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STAR CHARTER IS VICTOR SCHORR ENTRY FINISHES FIRST AND SECOND IN 5000 DOMINION HANDICAP Winner Reduces Canadian Record for Mile and Quarter Hitherto Held by Jack Atkin to 203 Fort Eries Brilliant Opening Buffalo X Y July 27 J W Schorrs luck which has been remarkable on the Canadian circuit this season was again to the fore at Fort Erie this afternoon when his entry Star Charter and Frog legs finished first and second in the Dominion Handicap one of the richest events of the season in Canada Star Charter carried 11 pounds and ridden by Butwell won bv three lengths from his stable companion Froglegs which In turn beat John Furlong by four lengths for second money Star Charters race represented a brilliant perform ¬ ance Outpaced in the early part of the race he closed a tremendous gap and finishing with a great burst of speed overtook the leaders in the Lome stretch to win going away The mile and a quarter was run in 203 a new Canadian record for tho distance The previous record 204 was made br lack Atkin in the first running of the Dominion Handicap in 1010 1010The The disappointment of the race was the showing of the heavily backed favorite Tho Manager What ¬ ever chance the threeyearold had was ruined beforu they had gone a sixteenth He became involved In a jam and in the shuttle he went to his knees Jockey Koerner was on his neck for a stride or two In some marvellous manner lie kept the colt on his feet but by the time ho got straightened out the colt was hopelessly out of contention Koerner used good judgment in not punishing The Manager ami he ran far back ail the way Froglegs wayFroglegs showed a high order of speed in the first mile going to the front and opening up a big lead In tho final furlong he weakened but had sufficient left to stall off John Furlongs challenge Countless was a keen contender to the stretch turn where ho weakened The fractional time of the race was 23 A7 112 138 20 20This This was the third running of the Dominion Han ¬ dicap Its brief history follows Year Winner AWt Jockey Val Time 1010 Jack Atkin C 117 G Archbd 7000 204 1911 Flint Rock 3 105 K Dmiaii 3450 204i I 204iI 1912 Star Charter 4 119 Butwell 3450 203 The day was an ideal one for outdoor sport and a large crowd turned out Fortyfour layers were iu line and as only two favorites scored they had far and away the letter of the break with the public Ivabel and Reybourn were the winning choices The latters victory came with the running of the sixth race a selling affair and it cost Charlie Quiun hia owner 70 to retain him Reybourn was bid up that BlakeleyJohn amount after his victory by A G Blakeley John Mayberry saddled two winners Reybourn and Cock o the Walk The latter made a runaway affair of the twoyearold race with some fail youngsters finishing behind him himTrainer Trainer Charles Patterson came over from Toronto with Plate Mass and Lesh He was confident that the former would run a good race in the Dominion Handicap as he had worked better for him than at any other time since passing into his bands last spring at Norfolk Mr Patterson will leave these two horses at Fort Krie in charge of his brother Georgo and will return to Toronto to look after tho remainder of the Davies string Calgary the star of the stable has rounded to form and is again showing great speed in his work workBob Bob Levy general manager of the Norfolk track was a visitor lie will remain here for several days before returning to Norfolk to arrange for tho fall meeting at that place placeW W K Midgley has been appointed patrol judge at Fort Krie Mr Midgley fills the same position at Pimlico and Hamilton HamiltonA A R Louden secretary of the Hamilton Jockey Club was a visitor at Fort Krie today He reports many applications for stalls at Hamilton HamiltonCharles Charles Hughes made the trip from Saratoga to Hamilton to engage stalls for the Hallenbeck stable It is said that William II Karrick may also ship from Saratoga to Hamilton There are now ll 0 horses at the Hamilton track awaiting the opening of the meeting there thereThe The Canadian Racing Associations will hold a regular monthly meeting on Monday MondayThe The track at Fort Krie this morning was In ex ¬ cellent condition and many horses were out Som of the best moves shown were wereAnavrl Anavrl Half mile in 50 50Belray Belray Threeeighths in 30 30Cardiff Cardiff Threequarters in 118 Cheer Up Half mile in 51 V VCliff Cliff Stream Mile in 143 Cloud Chief Mile in 144 144Cordie Cordie F Threequarters in 115 115Creme Creme do Menthe Mile in 145 Elmo Mile in 144 144KI KI wah Mile in 144 Floral Day Mile in 144 f Futurity fFuturity Threequarters in 115 George Kno Mile in 145 145lima lima Mile in 142 142Impression Impression Mile in 145 145Kilo Kilo Fiveeighths in 103 103Leopold Leopold Mile in 144 144Lace Lace Fiveeighths in 103 103Leochares Leochares Threequarters In 115 115Ijesh Ijesh Threequarters in 115 115Le Le win Fiveeighths in 101 101Light Light O M Life Threeeighths in 36 36Little Little Pal Fiveeighths in 102 102Lysauder Lysauder Fiveeighths in 102 102Marian Marian Casey Threequarters in IMG Merry Chase Half mile In 48 48Miccosukee Miccosukee Threequarters in Monocacy Threequarters in 115 115Moucreif Moucreif Threequarters in 115 115Old Old Coin Fiveeighths iu 102 102Penobscot Penobscot Threequarters in 115 Pop Gun Fiveeighths in 101 101Rey Rey Seveneighths in 135 135Rock Rock View Threequarters in 119 t Sam Jackson Mile in 143 Samuel R Meyer Mile in 142 142Smoko Smoko House Half mile in 4S 4STartar Tartar Fiveeighths In 102 102Vigorous Vigorous Threequarters in 117 117Winning Winning Widow Fiveeighths in 103 Yellow 103Yellow Eyes Mile in 145
