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* STILL SLOW AT HAMILTON IDLE MICHAEL CAPTURES INTERNATIONAL SELLING STEEPLECHASE FOR L. GARTH. Candle Also Wins for Him — Brandywine Takes His Race — Ten Point in His Last Year of Racing —Small Talk of the Track. Hamilton, that., July i".i.— The Garth stable, which is being trained in Canada by young Lewis Garth, tarnished two of he winners at Hamilton this afternoon in Idle Michael, which won the International Selling Steeplechase, and Candle, which accounted for the opening race, a dash of three uatar ten for twe-year-oMs. Garth has again rounded the hoi s s in his care int.. splendid condition after a strenuous campaign during the early spring meeting*. When Idle Michael won il marked the sivtli Vict iiy for th.- stable during the live days of racing here. Idle Michael won his race in a canter, while Candle had lo stand a bin- hard Stretch drive to heal Ihe heavil] backed Cellar a head. Cellar ii one i.f the two year i, Ids thai Jefferson Livingston bought in England last year. lie won a race al i ni i laic over a muddy! track ami his pi-ople wen confident thai he would repeat this eften i. Brandywine. a famous mud runner, foawd the going this afternoon just to his Hklng ami ha made a show of his opponents in the Toronto Selling Handicap, for which Knights Differ was favorite. The latier niei with sharp Interfere nee while rounding the far turn and was put out of content ion. The Braatford Handicap, a dash of a mile over the turf course, went to Schemer after a well raw-tested straggle throwgh the stretch. This was the fourth running of the Braatford Handicap and its brief history is as follows: Vear. Winner. A.Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1912 Jacqaellna ...."J 11."! B. Martin ..,080 1:41 1913 Pa ton 5 103 L. Derunde. . BOB 1:39% 1914 llarbaid ■ .is.I. Met calf... 1,000 1:39% r.iir. Schemer :: 100 .t. Garner... i.imii i.ii ! Kllday suffered a hemorrhage daring the run-alng of the fifth race, which accounted for his poor performance. UcDermott pulled the horse up an the heekstretcfa and when he passed the judges stand il was seen thai he had bled profusely. ;. W. Scott this morning disposed of the two-vea r obi tilly Peggy OBrien at private sale to K. Siatoii. She will be shipped to the half-mile tracks. the races were run over a drying out track that improved as the afternoon progressed and. if no rain . in. s in ihe meantime, the going should be good tomorrow . A. L. Ante, who came up from New Vrnk to see T.n Point inn yesterday, returned to his home last night. Before leaving Mr. Aste announcil thai Ibis Would be Ten Points last sea-on on the turf. lie has decided to retire ihe hone to the stud and next fall be will be shipped to Kentucky to join the band of broodmares thai Mr. Ante has at J. S. Bail s farm. Jack 1oinl. the sire of Ten Point, will be disposed of and Eyebrow will be retained. The hitter has been mated with several of Mr. Astes nines and his Brst crop will go to the races next vear. F. Staton. K. I.. Fitzgerald and F. Musante have arranged P. ship their stables from here to Duffcriu Park at the conclusion of the meeting. Lewis Garth will send his entire stable, number tax twenty-four horses, to Fort Brie. The Niagara Racing Association and the Windsor Jockey Club will make every effort to provide as many st. ■♦•pie-chase races as possible at their meetings this summer. There was a dearth of jumping material for the first meetings at both places and no steeple bases were given at Windsor. Mr. Garth this morning repurchased the filtv Star of Love from Sam lmis. When she was offered for sale, after winning the seventh nee yesterday, there was u e on hand In protect her and when Louis raised her 00 over lief entered price of *HM he secured her. Rod Mc.Maliou. after a lay oil of a couple of days, ■gain Joined the ranks of the layers this allelin Edward Cole, .judge al various half -mile Hacks in Canada, was a visitor this afternoon. He reports that the recent meeting at liaiaonneuve was a great success and that William M. Murray plans to make many Improvements P the plant before next season. News of the death of William Carrathers, son of .lames B. Carrathers, readied here today. Yooacj Mr. Carrathers was a great sportsssan. He was a crack shot, a daring aviator and a proficient hots* mill. His death occurred at Toronto and his body was shipped lo Montreal for interment.
