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SURPRISE AFTER SURPRISE Marks Fridays Racing at the Fort Erie Course. Martha Fallon Unexpectedly Wins Buffalo Express Handicap Bulldog Drummonds Debut. FORT ERIE, Ont.. August 11. Jefferson Livingstons Martha Fallon, showing a return to her best form, accounted for the Buffalo Express Handicap, which featured this afternoons card, in a terrific drive frcm G. M. Hendries Estero, while third portion of the stake was gathered in by L. T. Bauers Tippity Witchett, while .T. B. Respess pacemaker. Suave Prince, was fourth. The race brought together a fast band of sprinters, was over the three-quarters distance, :ud Incidentally introduced the Seagram Stablr.s English-bred Bulldog Drummond in his first appearance under colors in this country. The start was a good one and Suave Prince displayed the most early speed of the fie id and established a fast pace for the first prat. Martha Fallon was the one to race in closest pursuit, while Estero was leading Sailing B. The Ross starter had but a slight marnm over Fifty Fifty, which in turn had a safe margin over Tippity Witchet. Plutrel wns out of place in the company and brought up the rear. Suave Prince kept up the killing pace until rounding the stretch turn, where P. Walls, astride Martha Fallon, brought her up on even terms, while at the same time Erickson elected to make his move with Estero. Suave Prince began to shorten his stride and Mnr-tha Fallon drew into a length lead. She was, however, ridden out to stall off Estero, whieh was gaining steadily and at the end but a short head separated him from victory. Tippity Witchet came with his rush at the end and wore down the tiring Suave Prince, but did not menace the leaders. The time of the race was 1:11, the fastest three-quarters of the meeting. SAILING B. DISAPPOINTMENT. Sailing B. was installed the choice in the race and was a distinct disappointment. Bulldog Drummond elicited favorable comment from observers and will show decided improvement over this race and go on to much better things when the distances are lengthened out for him. The conditions which prevailed this afternoon could hardly be improved upon and the track was at its best. The crowd was well up to the standard established at other days of the meeting and although several stoutly supported choices suffered defeat racing was of a spirited order. The best finish of the afternoon came with the running of the first race, which engaged a large band of maidens. Wake Up, on the strength of his Windsor form, was installed the choice and he proved a failure, barely managing to save the third portion of the purse. Ravenswood, ridden by P. Walls, closing fast on the outside, got up in the final stride to snatch away the victory from Tamper, which had disposed of Wake Up, while Zack Terrell came with a rush next to the inner rail. The four horses were closely bunched and it was in doubt until the official placing was displayed by the stewards. ANNETTES SISTER CUTS UP. Sun Brae accounted for the third race, which he won from Ciceronian and Hindoo-stan. The winner had a length margin, while the battle for second place was a spectacular one Avith a nose margin at the finish. The race was productive of several thrills, in which Annettes Sister and L. Gregory played an important part. Gregory was unable to retain his seat when the filly bucked on the way to the post. After being remounted she got the best of him and ran away a half mile, where he again dismounted. Annettes Sister was led to the post and left in alignment with the remainder of the field. Joseph Brant, one of the starters in the dash, came out of the race with a badly Continued on twelfth page. i i SURPRISE AFTER SURPRISE Continued from first page. bruised ankle, caused by stepping in a slight hole on the backstretch. Trainer W. H. Bringloe of the Seagram stable reported the death of the mare Modo, a daughter of Lemberg. Lung fever contracted in shipping from Windsor to Hamilton was ascribed as the cause of death. A miscellaneous shipment of five cars will leave here for Ottawa at the close of this meeting. Among those that have applied for stables are C. X. Freeman, It. McKeever, A. Brent, T. Doyle, J. Whyte, A. Bullcroft and others. O. K. Pons has decided to ship from here to Havre de Grace and rest up until ihe resumption of racing at that point, Jockey It. Bolton was suspended for the remainder of the meeting for crossing over in front of the others on Serbian in the last race yesterday. At private terms this morning A. Alexandra sold to A. Smith the plater Theo. Jockey J. McTaggart returned from his home in Baltimore this morning and will lesume riding tomorrow. Jockey C. Turner reported to assistant trainer W. Scofield, in charge of the J. K. L,. Ross division at Windsor. Trainer A. L. Kirby, acting for the Wi-.l-ueck stable, turned jockey F. Weiner over to the Kenton Stable for the remainder of the racing season. D. S. Gillies, who is accepting stall reservations for the coming Windsor meeting, requests horsemen to present their reservation lists in the secretarys office as soon as possible. Ben Howard, .a colored porter, better known as "Nubbs," died yesterday in a local hospital. He was a character on race tracks throughout the country for years.
