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HAMILTON RACING QUITE INTERESTING Tactics Proves Best in the Grimshy Handicap Bernice and Crystal Claimed When Beaten Hamilton Out June 20 The Grimsby Handi ¬ cap and the Canadian Maiden Plate were offered as attractions bv the Hamilton Jockey Club this afternoon The former resulted in an easy victory for Tactics while Lingar galloped home with a long lead in the plate Pandean and Fountain Fay both proved disappointments in the handicap Tlie latter showed a good turn of speed from the start and when well into the homestretch appeared to have a safe lend but when Tactics challenged Fountain Fay quit Pandean was never dangerous Ural had to keep urging him in tlie early run ¬ ning to keep up and in the homestretch he dropped out struggleThe of the struggle The first race furnished a good contest in which IVggy OBrieu after making the pace lieat the heavilybacked Berniee a scant half length The latter was unfortunate in being sharply cut off while rounding the far turn or she undoubtedly would have won Her defeat was costly in more ways than one as she was claimed by Edward Trotter for S75 Peggv OBrien the winner is named for the wife of former congressman Martin W Littleton She was foaled on St Patricks day March 17 17Crystal Crystal making her first appearance of the sea ¬ son in the fourth race was claimed by George Smith after she was beaten for 8751 8751A A G Weston has arranged to send tho Canadian bred Lingar Billy Frew and a couple of other horses back to Blue Bonnets at tin conclusion of the Windsor meeting He will ship the remainder of his string from Windsor t Saratoga to join the main division of the PresgraveClyde stable now at the Si a a1L 1L C Hallenbeck is reported to have made a flat ¬ tering offer for the unbeaten twoyearold George Smith and It is further stated that It was turned down by the colts owner Fdward McBride The latter is said to be holding George Smith at 0000 0000Jack Jack Campbell who has been appointed racing sec ¬ retary at Fort Erie was a visitor at Hamilton this afternoon His mission here was to arrange with Joseph McLcmim to receive entries for the opening day of the Niagara Racing Associations meeting at Hamilton FridayIleiirv on Friday Ileiirv Melaniel returned from New York this morning The yearlings that lie purchased for Hubert Davies will be shipped to the ThornclilTe farm near Toronto where they will be broken during the summer summerThe The suspension imposed on jockey Watts was lifted by starter Dade and the lad was permitted to ride Garish Sun in the second race raceWilliam William Garth came up from New York to look over the horses that his son Lewis Is campaigning on the Canadian circuit He will remain for the rest of the meeting Mr Garth reports that the mare Cantaloupe died after foaling a colt by Celt and that tlic youngster is being raised by the iKittle and doing well wellCharles Charles Bovl Sr who In partnership with Charles Littlclicld raced a big stable on the metro ¬ politan tracks some years ago js said to be ill at his farm in Woodstock Out with an attack of pneumonia pneumoniam m stewards posted in the secretarys ottiee this morning a notice warning owners and trainers that they must be consistent in the use of equipment ami that an infraction of tne rule would result in a line lineTlie Tlie controlling interest in the new track in course of construction at Tia Jtiana Is said to be held by W Dtvis and A Devise two Wellknown merchants of Dallas Tex The company promoting the track is known as the Itaja California Invest ¬ ment Co Incorimrated The otlicers are F E White president C C Tucker vicepresident II A Manser second vicepresident II J Moore treasurer and M Tobias stvrelary stvrelarylAwis lAwis Garth presented tin jumper Young Mor ¬ pheus to Jerry Murphy after the horsu went wrong a few days ago
