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FT ERIES OPENING FEATURE Big Field Expected to Go to the Post in Niagara Stakes BUFFALO X Y June 29 One of the eligiblcs for the Niagara Stakes feature race for the opening day at Fort Erie next Saturday is the highlyregarded Second Thoughts a daughter of Ultimus Lydia which on Saturday at Hamilton showed a sterling performance in winning the Spring Brewery Stakes Second Thoughts annexed the Hamilton fixture by six lengths triumphing over such good ones as Ogarite a winner at Ottawa Whirl New Orleans Captain Scott Johnny Dundee and Fast Trial TrialSecond Second Thoughts is owned by Edward F Whitney who has named five all told for the Niagara Stakes But as fast as Second Thoughts is the Ultimus filly no doubt will find plenty of opposition in Saturdays race fiftyone highclass twoyparolds having been nominated including Ogarite Whirl New Orleans Captain Scott arid others The race is at fiveeighths and is worth 2500 in added money being one of the blue ribbon events to be run at the forthcoming meeting meetingThe The Niagara Stakes has as a rule in past years attracted a big field of juveniles nrd this year promises to be no exception It is known that a goodly number of youngsters are being pointed for the race raceFor For next Mondays feature at Fort Erie the Fourth of July Stakes many highclass horses are eligible including Sailing B Baby Grand Star Voter Billy Kelly Boniface Golden Sphere win ¬ ner of the Hamilton Derby Irish Kiss Slippery Elm Midnight Sun Clean Gone Pimlico King Thrush and others This race will be run over the mile and seventy yards route and is for threeyear olds and over It is worth 2r00 in iiddpd money moneyDellahm Dellahm a son of Prince Ahmed Delia Mack scored such an impressive victory in the Oakville Handicap run at Hamilton last week that he must be taken seriously and he may cut no little figure in the running of this years Canadian Derby at a mile and a quarter and featuring the fifth days card July 7 7This This years renewal of the Derby will likely see the biggest field in the history of the race for it is for Canadianbred horses With ntfew minor details to be looked after wort of fetting ready for Saturdays opening is about completed The track never looked better than it does at present and with a recordbreaking number of horses in prospect for the gathering everything looks bright for the most successful race meeting ever held at the Fort Erie track
