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, , , . FAST LEO SKOLNY DEFEATS THORNHILL. Takes the Fort Erie Feature in Fast Time Much Selling Race Activity Gossip of tho Track, Fort Erie, Out., July 10. R. J. Mackenzies Leo Skolny showed an excellent performance in todays feature race at Fort Erie, when lie shouldered 115 pounds, came from behind and beat Thornhill in easy fashion. The winner ran the mile and seventy yards in 1:42, which was within one-fifth of a second of the track record, made by Love Tie, July 4, 1912. The race was marked by a terrific pace set by Thornhill, which , -went the first three-quarters in 1:12. Byrne rode a splendid race on the winner, nursing him along in the early running for a final effort. It was the general opinion that he could have won on either of tho first two. The bidders up were again busy. After Wall Street won the second race, he was advanced from 1916.sh00 to ,005 and retained by II. G. P.edwell. The third race was a claiming race and eight claims were put in for the winner, Baby Cal. Capt. W. J. Press secured him for the Ottawa Stable for . The others making claims for the horse included Harry Rites, J. M. Shilling. II. G. P.edwell, 1. A. OMeara, C. X. Freeman, W. Stor-mont and W. C. Weant. Goldy changed hands after he won the sixth race. He was entered for 00 and was bid up to and bought by Sam Louis. Col. Gutelius was also bid up after his victory. S. Louis and W. C. Weant carried him from 00 to ,105. lie was bought in. Jockey L. McAtcc was suspended for the remainder of the meeting by the starter. Some of the horsemen racing here proposed to ask the racing associations to change the conditions of the claiming races. Under the present conditions any horse in the race, including the winner, may be claimed for the selling price, but those who are dissatisfied with these conditions want them to provide that any horse in the race may be claimed for the entered amount, plus the amount of the purse. This means that the owuer of a winner, provided he is claimed, will be getting two purses besides the entered price. The object of these claiming races is to protect horsemen from entering horses out of their class, and if this suggestion is adopted it is held by some that it will rob these claiming races of the object for which they were intended. The string racing in the name of the Mirasol Stable was shipped to the Windsor track on Saturday. The useful horse Runes was included in. the band. The big string racing in the mime of the Mirasol Stable was shipped to the Windsor track on Saturday. The useful horse, Runes, was included in the band. G. H. Keene has arranged to remain at Fort Erie with the horses lie is training for his brother, J. O. Keene, until the return of the racing here. Allie Gates and J. Lowenstein are other horsemen who will stay here until the next meeting. J. W. Ilealy goes from hero to Hamilton with the horses he is training for William Garth. Mr. Garth himself goes to Saratoga, where he will take over the horses that W. P. Burch is looking after for him during his absence in Canada. Among those he will take up on his arrival in Saratoga is Crimper. Mr. Garth considers Crimper one of the best-, looking horses in this cmntry and if he conies up to expectations, he will be entered for all the fall stakes on the Canadian circuit and raced here preparatory to being shipped to Maryland. Emerald Jem, Garter and Shannon River were shipped to Saratoga this afternoon and the lightweight rider, K. Forehand, went with them. J. D. Adkins announced that if Faux-Col races well in the Canadian Derby tomorrow, he will be shipped from here to the Hawthorne track in Chicago to start in the American Derby. Jockey G. Byrne has been engaged to ride the colt in both races.
