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CLOSE HAMILTON FINISHES WATER LADY DEFEATS SQUEELER BY A NOSE IN THE BRANTFORD HANDICAP. Every Horso in the International Selling Steeplechase Meets with an Accidont and the Winner Palls Up Lame. Hamilton, Out.. July 31. Mrs. James Arthurs game little mare Water Lady, gave a great exhibition of courage in the Brantford Selling Handicap, the feature race of todays offerings at Hamilton, in which she beat Squeeler by a nose after a terrific stretch drive. Squeeler set a great pace in the early running, racing into a six-leiifjths lead while rounding the first turn and retaining his advantage until passing the half-mile post, where the others began to close up. Squeeler had a couple of lengths advantage when straightened out for the final drive, but Water Lady was not to be denied and, gradually wearing the leader down, got up in the final strides. So close was the finishMhat the result remained in doubt until the official placing was displayed. The International Selling Steeplechase furnished a series pf mishaps. Somthing happened to every one of the eight starters and Jack Winston which eventually won, pulled up on three legs and apparently broken down. Antiseptic, after having a liSflr lengths lead at the tinal fence, was beaten through the carlessness of his rider who allowed his mount to leave the course through a gap to the main track, then took his mouut back to the gap, but in the meantime Jack Winston had arrived at the gap and had a live lengths lead, at the eighty post on the flat. He tired badly at the end and Antiseptic was catching him with every stride. Cotton Top, after falling twice and refusing at several jumps, finally flushed within the time limit and got third money. All of the others fell at some stage of the running. Gratitude was claimed by W. Alexandra after she won the third race. G. Alexandra and Mrs. W. Vale also filed claims for the filly. II. Fallahey has taken over the horses owned by H. Newman to train. Included in the list is the plater Clara Morgan. Steeplechase jockey Pemberton left for Saratoga this morning to join the stable of G. R. Tompkins, for whom he will ride the remainder of the season. Joseph E. Martin, secretary of the Niagara Racing Association, passed through here this ixorning on his way to Fort Erie. He reports two carloads of horses on their way to Fort Erie from .New York, including a division of the Jefferson Livingston string and several horses in John Whal-ens stable. In the latter band is Boots, which won at Empire City on Saturday. Boots is being brought to Fort Erie to fill his engagement in the valuable Dominion Handicap. Steeplechase jockey Stevenson is improving and will be able to leave the hospital in a few days. Edward Trotter shipped his string to Fort Erie this morning. R. L. Baker also left with his stable. Mr. Baker wished to give Pif Jr. his final trial for the Dominion Handicap at Fort Erie, but for which he would have remained here until the closu of the meeting. Alan Bulcroft has taken over the horses that A. L. Austin trained for N. Macfarlanc. Included in the string are Schemer and Beauty Spot. Howard Oots found it necessary to destroy Raincoat after his accident on Saturday. The horse broke his back. Capt. W. F. Presgrave was an arrival from Montreal. During his absence he visited the Pimlico course in Maryland and reports that the extensive improvements being made on that plant, are well under way and will be fully completed before the time arrives for the opening of the meeting. J. Whyte purchased the Canadian-bred two-year-old Javato this morning. Jockeys W. Obert and T. Rice were up and about today none the worse for their accident on Saturday. Jockey T. Hayes is still in one of the local hospitals. It was found necessary to put a couple of stitches in Hayes tongue.
