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SILENCED THE DOUBTERS SPEEDY FILLY SOUTHERN MAID SHOWS ABILITY TO STAY AS WELL AS SPRINT Runs ThreeQuarters in 111 in Winning Nursery NurseryPlate Plate at Hamilton and Will Be Shipped to toSaratoga Saratoga to Run in the Futurity Hamilton Out July 20 The Nursery Ilate one of Hie annual fixtures of the Hamilton Jockey lulls second meeting was offered as an attraction This afternoon It brought out a small but select titId and gave Southern Maid an opportunity of showing racegoers that she can carry her speed to a reasonable distance at any rate In todays race Southern Maid picked up 118 pounds made all of hrr own pace and won under stout restraint by four lengths She ran the threequarters in 111 and conservative judges contended that she could have gone the distance in 130 had it been necessary A surprisingly large number doubted the fillys ability lo stay the distance and this too despite her breeding which is along stout lines Black Toney well supported by thu Kcutuckians was the runner up all the way but at no time was he able to get near to the leader E It Bradley sent Black Toney lo the post more for the opportunity of getting a line on Boots and Saddles ciiancos in the Futurity 1lian with the idea of winning the stake lie claimed that if his colt should finish within a length of Southern Maid Boots and Saddle would surely beat her when they meet in the big race Southern Maid will l e shipped to Saratoga at the conclusion of the Hamilton meeting where she will receive her final preparation for the Futurity John V Schorr will send Vandergrift to Saratoga lo start In the same rich stake stakeTwo Two of todays races were run over the grass course It was a split race and Muff won one end of it while Dr Waldo Briggs accounted for the other otherAll All of the winners today had a length or more to spare and the racing was rather tame w 15 Carson was forced to stand a runup of 50O lo re lain Muff after her victory C E Itowe did the bidding on the mare Flex was also bid up A G Blakcley was evidently anxious to secure this sprin ¬ ter to take to Saratoga for lie bid her up from S900 to 1700 She was retained by Gallaher Bros Fourfavorjtes scored and two of them were quoted at oddsoil oddsoilTrainer Trainer John Nixon has given up hopes of train ¬ ing tie threeyearold Liberty Hall successfully and the colt has been shipped back to the Davies farm where lie will rest until next spring Jockey springJockey Charlie Koerner will leave for Saratoga on Friday next to join the stable that Jimmy Owens is WhitneyOwners training for Mrs Payne Whitney Owners who will ship from here to Saratoga on Friday Include II E Watkius Herman Moesel A G Blakeley W T Anderson T G Euright and A L Ante AnteJohn John Whalcn bus shipped his stable from Wind ¬ sor to Saratoga
