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FAVORITES FARING POORLY FORT ERIE LAYERS PROFIT WHEN ALL THE PUBLIC CHOICES ARE BEATEN Guy Fisher Wins Overnight Handicap with Top TopWeight Weight Up A Day of Activity Among Amongtho tho Selling Race Bidders Buffalo N Y July 29 The backers of favorites have met a losing streak at Fort Erie that ban proved costly to some of the big operators Since tho meeting began on Saturday only two of the tirst choices have scored This afternoons results showed all of the seven favorites bowled over In spite of threatening weather and an ordinary pro ¬ gram a large crowd turned out this afternoon and speculation probably was keener than on the open ¬ ing day A handicap at one mile and a sixteenth wliich was offered as the feature found Guy Fisher the top weight a handy winner Guy Fisher car ¬ ried US pounds came from behind after avoiding the early pace and won going away at the finish from the pacemaker Bell Horse The latter showed a line turn of speed for the first mile but weakened in the last sixteenth sixteenthInterference Interference and in some instances poor riding brought about the failure of the favorites In tho second race Paris Queen was caught in a jam while rounding the far turn and was sent to her knees The lilly was just about to make her bid when tho accident occurred When she recovered she went to tho outside and at the tinisli was running much faster than the winner FInbliergnst As it was shu just failed to get up and was beaten a neck To ¬ days race was the tirst that Paris Queen ran In the colors of J W Burttsehell and the latter promptly ran np Flabbergast from 900 to 1500 and secured the colt at that figure Old Coin whlcli finished third in the race was claimed by Sam Louis for 900 900The The defeat of the favorite Hamilton in the fifth nice was in a measure due to the poor ride that Butwcll gave the Schorr colt When the break came he was slow in getting away and on th backstretch the colt was pocketed and suffered In ¬ terference Entering the homestretch ho lost a couple of lengths by going iinneessarily wide The speed he displayed at tho finish made it apparent that he would have won easily with good luck luckGeorge George Smith of Brooklyn N Y a well known follower of racing and for many years employed by John Cavanatigh as one of his assistants in the management of the betting rings on the New York race tracks was killed at Niagara Falls Sunday af ¬ ternoon He was struck by an automobile and suf ¬ fered three broken ribs and internal injuries from the effects of which he died a few hours after re ¬ moval to St Marys Hospital lie is survived by a widow and son who reside in Brooklyn Mr Smith managed the betting ring at the Oakland track in California during the last two seasons of racing there thereThe The body of George II Smith who was killed at Niagara Falls yesterday will be shipped to Now York tonight Jack Adler will accompany the re ¬ mains mainsCongressman Congressman James winner of the seventh race was bid up 400 over his entered price of SOQ but was protected and bought in by owner J W Schorr Martin Foley from whom Mr Schorr claimed biddingC the colt did tho bidding C J Qiiinn claimed Colonel Ashmoade after the latter was beaten in the seventh race on Saturday A number of horsemen who participated iu the lialfmile meetings around Montreal were at Fort Erie this afternoon Among them wore J G Wag non Jack Phillips John W Flynn and F McGin Ity ItyRob Rob Levy announced today that six stakes would be opened by the Jamestown Jockey Club for HM fall meeting at the Norfolk track A B Dnde has also been engaged to do the starting and 150 new stalls will be built builtAt At a meeting of the Canadian Racing Associations held this afternoon the following licenses were granted grantedJockevs Jockevs Klenck Martell Mooncy J Ryan and K G Heider HeiderTrainers Trainers J L Coyle G M Miller G B Stimp son and B S Mitchell MitchellRoger Roger Minton who campaigned a string on the Canadian circuit a few years ego was a visitor at Fort Erie this afternoon Mr Minton is on his way to Buenos Ayres to train a stable of Amerl con thoroughbreds recently purchased by a native of countryThe that country The twoyearold Jack Kellogg in the stable of Francis J Pons is reported as being in a bad wny The colt was stricken with an attack of fever a few days ago Jack Kellogg was the highestpriced horse sold at the Sanford sale held at Keuilwortli about a month ago agoTrainer Trainer Frod Luzader has returned to Fort Eri from Kentucky He reports that all the J H Wain wright string is now boused at Douglas Park he having shipped High Private and other members of that stable to Louisville from Latonia recently Al Lnzader has also arrived at Fort Erie from Salt Lake City J II Wainwright is still in the west and he has concluded to remain there until the fall meeting opens at Lexington LexingtonJ J B Respess is thinking seriously of transforming Water Welles into si jumper This horse has been a great disappointment to Mr Rospess He works well in the morning but fails to show speed in actual racing racingThe The going at Fort Erie Is in better condition just now than at any time during the past few years Some fast moves wore shown Sunday and Motiday mornings the best of which were as follows Bonnie Eloise Mile in 142 Camellia Half mile in 49 Carlton Club Half mile in 48 Chain Chaser Threeeighths in 30 Chester Krum Half mile in 49 Chryseis Mile in 1413 Coppertown Seveneighths in 129 Dissenter Threequarters In 110 Ella Bryson Fiveeighths in 101 Eton Blue Threeeighths In 30 Granite Fiveeighths in 23 34 47 100 Hearts of Oak Half mile in 48 John Reardon Mile in 144 Lahore Threeeighths In 30 Lesh Mile In 144 144Light Light O M Life Fiveeighths In 102 Little Jupiter Half mile in 48 Lord Elam Mile In 145 Melton Street Mile in 142 Montcalm Half mile in 47 Oakhtirst Mile in 112 Pulka Mile In 144 Quartermaster Half mile in 49 Sam Jackson Half mile in 49 Senegamblan Mile In 142 Spin Half mile in 49 Springmass Seveneighths In 128 Suffragist Threequarters in 11 0I Supervisor Mile In 141 Swarfs Hill Threequarters In 114 Tea Rose Threeeighths In 35 Tom Hay ward Mile in 144 144Triton Triton Threequarters in 23 4S 100 115 and a mile in 143 pulled nn Vreeland Threequarters In 117
