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HAMILTON MEETING COMES TO AN END. King Ncr-tunc Wins the Feature Race After Seeming to Have No Chance — Many Departures. Hamilton. Out., .Inly 2. -J. S. Tyrees King N i tune ran an excellent race in the Junior Champion purse tin- feature event of the dosing days pi-ogra-n at tin- Hamilton .1 .. key Clubs track this afternoon. The conditions called Im- a dash of the and a half furlongs. Kin- Neptune carried 117 pounds and wa- ridden In laplin. Starter Dade sent the field 1 .iwny to a Hying start, lint Kin;, .Neptune immediately pi-opp.-d and dropped out of tin- running, being a distant trailer in the early running. On the hick-tlclli the cult appeared to lie bopelemdy out of it. hut Taplin vent him after his opponents and while roundng tin- far turn took him to the outside. At the eighth post In- was last but one. bat when finally called mi n*s| ouded quickly and finishing with a rush wore the tiling Reserve down and got up in the last twenty yards to win b.v a neck. The tini-.li evoked much enthusiasm and winner and rid-r wcue accorded an ovation. Peskys race wait a dis-ippoiul iiu-n:. She unit after keeping pace with B • itve to the stretch tarn, where the latter drew away into a three lengths lead. The races were run t ver a muddy track and under showery skies. Despite the disagreeable weather conditions, the attendance was large and siieeulatioii brisk. Outsiders were conspicuously buc-ri slul. Lewis Garth has decided to leave several of bis i or.-es here to resi until the next meeting. Those I" will have Include Extott, Tom Horn Captain Iarr. Queen pile, lluinilitv. Haversack, laker. 1. A. Stone. Sun Kin. and Idle Michael. Jockey Metcall was in the groand today owing t i a suspension imposed on him by the starter for diohedieti-e at the post yesterday. Mart Bern bam. a recent arrival from Baltimore, 1 it tot- Port Brie tonight • remain until the open ing of the King Edward Park meeting. Manv • ih" bookmakers who wen- operating .1. departed for New iork at tin- conclusion of the ■ring. In II party were Marry Shaw, Willie • Kerrviiart. William Orr. A. shattel. W. Slppy, Abe Meyer, Max Frank, Mel Stern. F. Cantrell, F. Keongll Al Valentine. N. Miller. Sam Spencer, M. i. I.ewt-. 1. Beamer, Henry Hendricks and Leo I liraii. lln Jefferson Livingston, Ji - Arthnr. Brookdale and M. Baly stables wen ship:-d over to fort laic. Two Ids siieciais departed for the Fort Brie - track and two more will leave tomorrow. lockey • per, who was injure, l -when sir L. Jo. t"ll wi:h him on Wednesday. i- progressing so well I that he probably will be aide to resume riding al . i ort Brie. Frederick ierhardy, wb i will art as one of the .nlgos al Windsor, hit tor Detroit tonight. II Loudon, secretary-treasurer of the Ilainil - ,i, Jockej CTub, « o .-. a ■ iterated on for appendi-ni- - previous P. tin- opening f the meeting, has - mi far progrt used that In will leave St. Josephs - ilo - | ■■ t it 1 for his home in a few days. Daring his i absence. Mr. Loudons duties nave been looked after in a eapalde manner . his assistants. II,.- book tot- the second n ting at Hamilton i was distributed among the horsemen yesterday. Ihe stake- to he run iluriug the second meeting ■ m. hide the Prince Edward Selling Stake.-, the • Nursery Plate, tin- Brantford Selling Handicap ami I the Hamilton Cup. The latter i- a mile and a i ujuartar lash with *imm in added.
