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BROWN WIZARD IN FRONT ♦ Sanford Colorbearer Accounts for Barton Plate at Hamilton. * . W. J. Salmons Ornate Second and A. S. Cnsh- mans Ironmaster Third — Rose Spot Best in First Rare. HAMILTON, Ont., June 27.— Todays program of seven races at Hamilton, for the third day of the summer meeting, was given over to the cheaper class of horses quartered at the course and the best race of the afternoon was one of five-eighths, for juveniles of the better grade, which was called the Barton Plate. There were six starters, with Brown Wizard, the big strapping son of Brown Prince II. — Prodigy, being the choice. The latter made good for his backers and his owner, E. F. Sanford, when he led for the entire race to score in a drive just a scant head to the fore of Walter J. Salmons Ornate, while to take third honors before Assail came Ironmaster, which raced for A. S. Cushman. NIG ERA CAUSES POST DELAY. After a delay of five minutes at the barrier dua to the fractious behavior of Nigera. the field left in perfect alignment with Brown Wizard the first to show in the run to the first turn. Ralls hustled him along so that he could retain advantage enough to keep him from being crowded back while Nigera with the others were racing close at hand. Brown Wizard on entering the stretch began to draw away from Nigera but Ornate after dropping back on the turn began gaining on the Sanford starter so fast that his lead was in jeopardy all during the final stages and it took all of jockey Ralls ability to have him stave off the rush to get the verdict by a head. Eight lengths was the lead held by Ornate over Ironmaster while Nigera in the final stages dropped back until she was last. Rose Spot, from the Maryvale Stable, proved best of the eleven others of Canadian parentage that opposed her in the four and a half furlongs opening race for which the daughter of Roselyon — Beauty Spot was made the choice. After sprinting away into a commanding lead in the early stages of the short journey Rose Spot continued ga.aely when forced to -a drive to withstand the rush of Sun Man. which was challenging the winner at every stride during the final stages, and the pair at the end were only separated by a neck, while just a half length further back came the rank outsider. Little Lady, which was making her first appearance under colors. Javan, one of the fancied ones, after racing prominently in the early stages, tired fast during the final eighth, but easily led the others. HOITT TOITY A SURPRISE. The first surprise of the afternoon resulted in the running of the three-quarters second race, for which Guest was the favorite. Hoity Toity, racing in greatly improved form over that which she has been displaying in previous efforts in Canada, was the one to emerge victorious when she assumed command at the release of the barrier and dominated the race for the entire journey, reaching the winning mark with four lengths to spare over another lightly regarded one, Jamie, which accounted for second place by a length advantage over the public choice, Guest. Lorelei wound up in fourth place and the others were fairly well strung out. Another unexpected winner earned brackets when Flitting Day. one that was slightly regarded for the third race, was home in front in a drive to take the measure of nine others that sported silks. The winner went into command after being away sluggishly and or.ee in front never relinquished her position. Her margin at the end over F. B. Whitings Fred Buell wr.s just a length and a half. Mad Mullah, closing with a rush, finished fast to take third honors from Euce-phalus, while The Maple, the favorite, was never a factor. Dixie Smith, the aged gelding which races so successfully for Preston Burch, added another bracket to his winning list and. incidentally, ran his string of victories to three straight when he measured strides with five others in the mile and a sixteenth fourth race, for which he was installed a top-heavy choice, and his score came about in a severe drive when he was just capable of getting up in the last twenty yards to win by a half length from J. T. Johnsons John William II., while of the others Sun Swept proved best when he lasted to take down the short portion of the spoils before Candy-maker and two others. F. Mann rode the winner and he bided his time carefully, with the Burch starter, being content to wait until straightened out in the stretch before calling on his mount. When fully in his stride Dixie Smith finished with his usual stretch run and, catching John William II. tiring, wore him down, but pulled up lame after his effort.
