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• - I . - - - - i i ■ • I i ALL READY FOR ACTION AT FORT ERIE. The Finn and Watcrbass Carded to Measure Strides i in the Canadian Derby. l.utialo. x. v.. July 2. Under roadltioas that 1 unnii-lakalil.v point to seven days of h:-uhlv satlsfj Ing racing. the tii.-l of tie- WIS meetings of the .Niagara Racing Association will open at Fort Brie tomorrow afternoon. Tin- meeting will give local I patrons of ragtag their first taste of the pari-iniiiu.-l system ol betting and. .judging from the interest that is being manifested on every hand in 1 the new method, it is destined to prove popular r locally. Man.v IbilTalouiaiis have visited the track [ within the pa-t few days to get an idea of what t the mulin-1 machines look like. The Fort Erie n I lugs are always patronized by considerable numbers , of racing folk froai Toronto. Ilamill a and other r Canadian points who. having si en tin- machines iu , operation at the Woodbtae track in Toronto, will j need no inliodii.ti- n to tin in. Practically all the horse- that have been racing • on ih. Canadian circuit, together with a considerable . number that have arrived from Kentuckj and I other points, will be seen in action at Fort Brie. There will be an abundance of good racing material. With few exceptions all the horses that raced al Hamilton will be quartered at Furt Brie before ,. racing time. Naturally, keen Interest is being taken in the " Canadian Derby, which is to he the particular fea-» tare of the opening and lor which II. C. Hallen-backs The linn, winner of the Hamilton Derby last I week, T. C. Mcli.ov. -11-. Waterblossom, undefeated I winner of tive races thin season and George M. Headries Bancber, which finished a close up second j to iiie Finn al Hamilton, are numbered among tbow i named t- start. The prospective meeting of The e Finn and Waterblossom N especially interesting to ,, those who follow racing closely. It i- assured that 1 lioth will have an extensive following. The meeting will be in capable hands so far ns a the racing officials ar.- concerned. The roster is .as follows: steward representing Canadian Racing Associations, Joseph A. Murphy; judges. Francis J Nelson and V. Horace Lerch; -tarter. A. B. Had.-: . racing secretary, -I. 1!. Campbell; clerk of the ,. seal.-. JoaeiKi McLennan: timer. E. W. Mill-: pa- . trol judge. .1. .i. Mackes-.-y: director pari muni. 1 .1 ■ part meat, J -. pfi Martin; general manager J. II. Madigin. The stable of s. M. Henderson arrived from Ken- tacky yesterday. Mr. Henderson brought along T. c. McDowells great filly Waterblossom and will 1 -addle her lor the Derby. He ha- every Confidence ,. that she will win the race in spite of the prestige L. of Tl .- Finn. Other arrivals at Fort I.i-ie yesterday included the ,. -labh- ol !.. VV. Moore. T. .1. Bird, M. I.. Klkins, William Mai tin. .lames Arthur. Al.ci I Simons, B. , .1. ustin. 1. |. ivill -nid flallaber Brothers. If no lam tall- fast time i- looked for tomorrow, a- tie- track i- in superb condition. Thn locality v ; has so far escaped the rain which In.- prevailed I - - elsewhere during the pa-t few da v s and the prospect 1 ■ tonight 1-- b r lair weather.
