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UNFAVORABLE WEATHER AT FORT ERIE Baby Grand Again Meets Defeat Ikey T Taking His Measure in Niagara Stakes FORT ERIE Ontario July 3 The Niagara Rac ¬ ing Associations opening at Fort Erie this after ¬ noon was hnnillciiiiped by unfavorable weather con ¬ ditions Dark clouds hung over the track and at intervals light showers fell Despite this a large crowd turned out and the opening was a most flattering one Heavy track conditions were re ¬ sponsible for small fields going to the post in some of the races but the sport was of a high order and some interesting contests resulted resultedThe The feature race the Niagara Stakes a dasli of fiveeighths of a mile for twoyearolds fell to Ikey T which made all the pace and won with ease from the top weight Baby Grand The winner showed superior form in the going and at no time during the running was the result in doubt The stake was worth 2ri90 to the winner winnerThe The II Nensteter stable furnished the first two winners of the day in Frivol and Spearlene The former won the opener in a driving finish with Napoo while Spearlene came from behind and beat the heavily backed A X Akin in the following race raceRemy Remy Dnre a follower from New Orleans stopped off on his viy from Kentucky to New York He left for Aqueduct tonight tonightII II CS Hedwell is an arrival and has turned over the horses His Choice and Welshmans Folly to the Canadian division of the 1 K L Ross stable which is in charge of Fred Sehelke Mr Redwell will re ¬ turn to New York tonight or tomorrow Mr ISed ¬ well announces that Samuel D Kiddle beat him by five minutes to the purchase of the Light Irigade Yolanda colt Brigadier General for 30000 30000M M Seifert will train his own horses in future They have been in charge of W A Walker WalkerO O Ityerson arrived this morning from Pittsbnrgh with the horses of Dr IS II McKenzie McKenzieK K W Harrington owner of the Florisant Stable reached here this morning from his home in St Louis He will remain for the remainder of the meeting meetingJockey Jockey Donahue accompanied the II D Williams stable from Kentucky and will ride for them through the Miuain leivok the Canadian nutetings Jockey E Fat r was set down for tlfree days by starter Milton for disobedience at the post on the closing day at Hamilton HamiltonT T II McDonald who went from Hamilton to New York to arrange for the shipment of three horses from Jamaica returned here today and announces that Carey AVinfrey will ship Pastoral Swain and the remainder of his own horses aad those of Mr McDonald to Windsor as soon as accommodations arc available availableG G W Forman has gone to Empire City CityMortimer Mortimer Mahoney is an arrival from Baltimore for the purpose of assisting in the opening of the mntnel plant plantJack Jack Driscoll a wellknown turf follower after six years spent in California was a visitor here today todayJohn John Parnell Mclnerney one of the old brigade who has been an absentee from the races all spring was a visitor Mr Mclnerney was for many years associated with Jack Atkin in the hitters turf ventures
