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. i . ; I i l t I r i 5 i l HAMILTON RACING OVER FOR THIS YEAR. _ ■ Tactics First in the Hamilton Cup and Dode Captures the Juvenile Handicap. v Hamilton. Out.. -Till v :;i. — The racing season of - the Hamilton Jockey * hah for 1913 came to a close £ with the ranning ol todays program. With pleasant weather conditions prevailing, a large - crowd turned out. ami in a majority oi Instances 2 the finishes Were of tin- stirring sort. The man 21 agement furnished a well-balanced program, with 1and] the .liievnih- Handicap for two.xearohls and the Z. Hamilton Cup as lie- particular attractions. The 2: conditions of the latter tailed for a journey of a 2. mile and a quarter, with SL.immi added. There were 2 six starters and the winner turned up in ladies. JJ which beat Bamegat by three parts of a length 2 after a stirring stretch drive. Some excellent and fast racing has marked the running of the Hamilton Cup ill the few years ol its existence, the brief history of which follows: p Year. Winner. A.Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1 ;. 1912 lrogiegs :; lie. T. Keemer. .,166 8:04 i 1913 Hamilton 4 103 M. Buxton.. 1.610 2:04% A A. cut 1 rail 4 ill I. Keogh ... 1.590 2:05% H 1916 Tactics t; 103 J. Baayth ... 1,998 2:11 ft Podge turned the tables on King Neptune, when - ia- won the Juvenile Handicap in a canter. Several of Dodges good races in Kentucky were over a 4 soft track and the going this afternoon suited him. Keogh rated Itodge behind the pacemaker to - the Stretch turn, where he moved into an easy lead, f and at the end drew away with little effort. J King Neptune swerved down to the Inside toward £ the end and finished close to the rail, where the 2 going was heaviest. j| In the second race l.ittle Bigger just managed to I get up in nine to beat Tush Tush by a nose. II 2 was a close thing between the two, with the win 2 ie i in doubt until the ollicial placing was displayed. 2 A. Hiearj ttigginxon*g steeplechaser Cray Plan-l 2 bowed In both tendons yesterday and Mute Daly was 2 t reed to leave the horse here when he shipped his stable to Saratoga this morning. The Harry Shaw special train that palled out for Saratoga this evening was made up of tic -sleepers, one day roach ami a baggage car. 11 t hit Hamilton at 8 oclock and is due to arrive at I Saratoga Siimlav m ruing at 7 Oclock. Steve Judge will have for California with the B. I I. Kgau hols. s. including Ado Anno and Ken- * wortuy, seme day next week. The spiiutcr Crystal has been sold to W. Coder. 1 who will ra.e bet at tin- Toronto half mile- meetings. S Barney Hehrdber and Jack Atkin are hooked for California. The/* w ill probably leave neat week. : J. Phillips nas pel ...s, fl fair Helen and Snip from his son and will race them at Port P.rie. The good apprentices I.. UcAtee, A. Collins. M. ■ earner and K. Lapaille left tonight for Saratoga. . Cooper went to Port Brie with the II. S. Newman stable. Shnaber II. is reported to have gone amiss after ; his last race, which accounted for his absence i from the Hamilton Cup this afternoon. the ho.s has again rounded to. but trainer Simons was unable . P. get him ready lor this afternoons stake. He . will, however, go to the post at Port P.rie. Jockev Eddie Taplin. who has been riding steadily 1 for the past fifteen months, will take a vacation at ! the conclusion of tin- Hamilton meeting. He will 1 go from here to California, where he will r main 1 ! until the latter part of November. Taplin will go 1 I from California direct to Havana, Cuba, where he will again ride next winter. Johnny Lewis, who motored to Buffalo from New 1 Orleans." will continue on to California with his I machine. Sam Louis purchased the two-year-old Medea from 1 G. I.. Blackford tins morning, lb- reports that Miraniichi. the bnxM be bought from Albert Simons t after his injury at Windsor, is progressing rapidh toward complete recovery. Before having tor Baltimore, I". J. McCraw turned the mare Louise Travels over to James Arthur, who will train her in the future. The W". T. Anderson stable leaves for Saratoga tomorrow .
