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HAMILTON RACING FORMFUL TRACK AGAIN IN FAST CONDITION AND FIVE FAVORITES SCORE Froglegs Takes Another Purse for J W Schorr Bell Horse and Plate Glass Returned Winners of Handicaps Sea Cliff Is Bid Up Hamilton Ont August 14 Improved track con ¬ ditions brought a corresponding improvement in the sport here this afternoon The track was fast uud form was so well observed that five of the seven favorites were first at the finish The Midsummer Handicap was split and the second half of It was run as the fifth race Pell Horse won the tlrst half and Plate Glass the other Both were well backed public choices Plate Glass beat a band of the best horses that have gone to the post during the meet ¬ ing in bis race He came from behind and dis ¬ played great courage in the stretch drive Guy Fisher was second and Granite third Adams Ex ¬ press making his maiden effort In Canada was a keen factor for six of the seven fnrlougs but lack of condition told at the finish and he tired Bell tiredBell Horse made all the pace in his race but waa tiring at the iinisiw 1euobscot which finished sec ¬ ond was probably best and would have won with better racing luck McCahey was unfortunate In getting into a jam directly after the start and was crowded back to last place lie was wearing thu winner lengthThe down and was only beaten a scant length The Schorr threeyearold Froglegs added another to the long list of victories he has scored this season when he won the Birmingham Special a dash of a mile and an eighth for threeyearolds Mission furnished stout opposition to the stretch turn where Froglegs drew away to win easily In the last sixteenth the latter bore over to the Inside rail but was just about clear and did not interfere with Mission which finished second secondOne One of the disappointments of the afternoon was Hie defeat of John Keardon in the race over the grass course for which lie was a heavily backed favorite Mooney had tho mount and he gave the horse another one of his bungling rides loaing much ground in entering tho homestretch homestretchKoerners Koerners finish on Sea Cliff was greatly re ¬ sponsible for that horses victory in the sixth race After looking hopelessly out of it at the stretch turn he wore down the leader and just did manage to get up in time to beat Moncreif a nose It was a close thing and the winner remained in doubt until the ollicial placing was displayed Jockey displayedJockey Charlie Gross was an arrival today Ho came from Butte and will remain here until the close of the meeting when he will leave for Havre do Grace GraceW W M Nor they secretary and treasurer of the Montreal Jockey Club is here in the interest of the meeting to be given at Blue Bonnets The stables of Thomas Clyde Gwyn Tompkins and sev ¬ eral local owners are already at Blue Bonnets BonnetsJockey Jockey Carroll II Shilling announced today that he lias accepted the oiler of Baron Rothschild to ride in France and he will leave for that country at the conclusion of the Norfolk meeting November HO HOSea Sea Cliff was bid up 00 over his entered price of 500 MayJ by J II Mead but was retained by J W May J C Sturgiss has purchased from Sam Louis the twoyearold Marie T which the latter claimed from H T Wilson She cost Mr Sturgiss 1300 1300Gallaher Gallaher Bros and J W May will ship their stables from here to Lexington on Monday next J W Schorr will send three horses in the same car carW W V Sadler claimed Burnt Candle after he was lieaten in the second race He cost him 800 800A A special train made up of fifteen carloads of horses will leave Canada for the new track at Havre de Grace in Maryland on Monday next nextThe The track was good this morning and faster moves were in order Some of the best trials shown were wereAmbrose Ambrose Half mile in 503 503Burntgat Burntgat Threequarters in 11S 11SBay Bay Cliff Threequarters in 117 117Benanet Benanet Threequarters In 114 114Bonnie Bonnie Eloise Mile in 142 142Bounder Bounder Mile in 145 145Breaker Breaker Boy Threequarters in 118 Buskin Half mile in 50 j Calgary Threequarters in 117 117Camellia Camellia Seveneighths in 102 115 120 and a mile in 143 pulled tip Caper tipCaper 128Carl Sauce Seveneighths in 128 Carl ton Club Half mile in 51 51Cock Cock o the Walk Threequarters in 114 114Commoners Commoners Touch Mile in 140 140Confido Confido Threequarters in tO 48 101 114 114Doormat Doormat Threequarters in 110J 110JKdda Kdda Mile in 143 143Edith Edith Inez Seveneighths in 130 130Flower Flower Girl Seveneighths in 131 131Frederick Frederick L Fiveeighths In 101 101Havrock Havrock Threequarters in 118 118Honey Honey Bee Fiveeighths in 104 104J J H Houghton Seveneighths In 135 135Jacqnelina Jacqnelina Half mile in 51 51Joe Joe Deibold Threequarters in 111 111Lad Lad of Langdeu Threequarters in 118 118Light Light O M Life Fiveeighths in 101 101Live Live Wire Threequarters in 118 118Lord Lord Klam Mile In 144 144Moisant Moisant Half mile in 51 Suffragist Threequarters in 117 117Turbine Turbine Seveneighths in 133 Worth Fiveeighths in 101
