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SEAGRAM ENTRY WINS DOMINION PLATE. Galley Head Carries Popular Colors to Victory in Hamiltons Closing Day Feature Big: Crowd Out. Hamilton, Ont., July 3. The Hamilton Jockey Club offered as a feature, for its closing days program the Dominion Plate, a dash of a mile and an eighth for Canadian-bred horses. It had ,000 added, and furnished an interesting contest, Joseph E. Seagram providing the winner in Galley Head, which ran coupled with Gala Dress as an entry. Galley -Head was ridden by Parrlngton, who saved his mount behind Copper King and, in the stretch drive, after disposing of the tiring leader, had enough in reserve to withstand a challenge from Rex Gaiety. Another large crowd was in attendance, the delegation from Toronto being exceptionally large. Well-backed horses won a majority of the races and speculation was heavy. Track conditions showed a decided improvement. George Walker shipped the Brookdale horses from here to Windsor, where they will be" rested until the opening of that meeting. E. W. Moore also sent a division of his stable to the Windsor track. George M. Hendrie, who has been hero during the entire meeting, will stop oft at Fort Erie for a days racing on his way to Windsor. Trainer A. C. Porretto was held responsible for the frantic actions of Reybourne in the paddock and at the post yesterday and the stewards suspended him, while also ordering the further entries of the horse refused. The Canadian-bred racer Ladder of Light, owned by George W. Beardmore, developed a severe case of fever and was excused from starting in the Dominion Plate by the stewards. Several stables shipped to Grand Rapids from here, among them T. F. Bornman, W. C. Weant and J. O., Kccne. Jockeys Gourley and Donohue went with the Bornman string. W. A.. Burttschell announced that at the conclusion of the Canadian racing, he would ship the main division of his stable from Windsor direct to Havre de Grace. The Dick Welles filly Fruit Cake will be sent to Saratoga to meet some of the eastern cracks. Fruit Cake has won eleven races during the present year. From the time that this filly was thrown into training as a two-year-old, she has had only a six weeks let up. William Snyder has been engaged to do tlie starting at the meeting to be held at Dongan Hills, Staten Island. Edward Trotter left this morning with his entire string for Fort Erie. I
