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• • i ■ . , I i I 1 i - • . i i t 1 1 i . i r i- i i • r t 1 .- ii I r s y FOURTH OF JULY STAiv.ES TO V/ATERBASS. Tumeys Good Coit Wins the Chief Fort Erie Race ; in a Cantor — Back Bay Beaten. Fort Thi.-. Oat., July 5. Amos Tiirneys good colt Waterbass showed a good performance wle-n i he won tin Fourth of Jul Stake- at Fort Erie this afternoon. lie carried top weight, overcame a long lead that Squeeter raced into in the early run- niiig. aid at the Balsa w i- under re-traint and won j ha half dozen lengths. The nice was run over a i deep and holding track, the goiag being similar t. thai which prevailed at oriental lark in Cuba 1 la-l winter. Track ecu lit ion- acconated for many withdrawals and «f the nine carded only four f started. Waterbass, always a favorite with Canadian race goer-, w.i- the public choice and he made ■ good in handsome fashion. Tactics was second and I S ocelot- third. An immense gathering turned out and much en tliu-iasin wa- manifested. A sprint handicap li rlded interest with tin- stake race. As in the stake. there were many withdrawals. but the race • furnished a spleadid contest, in which four of the • live starters finished in a close beach. Bob Hens - ley coining from behind and getting up iu the closing stride- to heat Lack Bay. The Jefferson Livingston stable accounted for r the opening dash, when the two-year-old letlar t woa. Incidentally it was the tirst victory that t the stable has scored on the Canadian circuit. Jockey coper bad hi- tir-t mount since hi- ac eidenl at llainill -n. when he rode Kate K. in the third race. Harry 1. Browa, Jr.. was an arrival from Kentucky. He reports that much work has been done on the Oriental lark track at Mariinao -in-e !.:-t spring. A new top dressing has been placed op II tie course ami a system of draining in-tailed which 11 will obviate postponements in the future. II. 1 . Browa, Br. will shortly announce his plans - for tie- coming season. The Cuban government has 7 passed a bill donating a parse of .IKM to b -it aside tor a taie to le know n as tin- National Cuban ■ Derby. This -tak • w ill be the big feature of the 8 winter meetings in Havana. Bdward Heffner departed for New York last night 1 with the division. Of the II. C. 1 Ltlknbock -table • tlat he brought to Canada several days ago. jockey Byrne accompanying him. The horses wen- con " signed to the Aqueduct track on Ling Island. The T mm can ut of his race u Saturday in good COB- " ditioii. .Naturally trainer Heffner was much di-ap pointed over the colts failure, but he wa- satisfied ,1 d that hi- horse was the heal and that but for propping at the barrier be surely would have beaten n Walerldo— on,. Jockeys Ted Mee and J. Kederii wen- arrivals la at Fori Lrie today. Bice appears o nan- fully re- . -overeii from the Injuries be sustained al Dorval il when the two-year-old Phil Ingar fell with hiss. , lb- will resume riding in a few- days for the Amos M Turoey stable. Kederis will do the riding for the e S. M. Henderson stable at l-ort Lrie and Windsor, At tin- conclusion of the Inter meeting he will leave 1 for Saratoga to join the J. W. Schorr -tabic which lt will be shipped from Latonia to the New York track k -onio day this week. i he iiarry Payne Whiteiiey racer. Borrow, win-i. ,. net- if the sin no i Kentnekj Handicap at Douglas „ Park, will be Rhloped from Sew York to Windsor „. to .join the division of the -table thai Uhert ,f Simons i- campaigning on the Canadian circuit. Through an error on the pari of hi- owner, r Sipiecb r wa- scratched from the third race Instead ,j ■ ■ in the -lake. The Bdward MeBride -table will be -bit. no. I to „ Saratoga on Monday next. Trainer Tom Shannon u will take Major MrlioweHs ih:i» Waleridti,-sKni n with him. llarl Newman has decided t. send his fs great mare Fan Zneta to Saratoga in the same ,. car. This will he the hist opportunity for eastern u ,1 d n la il , M e 1 lt k ,. „ „. ,f r ,j to „ u n fs ,. u race-goers to witness thi- fast sprinter in action. Fan Zareta la probably in better form this gammer than at any ti in her career and in the short race, at Saratoga she should ie a good accoanl of herself. It will take the best, that easterners have to take her inea-in--. The MeBride -1 1 1.1 . has been highly -lice— i iti this neason. leorge Smith ha- WOO four -tal.es. T . n Blward one and Squeeler oae. In the other Hire- takes In which the MeBride horses started the. wet Iv beaten a head: .Siuieeler In one instance and Peaky twice. George It. Sean has about decided to -end his horses, whieh im-imie the good plater Oardlgan, t . Saratoga. They will probabb leave in the same car with Wilcrhlos-om and Fan Zareta. C. I. Jndd, who Tilled the position of track superintendent -it Keiiilwerth until the idee was sold by Aultusi l.ebi.ont. wa- ftisitor at Port Fi ie this sfternoon. Mr. Jndd may go soath to Till ■ position a t one of the whiter in. ks. .1. s. Ward arrived froai latoaia with Dodge. J. cuiu ml Howard o. t- also cam, from Keatacay With their horses. " Starter Dade withdrew the suspension be Imposed on jockej cton on Saturday. IL Ll- Bedwell has pBUhmil the two-year-old .: 1 i 1 1 vr Til-can. by Klag Janie; Tuscaniti. fi iu Samuel Btaas.
