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FORT ERIE MEETING COMES TO CLOSE. Flying Footsteps, an Outsider in the Betting, Wins Stake Feature of Final Days Program. Buffalo. N. Y.. July 9. — The closing day of the Niagara Bating Associations first meeting attracted a bumper crowd to Fort Brie this afternoon, the attendance being up to that of the opening day. Secretary Maginn provided an eight-race program, with the Tort Brie Selling Stakes and a steeplechase as the restore*. Keen racial was Hie order and a majority of the finishes found the winners under hard drives, with heads and necks separating the first two in four instances. The result of the stake race was surprising, the winner turning up in Flying Footsteps, recently acquired by the claiming process by R. J. Mackenzie. Flying Footsteps was one of the outsiders in the hettlag, came from behind in the stretch anil in a driving finish with I.ady Irina got up in the last few strides to win by a neck. Pta ham. the favorite of the race, showed good speed for half a mile ami the* quit. The winner has certainly proved a proiitable investment for the Mackenzie stable, in whose colon she has won twice, ami has more than paid for herself. The tabled history of the Fort Erie Stakes is as follows: Year. Winner. A.Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1008 Little Bay ...:! S7 Gihaare ...01,130 1:141 1004 Busk :: 97 Bomanelli . 1.150 1:171 IMS Crestfallen 8 91 Swain 1,151 1:281 19O0 Arthr Cummer. 1 loo .1. Lee 1.150 1:211 1007 Sally Preston. .3 03 A. Martin . 1.190 1:231 loos Royal Ooyx ..I ion Leibert I. ISO 1:17| MOO a I Mailer 4 101 J. Dearpart 1.150 1:12J 1910 Flv. Footsteps..:; lir_ Taplin 1.150 1:13] The distance of the race from 1905 to 1907 inclusive was seven furlongs. Eagle Bird, a consistent filly owned by Sam Lazarus, scored her third victory of the meeting when she heat I band of good two year-olds in the third IHce. Coiupton, Osorine and Ed Keck won their races by exceedingly small margins. Inly two favorites. Eagle Bird and Donald Macilomild. were successful. Clint DeWItt was a visitor at the track today. His horses are at Windsor, where they were shipped from Latoaia. The stable* of John Duffy and R. D. Williams left for Saratoga toaaght. Dr. Bark ley, claimed out of the last race of yesterday by M. C. Ptltchard, was today re purchased by his former owner. J. S. iwnhey. at a slight advance. ltes|Minsful was jumped on in her race of yesterday ami was excused from starting today. Before leaving |.,r lOmpire City, Fred Luzader sold the I wo year-old. Sugar I iaf. to J. W. Kee. S. A. Clopton has added the fast tilly Catroke to his string by purchase from It. D. Williams. A majority of tin- stables that intend shipping to Windsor will delay their departure until next Thea-day. when two special trains will leave for that point.
