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FPtOGLEGS BEATS COUNTLESS SCHORR THREEYEAROLD WINS FROM HIB OLDER RIVAL BY A HEAD Civic Holiday Gives Opportunity for Big Crowd to toPatronize Patronize Races at Hamilton Jockey Shilling ShillingGets Gets Offer to Ride in France Hamilton Out August 12 Today was a civic holiday in Hamilton and a crowd that equaled in point of numbers that of the opening day turned out to witness tin sport Yesterdays raiiis made tin going heavy but the footing improved as the after ¬ noon progressed and some keen racing was seen Only three starters went to the post in the feature race the Saiidringham Plate but the Held was closely matched and a stirring contest resulted In which Froglegs the 1 to 2 favorite just managed to beat Countless by a short head with Duval the other starter only a length and a half away Mus grave rushed Countless to the front in the early running and when Froglegs caught him at the fur ¬ long post the pair fought it out bead and head Ihey appeared to be bumping one another throughout the last sixteenth with Froglegs bearing to thu inside Froglegs in some of his races has shown a disposition to bear over in the drives through the stretch and on several occasions has been disquali ¬ fied for fouling The stewards however held Mus grave at fault for the jostling and suspended him for meetingThe the rest of the meeting The race over the grass course also furnished a close finish In which Pluvious beat the favorite John lUardon a head T Koerner who rode Frog legs also had the mount on Pluvious This ridec seems to have regained his form and his finishes on both of these horses were strong elTorts elTortsOnly Only three of tin six starters in the Beaver Steeplechase finished the course Illghbridge proved best and found it rather easv to beat St Abe the tup weight and favorite Itnxton Luckola and Thlstlemas were the trio that fell fellFarrier Farrier which gave promise of developing into a good colt last spring graduated from the maiden class when he beat an ordinary lot in the opener lie easilvLahore found a track just to his liking and scored easilv Lahore showed a good performance in the Civic Holiday Handicap in which he met among others Worth Lahore came from behind and won in a canter His race was much the fastest of the afternoon afternoonJockey Jockey Carroll Shilling who is riding for the ITallenbeck stable here received a cablegram from his former employer S C Hildreth offering him an engagement in France with Baron Rothschild for two years with a retaining fee of 10000 Shilling in to have the privilege of selling second and third calls lie has taken the matter under advisement advisementFrank Frank J Bryan accompanied by J K Davis was a visitor here today lie is here in the interest of the Harbor Hill Steeplechase to be run at Pip ¬ ing Kock this fall for which Clarence II Mackay will provide a purse of 000 000At At the conclusion of the afternoons Sport alxiut twenty jninners were scbooUd through the field several of which were from William Garths stable stableLathrop Lathrop Brown is said to be after some promising twoyearolds with the idea of developing them foi ¬ st eeplechasers Among those his trainer has in view is Monocacy and Mr Brown will make a trip here to look him over some dav this week weekT T J Healey probably will ship the Wilson horses from here to Montreal Several of his horses are showing soreness and he will rest them for the Blue Bonnets meeting meetingMessrs Messrs Parmer and Hendrie of the Windsor Jockey Club were among todays visitors visitorsA A majority of the stables racing here have made known their intention of finishing out the season oil the Canadian circuit Among those who will ship to Havre de Grace course in Maryland are Albert Simons John Whalen James Fitzsimmons J V May Max Ilirsch II V Ilallenbeck J W Iled rick JopIInSam G II Browne and Wayne O JopIIn Sam Louis claimed Marie T after she was beaten in the fifth race The filly cost him 1130 1130Lovetie Lovetie in tile Livingston Stable is reported to have picked up a nail The injury will keep hfni from the races uulil the Montreal meeting meetingJudge Judge Jos A Murphy who is promoting the weeks meeting to be given by the Universal Expo ¬ sition Company at St Louis in September reports the following entries to the SSOOO St Louis Cup at Iwo miles and a quarter The Manager Nonpareil Countless Bard of Hope Madrigalian Lovetie So letnia Picolata Raymond Star Charter Froglegs and Aylmer AylmerThe The track was muddy Sunday morning and nothing like fast work was attempted by hose trainers who had their charges out Some of the bout moves were Adams Express Mile in 1 40 40Amberite Amberite Fiveeighths in 107 107At At Once Mile in 152 152Breaker Breaker Boy Fiveeighths in 107 107Bunch Bunch of Keys Five and onehalf furlongs in 111 111Busy Busy Mile in 152 152Klla Klla Bryson Threequarters in 125 125Feather Feather Duster Half mile in 50 50Floral Floral Day Threequarters in 12 Hearts of Oak Fiveeighths in 107 107Hedge Hedge Mile in 151 151Jacquelina Jacquelina Threequarters in 121 121Kate Kate Kittleberry Threeipiartersi in 122 122Lady Lady Sybil Fiveeighths in 107 107Lord Lord Elam Threequarters in 125 125Miss Miss Nctt Fiveeighths in 105 105Quartermaster Quartermaster Threequarters in 121 121Boiling Boiling Stone Mile in 150 150Sir Sir Denrah Mile in 150 150Swarfs Swarfs Hill Threequarters in 12 12Toddling Toddling Threequarters in 120 120This This morning the going was extremely heavy and of the horses that were out I he following showed the best trials trialsDr Dr Ilolberg Fiveeighths in 107 107Klinu Klinu Fiveeighths in 10 Siind Vale Half mile in 51 51Senator Senator Sparks Threequarters in 124
