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HEAVY TRACK RACING AT FORT ERIE. I Waterblossom Defeats The Finn in a Close Finish for the Canadian Derby. Fort Erie. On:.. July :;. Kentucky defeated the . east in the Canadian Derby this afternoon when II tas U. McDowells great Oily. Waterblossom, i beat 11. r. Hallenoecks The liun a head in .1 sinew straining tmisii. The Canadian Derhjr was the 5 feature race of the Niagara B wring Associations j • pi ninu da. and despite nio-t disagreeable weather j diiions it bi ugfal out a goodly gathering to the . 1i.ri Brie course. Itoe deep and heavy track was re- " spon-ihie for the withdrawal of Commonada, Bancber and King Hamburg, which left only three to k« to the post. The easterners were full of confidence : ami predicted that The Finn would sin ther his op-p..-ili.in with -11 ed. A POST start mined whatever • chance The Finn may have had, for when the bar- 1 rler was sprung the colt propfied and was practical lj left at the post. Waterblossom sprinted Into a ■ good lead in the first eighth, with pyrue driving ] The linu in an effort to get to the Hying pacemaker. Straightened out on the backstretch, Martin took a restraining hold on his mount, with the result that The Finn closed up some of Ihe ;ap and for a time flattered his backers, in rounding the far turn : Martin gave Waterblossom her head and sue again . drew away, hut in the foal eighth waa farced to go to ■ drive to withstand the final effort of The Finn. . which reap nded again with great gameness, but mold not quite uei up and was beaten a bead. Boyal ii. was third, a length back. The latter finished fast after saving ground when entering the 1 homestretch. Major McDowell was much elated over his lillys . victory. "She i- as SUeel a mare as 1 ever trained." said he after the nice. "1 ain at fault for the lillys not having a clean record. She was beaten only twice in her fourteen starts and it developed afterward- that she was ailin;; when I went , her to the past." Todays victory is the eighth consecutive one that • 1 Waterblossom has scored. Major McDowell de-mirted for Latonm tonight. His plans are to ship Waterblossom from here to Saratoga. II. G. l-.edwell believe- that his well-bred mare Lady Lightning, by Dnk Welle-— Plash of Lightning, is in foal to Prince Ahmed and he will make ; an effort to dispose of her to some Canadian breeder. Her produce would be eligible to start la the Kings Plate provided, of course, it was foaled in the ; Dominion. .lames F.utler. who purchased Out of Reach at the dispersal sale of the ired A. Forsythe stud in Kentucky last fall, has that horse standing at his K.-i-tview Farm near Tarry town, N. V. Mr. Butler also has a yearling brother to the sensational two j year-old George Smith which, according to trainer K. c Benaon, In:- developed and grown into a BtrojWYlrig . "ouun.-ier. I The delegation that came up from Kentucky included T. C. McDowell, s". Miller Henderson, P, M. tivill and jockey V. Idle Martin. "apt. w. 1. Presgrave easae down from Montreal t 1 see the Derby. Jack Atkin i- enthusiastic over the coming meet ing 10 I., held at San Francisco and announced that be would have for the coast Immediately follow inj; the 1 lose of the int meeting at Hamilton. It i- -aid thai 6. K. n. Hillings contemplates a big purchase of BngJab bred hi rses and that he I will eiumnlssion an agent to go abroad as soon a- the present war ends and pick up the liosi ma terial available. It is stated that his plans are lor .in outlay of .ikki. The division of tin Hoss and Parr stable that Lewis Jarth bmrtKht over from Hamilton Includes Ida Claire, Wetga, 1 audio. Stak" and Cap, Zodiac, i Star of Love and the juniners Stucco. Ladv Itankin and Fairy io.iin ther. Tlie hitter has been going lame and Mr. Jarth hn alxiut derided to ship her lo Virgil ia to !■•• tiinii-.l out. Fairy Godmother N one .r the few Hiuiiodrome marcs «»u the turf and will be m it -d witli Celt next season. Mr. Garth l.a- great faith in Lady H.inkin and looks for her p develop Into a good timber topper. l»r. Larrick and James Baden cause down from Hamilton to witness the running of the Derby. Dr. Larrick reserved stalls for the J. s. Tyree horses : for the next meeting at Fort Erie. Till Haven developed a -liuht attack or fever tin- morning and wa- excused from starting by the -tew aid-. on account of track conditions Bancber and Commonada were withdrawn from tin- Derby. Common ada i- mii especially bad mud runner and in hi- recent race at Hamilton in the National Handicap sprawled badly. I
