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SaUEELERS STAKE VICTORY IS COSTLY. Wins the Fort Eric Soiling Stakes and Is Bid Up and Bought by F. J. Pons. Fort Erie, Out., July 8. The biggest run-up of the present season on the Canadian circuit came after 1. A. OMearas Squeeler won the Fort Erie Selling Stakes this afternoon. He was entered to be sold for ,000 and was advanced to ,400 by Francis J. Pons and bought by the latter. The run-up enmc in retaliation for the claiming by H. O. Redwcll of the Pons two-year-old filly Blue Crass Belle a few days back. Sam Louis also figured in the bidding, but stopped at ,300. The general impression was that Mr. Pons secured a cheap horse. Squeeler showed a splendid performance in the race, making all the pace and winning easily by three lengths from Bars and Stars. It was by far the fastest race of the meeting. A three-quarters handicap for Canadian-breds, to which a purse of 00 was added, divided interest with the running of the stake. J. S. Ilen-dries Splutter made a runaway affair of this race, wiunin;; by a length and a half from Lady Curzon. Paul Powers, owner of the fast filly Outlook, was a visitor this afternoon. He returned to Washington at the conclusion of the races. The second runup of the afternoon came after Supreme won the fiftli race. lie was bid up from 00 to 05 by Sam Louis and A. C. Parretto and was retained by his owner, II. Bites. After Nigadoos disappointing race of yesterday, William Walker disposed of him to John OBryne. The latter formerly owned the horse ami won several races with him. Lew Marion has decided to ship his horses from here to Hamilton to rest during the racing at Windsor. The sprinter Little Nephew which was run up in a selling race and bought by Sam Louis the other day, is reported to have bled after a workout this morning. The suspension against jockey Guy Burns has been lifted and he will be permitted to ride on Monday. C. Byrne will also be permitted to ride on Monday. G. Byrne will also be permitted to ride Faux-Col in the Canadian Derby which will be run on Tuesday. The meeting at Windsor, which will follow that at Fort Erie, promises to be the best ever held at that course. The liberal purses have attracted a numlRr of stables from Kentucky and New York and among the new stables that will race there are those of E. 11. Bradley, W. W. Harden. W. T. Anderson, C. A. Alexandra, Capt. W. F. Presgravo and .1. K. L. Boss. The big stables of J. E. Seagram and Mrs. L. A. Livingston shipped direct from Hamilton to Windsor. The B. J. Mackenzie string, in charge of J. I. Adkins, goes there from here. W. A. Burttschell this morning gave Phil Ungar his final trial for the Canadian Derby. The colt was sent a mile and a quarter in 2:11, which he covered in easy fashion. Faux-Col. tin? Mackenzie candidate, is also being pointed for the Derby. Aside from this pair then; is little here to run in the race and, it is probable that, either James Bowe or James Butler may decide to send one of their candidates here to try for the prize. The Whitney two-year-old Creentree is again in training, lie was sent a half mile this morning in 49. Buckhorn, which was in the stud last spring, is rounding into racing condition again. He worked three-eighths this morning and looked and acted good. Jockey J. Metcalf was suspended for the remainder of the meeting by starter Dade for disobedience at the post.
