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HOCK VIEW WINS TKAVERS AUGUST BELMONTS GOOD COLT HAS EASY TIME IN TAKING FAMOUS FIXTURE Roamer Carries Colors of Andrew Miller to Victory Victoryin in Saratoga Special and Wickson Wins the theNorth North American Steeplechase Saratoga X August 9 Close to 10000 persons visited the local track this afternoon even though the weather was threatening and they wit ¬ nessed some good sport as well matched fields went to the post Three of the six races were Makes witli the Saratoga Special for twoyear olds is the particular feature This was strictly a sportsmens race as it cost 250 to start or half that amount forfeit and Andrew Miller secre ¬ tary and treasurer of the Saratoga Association won the race with Hoamer the youngster that he purchased at Belmint Park from Woodford Ulay Uoamer made the greater part of the pace although h was temporarily headed in the stretch by Gainer When it came to the linal drive Hoamer drew out again to win liy a length and a half halfThe The Saratoga Special was instituted in 1901 and its history is as follows Year Winner Wr Jockey Val Time TimeIIOl IIOl Goldsmith 122 N Turner 14500 108 Mi MiJliK JliK Irish Lad 122 N Turner 18000 1OSM 1903 Aristocracy 122 F ONeill 21500 111 111J04 J04 Sysouhy 122 Hedfern 14000 1O7 1O7llHKi llHKi Mohawk II 122 Hedfern 10500 107 1071900Salvidere 1900Salvidere llt Sewell 15000 112 1907 Colin 122 W Miller 13000 112 112190S 190S Sir Martin 122 C II Shlg 9250 118 1909 Waldo 122 Xicol 4875115 110 Novelty 122 C H Shig 12250 114 114Ili Ili Roamer Ill Byrne 0000 113 113No No racing in 1011 and 1012 Distance 5 12 fur ¬ longs from 1901 to 1005 inclusive Distance in ¬ creased from 5 12 furlongs to 34 mile mileAugust August Uelmonts good colt Itock View had an easy time of it iu winning the Travers Stakes lie ran under restraint all the way and took the lead in the stretch to win by a good margin Tommy McTaggart the regular stable jockey had the imouut the differences between him and trainer Iteustel having been settled The trouble was brought alwut by McTaggarts reporting tardily at the stable a few days ago Mr and Mrs Bclmont arrived here last night to see the colt race raceThe The Travers Stakes is an ancient fixture first run in 1S04 at one and threeQuarter miles Its distance was reduced to one and oneeighth miles In 1001 and the tabled history of the race since that date is shown Kelow Year Winner Wt Jockey Val Time 1001 lllues 120 Shaw G75 155 1902 Hermis Ill Rice 5750 154 3905 Ada Nay 105 OXeill 8150 157 1904 Broomstick 129 T Burns 5850 200 1005 Dandelion Ill Shaw 8350208 1900 Gallavant Ill W Miller 5800 208 1007 Frank Gill 129 Xotter 5800207 580020710US 10US Dorante 110 T Leo 5800 209 1009 Hilarious 129 Scoville 5800200 1910 Dalmatian 12 C II Shilg 4825 210 191 Hock View 129 T McTgart 2725 200 200One One and oneeighth miles in 1101 1902 and 1905 Since then one aud onequarter miles No racing in 1011 and 1912 1912Wickson Wickson the Canadian jumper led all the way in the North American Steeplechase but he had to do his best at the end to beat 1enobscot by three parts of a length lengthThe The tabled history of the North American Steeple ¬ chase is as follows Year Winner AWt Jockey Val Time 1904 St Jude 4 142 T OBrien 3975 514 1905 Sandhurst 4 142 Uodrock 3500528 3500528lOOC lOOC Alfar 4 142 Davidson 3825 522 5221K7 1K7 Com Fontaine 4 135 Stone 3725 022 1908 Bat 5 130 Sampson 480 029 1009 Waterway 5155 II Stone 805422 1910 Aunt Jule 4 140 S Williams 800420 1913 Wickson 7 147 Beamish 1055 423 423No No racing in 1011 and 1912 Hun at about 2 12 miles in 1904 1005 and 1005 and at about 3 miles in 1007 and 100S 100SJames James Carruthers vice president of the Montreal Jockey Club W I Frazer secretary of the On tariii Jockey Club A K London secretary of the Connanght Park Jockey Club and Charles O Smith who is interested in the Ottawa track were among the visitors today Messrs Londons and Smihts mission here was in the interest of the fall meeting at Ottawa which will be held from August 27 to September 3 and as the meeting here will be Hear ¬ ing its end by the time the racing starts at that track it is expected that quite a number of horses will be shipped from here to Ottawa OttawaThere There was a rumor atloat today to the effect that the stewards had restored jockey Carroll Shilling to good standing and that he would be seen in the saddle today but this proved to be untrue Shilling said that while he was hoping that the Jockey Club stewards would take action on his case and permit him to ride he had not made any application dur ¬ ing meetingThe the present meeting The condition book for the fivedays meeting to be held at the Empire City track have reached hen nnd were distributed ampng the horsemen horsemenJoseph Joseph J Burke who acts as judge at Woodbine Montreal Ottawa and llamiltou probably will be appointed official hamlicapper for the fall meeting at the Woodbine track trackColonel Colonel Cook winner of the fifth race was bid up 500 and purchased by J O Talbott for 1100 1100J J X Camdens good gelding Imperator was slightly injured during the running of the Saratoga Special by being thrown against the fence
