jump and AVaterway started after Bonnie Kate, but In the stretch the latter pursued a zigzag course and forced AVaterway to shorten his stride. The Poet was remounted and finished within the time limit for third money. Harrington and Ksterjoy. both from the Cerst stable, came to grief early. The first-named fell and Ksterjoy seemingly broke down. The tabled history of the Grand Canadian Steeple-, chase is as follows: Year. AVinner. A. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1903 Hie Away ...G 142 Pemberton. 1909.sh00 5:33 1004 Trenct the Mere. .C 145 Dosh jGOO 4.5t 1905 Picktime ... 158 JJosh . . SO. 4:52" 1900 Gold Run.. ..4 120 McIIenry .. SCO 4:51 1907 Manzano 7 14S OConnor .. SCO 4:50jt 1908 Byzantine ...G 140 E. Stotio .. SCO 4:53 1001 Bon. Kate 5 137 Pollock ..." SCO 5:00j- The mile and a furlong handicap was contested by only three starters The Minks. Vox Popuii and . All Red. They finished in the order named. All Red was made the favorite, but The Minks jvas at his best and won out by a sensational stretch mn. All Red displayed good speed for three-quarters.- A. AVeber s horses were conspicuously prominent during the afternoon.. Thomas Calhodn and -Zipango winning their respective races and Refined landing second place. Thomas Calhoun and Zipango were short odds-on favorites and much the best in their respective races. Jockey Howards poor finishing ability was principally responsible for the defeat of Ben K. Sleet by AAestern Lady, which Guy Burns piloted. The difficult going was exactly to the liking o Edgely and lie led from barrier rise. Under improved handling AAool Sandals never left the issue in doubt in the third .race and won as his rider pleased. Jockey Davenport again carried off the riding honors with three victories. For rough riding ill the third race, the judges fined jockey Harbert 5. Harrington was remounted in the steeplechase and ridden to the finish, whereupon the judges displayed his number as having finished third, but on a report from the patrol judge that he had missed going one turn of the course The Poet was finally given third money.
