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] , I ] , . i , , i HEAVY GOING AT FORT EWE BUT THE MEETING OPENS AUSPICIOUSLY DESPITE POOR WEATHEK CONDITIONS. Borrow Carries Top Weight and Wins the Dominion Handicap but His Eider Nearly Throws the Race Away — Track Gossip. Port Erie. Int.. August 4. — In spite of disagreeable weather conditions the Niagara Backer, Association enjoyed a brilliant opening at Fort Erie this afternoon. Dark, heavy cloud- bang, over Unionise ii ii | it just before the horses were called to tile ]Mst for tke Dominion Handicap, when llie mm appeared for the lirst time in two days. Ike trick conditions were bail, the irnim; being deep and heavy, a well balaaced pmgi nm was provided by the club, with the Dominion Handicap as the big attraction. Tbla stake, which was at a mile and a onaurter, carried with it a value of ,999. Of tke eleven programmed, only live went to tke posl. and two of them were tke top weights. Borrow and Waterbass. These two found strong support, wilh Borrow ruling the choice. In tin- early running Waterbasa showed a high Might of speed and led for the lirst half mile. Borrow suffered from Interference shortly after the Rtart, when Callahan look Waterbass over to the inside and forced Notter to pull up. The latter took Borrow to tke outsi.br on tke first turn, and in the racing down tke back-stretch be gradually worked his way up to tke leaders. While rounding the far turn Borrow drew away without much effort and at the finish Notter had him under a pull. He was looking over to the c ntside and failed to sic Coop*! come through with Barnegat along the rail. At the end Barnegat was coming fast and Notter all hut threw the race away. Tctics was third and Waterbass beaten off. The valuable 5,000 Dominion Handicap lias always attracted a good band of handicap horses to contest its running. Today was the sixth running, and its condensed history follows: i cir. Winner. A.Wt. Jockey. Vnl. Time. 1010 Jack Atkin 0 117 1. Archibkl..000 2:04 1011 Flint Rock ...:. 105 E. Dugan ... 3,450 2:04C-, 1912 S;ar Charter.. .4 110 J. Butwell .. 3,450 2:08% 1013 Flora Fina ...4 102.1. Callahan.. 3,450 2:04% 1014 Tippecanoe ...:. 1051J. Hanover... .1.450 2:0-1% 1915 Borrow 7 F10 J. Notter .. 9,499 :B Stake blanks for tke Ontario Jockey Clubs fall meeting at Woodbine arrived today and were distributed among the horsemen. They are six in number, with added values ranging from 91.899 •• 2.000. The lowest value of any eveinight purse will be 8800, with a number of overnight handicaps to Which 9700 and will be added. A. it. Loudon, secretary-treasurer of the Hamilton Jockey Club, was a visitor at Fort Brie today anil looked over the niiltuel plant, getting ideas for remodelling tke betting enclosure at Hamilton. About fifty feet will be added to the lower end of the Hamilton betting shed, while the upper end will be extended to the grandstand. Mr. Loudon and his associates plan to make th" plant ana of the most complete on any of the tracks in Canada. Jotkey Joe Notter accompanied the four horses thai James Bowe sent up to Albert Simons from Saratoga. Beside* Borrow and llarniouicoii, there were Foam and a three-year-old maiden. Notter will ride Borrow ami Ilarmonicoii in their engagement* at Fort Erie and Windsor. N. Hirscb, of Niagara Falls, who was operating a big book at Hamilton, was a visitor here this afternoon. Ira Zolinger. who lins been on the Canadian circuit all summer, left for Saratoga tonight. The stewards of the Canadian Racing Associations held a meeting previous to the races this afternoon, and the horses owned by the Juiney Stable that were trained by Mike Daly Were re Btored to good standing. A license was granted to trainer Tun I.uckev. Nothing else of Importance transpired at the meeting, which was of short duration. The berae* Peggy I... Pepir Same and Dade Ben. which W re taken sick at Hamilton, are all doing well. Their ailment was due to eating grass. For a time it was feared that they had been |« is-oiied, but BBck proved not to be the case. E. W. Moore will leave for Saratoga tomorrow to attend the sale of th* Kdenwold yearlings, which will lie held on Saturday. Several other horsemen will also go to the Springs witli the intention of making some purchases at the sale. 1. M. Civill has returned from St. Louis, where he spent a couple of weeks with bis family follow ing tin- close of the preTtsan meeting at Pert Brie. He report* his horses mack benedted by their letup. Mr. Civill has nol as yet decided whether he will ship his stable lo Kentucky or to Maryland following tke clos,. of tke meeting at Windsor. James p. All. who came up from Baltimore, report* that many improvements have been made at the Bowie plant sine last spi ing. The betting ring has been enclosed in staaa, as have also both ends of the gran. Istaiol. A covered entrance from tke ears to the grandstand has also been erected and the infield levelled oil. It is tke intention of the Bowie peoole to revive tke Penning stakes. Secretary Joseph McLennan will wait nniil the other -lulls iii Maryland announce what purses I hey will give before le issues his book for the Bowie meetinc The three yearling* thai Harry Giddings took up a few days ago are all good lookers. They include a sjsi.r to Widows Mil,, a sister to St. Pass and a alab r to Otero. The sister of Widows Mile stands I."i2 and is the beat looking one of the lot. Two of the three weanlings at the jlddinga farm this year are colts. George B. Senn shipped hi* plater. Cardigan, from Hamilton to Windsor. The horse hit himself anil Mr. Senn decided not to race him at this meeting. lackey Phil Goldstein has been engaged by Jame* Rowe to ridt e of the Harry Payne Wliitliey two year olds hi the Futurity.
