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NATIONAL HANDICAP TO FRUIT CAKE. Makes Amends for Her Defeat in the Hamilton Derby Record Attendance on Hand. Hamilton, Ont.. July 2. E. T. Zollicoffers good three-year-old filly Fruit Cake made amends for her defeat in the Hamilton Derby by coming back this afternoon and winning the National Handicap, one of the big feature races of the Hamilton meeting. She carried top weight, was ridden by Crump and beat Bondage by a head, after making all the pace. Considering the track conditions, the mile and one-eighth in 1:55 marked a splendid performance. The National Handicap was established in 1909, and has been run eacli year since, its history briefly summarized, being as follows: Year. Winner. A.Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1909 Plaudmore 3 93 T. Chandler,340 1:51 1910 Seismic 5 109 Musgrave . 1,240 1:52 1911 Meridian 3 114 G. Archibld 1,815 1:51 1912 Ocean Bound.. 5 115 McTaggart . 1,790 1:50 1913 Kingly 3 95 Montour ..1,610 1:51 1914 Nightstick 4 10S P. Goldstein 1,630 1:53 1915 Waterbass 4 116 W. Andress 1,915 1:55 1916 Comnionada ...4 HOT. Rice ... 2,000 1:52 1917 Fruit Cake ...3 109 W. Crump.. 1,935 1:55 The Arthur stable was more fortunate in the Wentworth Handicap, which was won by Water Lady. The latter came from behind and in the drive through the homestretch outstayed the speedy Back Bay. An immense gathering turned out, the attendance being a record one for the Hamilton track. The bidders-up and claimers were again active, several horses changing hands during the afternoon. Four claims were put in for Gainer, by J. W. Williams, F. Teahan, J. F. Parretto and H. G. Bedwell, and in the drawing the latter secured the horse for 00. W. C. Weant took Jack Reeves out of the third race for ,500 and J. W. Williams secured the winner, Obolus, for the same amount. G. W. Scott Will Dispose of Stable. G. W. Scott has announced that he will dispose of his entire stable at Windsor at the conclusion of the Kenilworth meeting. He will return to Texas to take up some yearlings he has at his farm, to prepare them for a campaign at one of the winter tracks. Owen Pons, who recently took over the two-year-olds Judge Wright II. and Fleetfoot, will ship- them to the Epns farm at Madison,. Tennessee, -where they will-be gelded-and-turned out until next fall. The- conditions of the first race called for two-year-olds bred in Canada and there was some question -whether- Pianette had been foaled in Canada oi? Virginia-and the filly was withdrawn. Pianette is by Peter Pan Planover, winner of the Kings Plate at Montreal a couple of years back. D. C. OMeara was an arrival from Montreal. He will" leave for Fort Erie in the morning. Entries for the opening day at Fort Erie will be received by "Joseph McLennan in the secretarys office at the Hamilton track tomorrow. Wm. Snyder, one of starter Dades assistants, who will do the starting at the meeting which will be held at Grand Rapids, will leave tonight, so as to be on hand for the opening July 4. Several of the J. D. Heard . horses are on the ailing, list and lie has decided to rest them, which means that he will not ship to Fort Erie. - J. A. Berger, manager of the Thorncliffe track, now under course of construction at Toronto, was a visitor this afternoon. He reports many applications for stabling at the new track.
