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E. F. WHITNEYS HANDCLASP ♦ Proves Best in Chief Offering of Poor Card at Fort Erie. • Claiming Races Monopolize the Card — Shining Light Hakes Amends for Former Defeats. • FORT ERIE, Ont.. June 24. Handclasp, which races for E. P. Whitney, took a good band of juveniles into camp when he accounted for the Touraine, a five and a half furlong dash that held the stellar position on a rather ordinary card provided for the fifth day of the summer meeting at the Niagara course. Claiming races monopolized the card, the fourth being an exception, but keen contests resulted from the sport offered and it was a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon with a largj attendance. Encamp went out to make the running in the feature, closely pressed by the Whitney representative, which had the services of J. Butwell, contract rider for the New York sportsman, over Peternel. who had the mount on the winner in his last start, only to have him beaten with a cheaper band. After going an eighth with Encamp. Butwell sent his mount to the front midway of the back stretch, opened up a long lead at the eighth post and never left the result in doubt thereafter, winning with something in reserve from Maid of Orleans. Transplant proved best of a mediocre band that faced the webbing in the third race on the program, a mile dash for three-year-olds and over that have not earned brackets since the commencement of the season at Toronto in May. The winner was installed a strong second choice to the faint-hearted Ferrash. which went into the lead shortly after the start and opening up a four lengths lead on his nearest pursuer. After appearing a certain winner he again quit and was lucky to save third from Scraps. Just Clare raced well up all the way and closed with belated speed through the stretch that was carrying her to the winner at a rapid clip. hula Vista, the light weight of the six that made up the field in the fifth, scored a good victory over some good ones at the mile and tin eighth distance. Reserved off the pace set by Oriental Hope until reaching the far turn, Bourassa sent his mount to the fore and. once in command, had vers little difficulty in holding the vastly improved Van Patrick safe to the end. Rinks finished with his usual delayed rush and outran Fornovo through the stretch to get the minor end of the purse. Oriental Hope showed the way until reaching the far turn, where he began to tire and drop back until he was last of the field at the finish. EL Brown graduated from the maiden jockey list, when he piloted EL G. Re-dwells El Canoe to an easy victory in the opening Continued on eighteenth pas*. I E. F. WHITNEYS HANDCLASP Continued from first pare dash, a three-quarters sprint for province-breds and scheduled to be ridden by non-winning riders. El Canoe came from far back to accomplish her feat and was winner by four lengths. Hoi Polloi obtained the second portion of the purse, while Fear Not, a keen factor from the start and, after racing Panketa, the early leader Into defeat, held on long enough to get third place. Catch Me shared in the money division by finishing fourth, well lapped on the second and third horses. Shining Light made amends for several defeats incurred since early spring by taking down the purse of the second in a mild drive from Rock Sugar and Eggnog, two that were accorded but mild support while Lieutenant Farrell and Dolly Dunbar, both heavily backed, failed to garner any portion of the purse. Shining Light followed the pace set by Eggnog until well around the elbow, Munden sent him into the lead as he neared the middle of the turn and it was no trouble for him to keep his advantage to the finish. Rock Sugar overcame the tiring Eggnog in the final sixteenth, getting up in the last strides to get second place by a neck. Dolly Dunbar began well but Sharkey was of very little help to her, allowing his mount to drop clear out of it and went wide the entire distance. Hijo surprised the talent when he romped away with the sixth race of the day. a three-quarters dash, and which brought the days second best field to the post to strive for honors. The winner was sadly neglected and returned a good dividend to his investors. Talladega, the choice, flattered his backers by taking the lead with the rise of the webbing and showing the way to the others until reaching the top of the stretch, where he tired and fell back and had to be vigorously ridden to get a place in the money. Sea Uidy came with a mighty rush from the stretch turn to the end. but was unable to I of fer the winner any argument.
