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RACING RESUMED IN CANADA HAMILTON JOCKEY CLUBS MEETING OPENS UNDER AUSPICIOUS CONDITIONS. Surprises Come with Considerable Frequency, Stanley Fays Failure in Brantford Handicap Being a Notable Disappointment. Hamilton. Out.. August 13.— A record-breaking crowd turned out at the opening of the inid-siimuier meeting at Hamilton this afternoon. Thirty-nine layers attended to their wants and enthusiasm was rife during the afternoon. The Canadians" are certainly great sportsmen and love the thoroughbred. The club provided a splendid program of eight races, to which was added ,HH . Surprises Were fre-Baaat, Frolic and Osorine being the only winning choices. The biggest upset of the afternoon came with the running oi the Brantford Handicap, for Which Stanley Fay was an odds on choice. The fact that Stanley Fay was picking up a bit of weight over his previous race, when he finished second to Sir John Johnson, cut no figure with the Canadians and they backed him almost to the exclusion of the other , three starters. There was great surprise when the a inner turned up in the Sanford-bred Ta Nun Da. which beat Don Antonio by the shortest of margins. Stanley Fay was close up for half a mile and then retired, and the finish found him last of lib; Held. Donald Maedonabl suffered much interference in the race, Indng crowded against the fence on the first turn, where Musgrave attempted to squeeze through on the inside. lie had an inside post position and shortly after the start was crowded against the fence. He suffered but slight injury from the mis-iap. although the interference was responsible for his defeat. Jim L. and Theo Cook also won their races by small margins, the latter beating John Griffin II. a head in the opening dash, while Jim L. won his race by a scant half length from Capsize. Like Donald Maedonabl. the latter had a rough trip. Capsize is owned by the Virginia turfman, Forrest Bose. whose mare, Osorine, won the seventh race. The victory of the latter, however, was a costly one. as Osorine was boosted 0." after her victory by WlBhrna Walker. Trainer Flynn protected the mare and bought her in for ,906, then retaliated by claiming Cooney K. out of the race for 00. William Shields lost a race with Spindle through a poor ride. Spindle was easily best of his field and had Steinhardt been able to keep the colt from bearing out on all the turns he would have won easily. He finished second, beaten a length and a half by High Gnu. Quite a delegation arrived from Saratoga this morning. Among the arrivals were "Farmer Bill" Scully with the Mulholland horses: J. J. MeCafferty with the stable owned by J. B. Marquette, Jr., and James McLaughlin, Jr. Francis J. Pans and J. O. Holder were other arrivals from Saratoga today. Jockeys Fain anil Lang were among the newcomers. The former will ride for the Quiney Stable, while Lang will ride for K. W. Heffner. There was a strike among the blacksmiths here this morning and as a result several starters in todays races ran without some of their plates. Theo Cook and Selwik had plates on their forefeet only, while Guy Fisher ran barefooted. John Shields did not want to take any chances running Cismont barefooted and scratched him. The trouble came through the farriers being refused grandstand badges by the club. B. W. Colde arrived from Saratoga this morning with B. T. Wilson Jr.s Radium Star. "Doc" Graydon, looking hale and hearty, was a visitor. He arrived only recently from Cobalt, win re he has extensive interests. William Garth, who has been in Virginia looking over the yearlings he purchased at the summer sales, was at the track this afternoon. Mr. Garth announced tl.at he would scud part of his stable to Jacksonville next winter. Mortimer Ma honey, acting under instructions from the stewards, notified all of the layers to refrain from boisttrous criticism of the races Ixith on the grounds and in hotel lobbies. Objectionable talk on their part will result in their being denied the privileges of the Canadian tracks.
