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CLIFF EDGE WINS CUP RACE ESTABLISHES NEW TRACK RECORD OF 2Mi FOR MILE AND A QUARTER AT HAMILTON. Vilhalla Beats St. Abe in Steeplechase Race Sui-pension of Jockey Glass Is Continued-Gossip from Canadian Circuit. Hamilton. Ont., August 19. The Hamilton Jockey Club provided a well balanced program of eight races for the closing day of its final meeting for 911. Besides the International Steeplechase, which called for a journey over the two and one-half miles course, there were offered as additional attractions the Hamilton Cup, a dash of one mile and a quarter and the Juvenile purse for two-year-olds. Richard E. AAatkins furnished the winner of the cup race in Cliff Edge, which led all the way and beat Olambala half a length. Clin Edge established a new track record for the distance by running it in 2:04. Ailkalla managed to stagger homo a length in advance of St. Abe in the steeplechase. She showed a fine turn of speed for the first two turns of the field and fenced in bold fashion. She was exceedingly tired at the end and pulled up limping. Highbridge, which finished third, also pulled up lauic. The Hamilton Jockey Club is arranging to turn over to the National Bureau of Breeding the thor-ougrbred stallions Reidmoore, Crawford, Stringency and Banives. Redwine, which was injured here oil AVednesday and was turned over to the bureau, was found ou examination to have a badly injured spine and today lie was painlessly destroyed. R. F. Carman today promised J. F. Ryan the two stallions Magazine and Jack AAall. These horses will be delivered to the bureau at Montreal next month. Magazine is a well-known stake horse and Jaek AVall is a magnificent-appearing young stallion by Chuc-tauunda. The action of the Hamilton Jockey Club in giving stallions to the bureau is regarded as the best move which lias been made in Canadian racing this year, as it cements the turf with the good work which the bureau is doiug in Canada. Amos Turuey has donated Martin Doyle to the bureau and will turn him over during the Montreal meeting. Selwik will also be donated to the bureau next month. The suspension of jockey .T. Glass has been continued by the Canadian Racing Associations on the recommendation of Judge Murphy. The case probably will be taken up at their next meeting, which will be in AAindsor and the matter gone into thoroughly. Guy Burns left for New York this morning to assist Jame Rowc in trying out the Whitney yearlings at Brookdale Farm. Hugh Penny shipped his stable to Windsor this morning. A majority of the other owners will leava on Monday and Tuesday. S. C. Hildretli will send all his horses except Dinua Ken. The AYclkin. Montgomery, Pardner and another two-year-old to Sheopshead Bay on Monday. These horses will be left witli AVilliam Garth to be raced at the fall meetings in Canada. Jockey Aan Benschotens application for a licence was turned down by the Cauadian Racing Associations and will not be granted until his difficulties with his employer, Max Hirsch, have been straightened out. Secretary Eraser of the Ontario Jockey Club was a visitor here this afternoon. All ot the Important stables with the exception of S. C. Hildretli havo engaged stabling at AVoodbine this fall. Tho club lias been extremely liberal witli horsemen. During the seven days of racing no less than 0,000 will be added to the different races. Jockey Phil Musgravo, who had the mount on Rickville in the first race, rode today at 102 pounds, which is lighter than lie had done in a year past. It is intimated that he may be permitted to rldo for outside owners during the remainder of the season. Camellia, winner of the second race, was bid up to ,300 and sold to AV. G. King-Dodds. This was a raise ot 00 over her entered price. Shelby, which was taken out of the eighth race on Friday, lias been returned to his former owner, S. A. Beckham. William Garth purchased the horse from Albert Simons and resold him to Mr. Beckham. John F. Ryan, manager of the Canadian Breeding Bureau, reports that work on the new track at Ottawa will commence August 2S. The homestretch will lie 100 feet wide and the turns and backstretcli eighty feet. It is the purpose of the jockey club at Ottawa to have the course completed In time for racing next spring and the meeting will probablv precede or follow that at Blue Bonnets.
