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DAY OF FORMFUL RACING FAVORITES TAKE LIONS SHARE OF THE PURSES AT FORT ERIE TRACK Rock View Wins the Iroquois Hotel Stakes for forAugust August Belmont Countless Scores Over John JohnFurlong Furlong Volita and Helen Barboe Win Buffalo N Y July 30 August Belmonfs Rock Sand colt Bock View showed his heels to a band of good youngsters in the Iroquots Hotel Stakes the feature race of todays program at Fort Erie Rock View carried top weight of 118 pounds made all of the pace and beat the Schorr gelding Leochaves a length The pace was fast all the way the frac ¬ tional time being 23 47 107 The Wilson pair Lysander and Tartar made a sorry showing At 110 time during the running were either of them prominent and the liuisli found them bringing up the rear rearForm Form was particularly well observed the after ¬ noons results showing five favorites lirst at the finish The card was the best offered by the Niagara Ilacing Association since the opening day Apart from the Iroquois Hotel Stakes there were pro ¬ vided as additional attractions a handicap at six furlongs and an allowance race at one mile and an eighth both of which brought together fields ot good class Helen Harbee proved best in the sprint race while Countless scored his first victory of the season when ho beat John Furlong a length and a half in the longer race Both horses made runaway affairs of their races and good time was recorded by each of them Helen Barbee ran tho six furlongs in 112 while Countless ran the mile and an eighth in 152 152The The second race which was for maiden twoyear olds went to Volita which was running for the lirst time in the colors of E II Bradley Col Alex Labold sold the filly to Mr Bradley yestrday and no one begrudged the latter her victory as he Is one of the gamest sportsmen on the turf today Volita showed rare gameness in her effort this afternoon She was in close pursuit of the pace ¬ maker to the stretch turn where she went to thif front and after disposing of Stockton and Brynary she had something left to stall off Miccosukees challenge challengeThe The officials here are determined that rough riding shall be stamped out on the Canadian circuit On the report of patrol judge William Midgley jockey jockeyB B Steele was fined 25 by the stewards for cutting across in front of McCreary with Bouncing Lass at the threeeighths post in the seventh race yesterday yesterdayThe The halter men were quiet this afternoon ami it was not until the running of the seventh race that any bidding took place Falcada the winner of this race was bid up 500 over his entered price of 400 400C C J Quinn being responsible for tlie bidding Fal ¬ cada finished second to Ueybourn when the latter was run up by A G Blakeley on Saturday last lastHarry Harry F Breivogle was an arrival today His mission bcre is in the interest of the stakes to be run on the Kentucky tracks this fall which close August 1 Tlie attention of horsemen has l een es ¬ pecially called to the Kentucky Endurance Stakes to be run at Churchill Downs TJhe conditions of this stake which will have an approximate valiu of 15000 have been changed the scale now calling for threeyearolds to carry 10S and fouryearolds and upward 122 pounds poundsW W T Anderson was another newcomer At tho conclusion of the spring meeting at Hamilton Mr Anderson loft for California to look over his Wood lands Farm near Sacramento Taxer a frequent winner on the western circuit a few season ago is now a pensioner at Woodlands Mr Anderson brings back word that tho outlook seems favorable for the resumption of racing in California Tho necessary 35000 names to the petition for a vote on the matter have been obtained and the sentiment in California appears to IK in favor of the sport In the event of racing being resumed it is the plan to hold summer meetings on the tracks near San Francisco while the Los Angeles tracks will be devoted to winter meetings meetingsAmong Among the workouts this morning were thu fol ¬ lowing lowingAstrologer Astrologer Threequarters in 121 121Bonnie Bonnie Doon Threequarters in 121 121Cherry Cherry Seed Half mile in 50 50Duval Duval Threequarters in 117 117Kdda Kdda Threequarters in 117 117Ella Ella Bryson Threeeighths in Mi MiGcrrard Gcrrard Fiveeighths in 102 102Hearts Hearts of Oak Half mile in 48 48Joe Joe Stein Threequarters in 118 118King King Commoner Threequarters in 117 117Ozana Ozana Half mile in 50 50Oudramon Oudramon Threequarters in 116 116Perthshire Perthshire Threeeighths in 35 35Quartermaster Quartermaster Threequarters in 11C 11CHock Hock Bar Half mile in 1 1Senegambian Senegambian Half mile in 50 50The The Manager Fiveeighths in 101 101The The Widow Moon Threequarters in 114 114Towton Towton Field Threequarters in 110 110Yorkshire Yorkshire Boy Threequarters in 121
