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ME DAVIES IS RESENTFUL TORONTO TURFMAN ORDERS ALL HIS HORSES WITHDRAWN FROM RACES AT HAMILTON Action Follows Suspension of Jockey Knapp and andInvestigation Investigation Into Plate Glass Race Hamilton HamiltonAVins AVins Hamilton Cup Handicap for forJ J W Schorr Hamilton Out August 2 Interest in the racing at Hamilton this afternoon was in a measure over ¬ shadowed by the action of Robert Davies of Toronto in withdrawing all of his horses carded to start this afternoon Mr Davies action was prompted by the investigation started by the stewards into the recent running of the horse Plate Glass or rather jockey Knapps riding of that horse The Plate Glass race furnished one of the biggest scandals of the season Nicolas Dandolos the bookmaker plunger has already been placed under the ban as a result of the race aud jockey Knapp is under suspension pending an Investigation of his ride on the horse Trainer John Xixon yesterday received a telegram from Mr Davies instructing him to scratch all of the Davies horses and make preparations to ship the stable to Sara ¬ toga it is said that he made the assertion that he will not start any more horses ou a Canadian track In the meantime the investigation of the race continues and it is expected that more rulings will be made by the stewards stewardsThe The closing day of the final meeting of the Hamilton Jockey Club brought out a large gather ¬ ing The Hamilton Cup Handicap a dash of one mile and a quarter to which 2000 fcas added was offered as a feature There were four with ¬ drawals which left five to go John W Schorr finished the winner in the Bannockburn colt Hamil ¬ ton which led from the start and beat Flabbergast the second horse by live lengths The winner ran the uille and a quarter in 204 aud was in hand at the finish He is a candidate for the 5000 Dominion Handicap io be run at Fort Krle on the opening day of that meeting on AVednesday next nextThis This was the second running of the Hamilton Cup the brief history of which is as follows Year Winner AWt Jockey Val Time 1911 Froglegs 3 116 T Kocrnerllor 204 101 Hamilton 4 103 Buxlon 1010 wl wlH H G Bedwell furnished two of the afternoons winners in Pat Uutledge and Marjorle A AThe The stewards of the Canadian Kacing Association restored the juniper Luckola to good standing at their meeting on Friday last lastS S X Holmau has asked A 15 Dadc to do the starting at the meeting at Dorval this fall J J Burke and Frances Xelsou have also been asked to act as judges aud Joseph McLcnnan as clerk of the scales Joseph A Murphy and Capt T J Clay will be the stewards stewardsGeorge George M Odom was a visitor here today He returned to Saratoga tonight R K Watkius and Joe Kiley also left for Saratoga tonight tonightJ J K Paisley K S Skead and Henry Hutchin son of the Coiinaught Park Jockey Club were visi ¬ tors at the Hamilton track this afternoon afternoonMuff Muff was claimed by C K Kowe out of tho fifth race for 51003
