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FIVE STRAIGHT FOR MIDNIGHT SUN Consistent Gelding Adds Fourth of July Stakes to His List of Victories FORT ERIE Ontario July 5 Midnight Sun the J R Skinker gelding which has raced so con ¬ sistently over the Canadian courses this year demonstrated splendid staying power in winning the Fourth of July Stakes at a mile and seventy yards which featured the holiday offering at the Niagara Racing Association course this afternoon Alertly ridden by jockey Simpson Midnight Sun followed closely behind the terrific pace set by Charlie Summy to the stretcli turn Straightening out the Peep oDay Summer Night gelding came around the leader and holding on well under punishment gained the decision by half a length in the fast time of 142 over a track which could be considered no better than good Charlie Snmmy also held on well in the drive and helped in supplying a thrilling finish St Quentin saved third place Princeps from the stable of J K L Ross was accorded favoritism on the strength of his impressive races in Canada this summer but was beaten off and at no time was a serious contender Midnight Suns victory today was his fifth in a row rowA A crowd that compared favorably with the as ¬ semblages that were wont to visit this course in prewar days turned out to witness the sport and were regaled with some of the best racing that has been staged on the circuit this summer summerThe The second race a claiming handicap provided an exciting finish in which Mayor House had a winning margin of a neck over Kuklux which in turn was only a no e to the good of Uncles Lassie with the others but a short distance away The winner paid 7700 for 2 in the mutuels mutuelsThe The stable of O M Ilendrie enjoyed a field day winning the Touraine Hotel Purse at a mile and a sixteenth witli Estero also first and second places in the Hearts of Oak Handicap with Ammu ¬ nition and Salvo Sturdee separated Bugle March a third member of the f M llendrieThomas entry from the first two leaders leadersJockey Jockey J McTaggart is an arrival from New York He will do the riding for II Neustetter NeustetterG G P Sherman who saddled the longpriced win ¬ ner of the second race returned to his stable after tin nice to learn that his horse W Ward had died suddenly suddenlyThe The horse George Duncan belonging to J Grif ¬ fin was taken sick on the way from Hamilton to Windsor it became known here today
