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BONDAGE FIRST IN THE HAMILTON CUP Meeting, Comes to a Close with an Attendance Equal to Any in Hamiltons History HAMILTON, Out., August 7. Mrs. James Arthurs six-year-old horse Bondage, saddled by Clyde Phillips and excellently ridden by jockey Riehcreek, won the Hamilton Cup at a. mile and a quarter fcr three-year-rlds and over, which featured the closing card of the Hamilton Jockey Club meeting. Claymore finished second and Ladder of Light third lit :i stirring finish with but a half length separating the pair at the head end of the procession. The victory of Bondage waa easily the most popular of the meeting. An iimense crowd, fully as large as the best previous gathering in the history of the, course backed the Arthur color bearer Into favoritism and applauded him lustily when he rushed past the judges. Riehcreek rode a confident race, allowing his mount to gallop along at his own pleasure until ncaring the far turn, while Claymore had raced into an immense lead in the first three quarters. After passing the half mile ground, the pace began to tell on Claymore, and Bondage set sail for him. Straightening out. Bondage challenged Claymore at the eighth post, wore him down in the next sixteenth and began to draw away from there, hand ridden. The refusal of the entry of Trusty, made by ths; stewards here, holds only for the current meeting, according to an announcement made today. His entry was accepted on other Canadian: Associations tracks, but this son of Broomstick Loyal was shipped to Montreal to -ampaign 011 the half-mile tracks with the remainder of the string of Stewart Polk. Dee Hammond,. P. J. Miles and M. Seifert also will ship to Montreal Monday. All of the large stables that have been racing here, such as the Ross and Poison, strings, will be eht to Fort Erie for the meeting opening there "Wednesday. Some of the other horsemen, shipping there are H. Tullett, C. Murray, F. Farrar, J. T. Strite, T. Crist and A. L. Austin. AV. Russell claimed Yorkist out of the third we today from A. A. Thomas for ,900. Mr. Russell was represented; in the race by Lady Bihniore. Mr. Thomas had planned to take Yorkist to Fort Erie. The remainder of his stable, consisting of Yowell, Skye Ball and a yearling, will be left here until the opening of the fall meeting at Woodbine Park. J. AV. Murphy will ship Due de Guise from here to Fort Erie. Joe Grnno, a promising Louisville apprentice under contract to Mr. Murphy, will also go to Fort Erie. Kings Champion. J. MacManus three-year-old. is being pointed for the Dominion Handicap, of 0,000 added, the feature of the Fort Erie meeting. The Canadian Racing Associations will hold a meeting some time during the meeting at Fort Erie, when several matters of importance will be taken up. Among them will be the action taken by the stewards representing the Hamilton Jockey Club against jockeys Heupel and Clavcr, who were suspended for that meeting and their cases referred to the Canadian Racing Associations. Henpels riding of the maiden Aoormir was said to have been the cause of the lad being set down and, if that is a fact, the chances are that hp will be restored to, good standing. Claver got in trouble through his riding of Rosclyon, which he pulled up at the start of the race. The .claiming rule in use on, the Maryland courses is responsible, for several owners who raced on. that circuit in former years deciding to finish out the season here. The horsemen claim that the Maryland rule places them at the mercy of the baltermen. and that the Kentucky rule, which is in force here, is much, more satisfacory.-. Thomas Hodge and AA. H. Cissna hare decided, to ship their horses from here to Ottawa, where they will be rested until the opening of the Counaught Park meeting. Jockey S. McGraw. who hurt his knee as a result ;of a fall from Capon at" Keuilworth, has tecor-ered from his injuries and will resume riding at Fort Erie. Jockey J. AAilliams, who suffered a couple of broken, bones as a result of a fall at the prerious rmeeting atTorfEHe, Is stlir"Conttuetl to his hojue . in Hamilton, but hopes to be able to be in the i saddle again when the Havre de Grace meeting M begins. M At the conclusion of the Fort Erie meeting Cyrus Field Clark will lpaye for Kentucky to take up 1 the yearlings purchased by J, H. Loucheim several 1 weeks ago. The two-year-old Tenife. -will be taken to Kentucky and turned out. No attempt will be made to race her until next spring. The horsemen here arc finding the job of secur;-ing cars for shipping a difficult, proposition, with the result, that, some who contemplated racing at Fort Erie will be unable to get there. II, Ncusteter .has arranged to ship his string in three box cars -tomorrow.
