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surprises at Devonshire Carmandales Defeat of Cham-plain Biggest Upset Double for Ward-Goose Combine. WINDSOR, Ont, July 7. Surprises were in order at Devonshire today, the principal one coining in the running of the thrre-quarters handicap, winch was provided as the afternoons attraction, when Carmandale won in runaway fashion and beat the edds-on favorite, Champlain, by two lengths and a half. Champlain was undoubtedly best, but was again handled with poor judgment by Stirling. Outrun in the early stages Stirling elected to go to the ovitside when he moved up at the turn out of the backstretch and entering the homestretch Champlain bolted to the outside. Stirling then went to a drive and took him to the inside and in the final sixteenth finished fast. The first race fell to Stoto, an outsider, which beat the favorite, Ogarite, out in a drive, with Flora B. a tiring third. Jewell V. D. made all of her own pace in the second, but tired at the end and was staggering to outlast Topmast. The latter was coming on the inside and would have won in a few more strides. The Kentuckians won handsomely when Rustem beat Fighting Cook in the third. The winner came from behind in the last eighth after forcing the pace to the stretch turn. Lord Granite, heavily backed on the strength of some fast trials, tired after making a determined effort at the eighth post. The Goose-Ward combination scored a double when Hereafter won the fifth. He outbroke his opponents, made all the pace and beat Ollic Wood by a length in a driving finish. Directly after the running of the fifth race showers fell and the last two races were run over a sloppy track. Jockey Eddie Ambrose was an arrival from his nome in Baltimore and will remain here for the remainder 01 the Canadian racing season. Ambrose can do 101 pounds and will ride as a free lance. Belario, winner of the seventh race on Thursday, was claimed from A. Alexandra by the New Orleans turfman E. Michaelis for ,600. R. V. Haymaker purchased the two-year-old .athlete from A. Aubuchon. Jockey Joe Rowan left for Fort Erie this afternoon where lie wi.. finish out ti.iU meeting. Rowan has been engaged to ride El Jesmar in the Canadian Derby.
