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SOLID COMFORT A LIKELY FILLY. Dymcnt Juvenile Takes the Niagara Stakes from Good Opposition — Changes for Windsor Track. Buffalo. N. Y.. July 7. — Solid Comfort, the Voter Uly that John PyascaJ uncovered in a maiden race a few days ago, came back this afternoon and showed that her previous race was no fluke by heat has a band of good two-year-olds in the Niagara Stakes. She was ridden by Musgrave, dashed to the front soon after the start, sinil was thereafter rated along in the lead. Solid Comfort is a compact, speedy and game little rilly, and looks like one of the beat of her age racing on the circuit. The history of the Niagara Stakes is shown In the table below: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1907 Graade Baase 119 D. Botsad. .,130 1:01? 10OS Marse Abe 12:: V. Powers.. 1.150 1:001 1800 Bye White 115 Musgrave .. 1.150 1:00? MM .Solid Comfort MS Musgrave .. 1,150 1:021 Keen contests were ill order, four of the seven races finding the winners under bard drives to win by small margins. The biggest upset of the afternoon came with the running of the sixth race, which went to Jennie Wells. The latter was one of the outsiders in the betting, came from behind in the stretch to get up iu the tinal stride, and beat Martin Beyle a nose. The races were run over a traek that deceived many of the form students. It rained hard early this morning and again before the first race, but the ground was so dry that it quickly absorbed the moisture, and the going was improved rather than harmed by the showers. Fair time was made in the different races and the absence of dust was math appreciated by those present. 0 COrge M. llendrie. who came over from Detroit to attend a meeting of the Canadian Haeing Asso-riations. announced that the Windsor Driving Iark Assoi-iation had decided to eliminate track messengers and dollar books in future. Every effort is being made by the club to make the racing at Windsor high-class, and with this end in view, the plant has beeu biautilied and improved in many ways. The absence of the dollar bivoks will unquestionably result in more layers cutting in ami this move is meeting with hearty commendation on ■ill sides. The Niagara Hacing Assoriation announced today that the Dominion Handicap, the richest event of I he Canadian turf, would be featured on the opening day of the second mei ting at Fort Kric. whieh will begin July .50. Fitz Herbert. King James. Jack A thin and several other cracks are among the eligiblcs for this stake. Judges Nelson ami Lerch are keeping a sharp eye ei the in-and-out performers. The inconsistent running of Class Loader has resulted in further entries from !. H. Marlmau bidm; refused. The secretary was instructed to refuse in future the entry of Lon Johnsons Torn Hayward on the same grounds. S. A. Clopton will in future handle the horses owned by B. J. Allison. Included in this lot Is the useful horse Orbed I. ad. Jockey T. Hawes. recently signed by Henry Mc-Daniei, had his first mount this a fternixin. He rude Flying Squirrel in the third race and was beaten a short head by Catroke. Hawes looks like the sort to develop into a capable rider. The Canadian Hieing Associations at a meeting this morning suggested that the Niagara Hacing ssoriation provide another steeplechase 011 Saturday in place of the fiasco run on the opening day of the meeting. It was further suggested that the club pay all joekov mounts in bath races. After hearing the evidence submitted by steeple-ehaae jockey Harvey Boyle, it was decided that the lathis suspension terminated with the Hamilton meeting, and Boyle will be seen iu the saddle again.
