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AIERICANRECORD EQUALED PLATE GLASS RUNS MILE AND SEVENTY YARDS IN 1:42V4 AT FORT ERIE. Carries 123 Pounds to Victory Over Meridian in Admirable Fashion — Woodcraft and Novelty Score for the Hildreth Stable. Buffalo. N. Y.. July 4. — An American record was eemsled at Fort Brie this afternoon when Plate Class run a mile and seventy yards in 1:421 in winning the Fourth of July Handicap. Plate Class carried top "Wight f 123 pounds and was ridden by Gay Burns. He beat the Kentucky Derby winner. Meridian, by a length. Tile pace was last throughout, the frac-tiona! time being ~ . -iCJ. 1:12*, 1:371. 1:42*. Ber-erai watches caught the time a little faster than ofl iially announced, hut at all events it equaled the host time on record for the distance in this countrv. made by Babbling Water at Oakland November 30. 1910. It also reduced the Canadian record for the distance by one-fifth of a second. An immense crowd turned out to witness the s|M.rt. the attendance beim; even larger than on the opening day. when the gate receipts broke all records. The Niagara Racing Association furnished :i splendid pro-ram and keen sport resulted. S. C. liildretli furnished two of the winners in Woodcraft and Novelty, both of which won easily. The steeple chase tarnish* d a stirring contest, the finish finding the three leaden fighting it out enough the homestretch, with Mystic Light beating Hawkwing ■ seek. Tin- steeplechase coarse at Fort Brie was remodeled tins spring and the fences made suffer. Ih. result is that the contests through the field have been much bettor tban in previous seasons. A majority of the races furnished exciting finishes and in three of Iheiu heads or necks separated the lirst two. Noveltys performance in the fifth race was a splendid one. The Hildreth three-year-aid mad" great weight eosjceasioaa to everything in the race and won in runaway fashion. Entering the home stretch, he stumbled and all but went to his knees. .locey Shilling pulled him together and the coir qaiefcly recovered and came on to win by a couple of lengths from Grssmere. The latter closed a lug gap and beat Stillv Night in the closing strides. . Archibald was »ery weak when he dismounted ami « wa» toreed to cancel his engagements on Montague £ aid M. Carahon. The officials permitted Mr. Carman fc to withdraw the latter when it was found that Archibald was unable to ride. The Ontario Jockey Club lias purchased the proo-ertj at Long Branch, oa which it held an option." The privileges of the Canadian tracks has been denied steeplechase jockey W. A. McKinnev. This actios was taken at the sneering of the Canadian Racing Associations yesterday. Matt Feakfs. trainer for Mrs. L. A. Livingston, was overcome with the heat yesterday, but was about and in good condition today. Jockey w. Allen arrived from Westbary, L. I.. this morning. He came to ride Waterway in the International Steeplechase to be run on Saturday
