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HATCH RACER VICTORIOUS ♦ Bad News Bob Defeats Spanish in Furious Drive. ♦ Noon Rain at Hamilton Fails to Affect Track Conditions — Wackst and Dark Abbot Win. 1 HAMILTON, Ont., June 25.— Bad News Bob, from the H. C. Hatch stable, was winner of the main attraction of the second days racing of the Hamilton Jockey Club summer meeting when he carried high weight in the Waterloo Claiming Handicap and won in a spectacular drive. Spanish, racing for W. S. Paynes Geneseo Stable, was instrumental in forcing the Hatch starter to a furious drive to meet his defeat by a head. Third fell to Eager Play, from the Seagram Stable, and he was seven lengths in back of the pair as he led home Mrs. J. Arthurs Berber and Black Patricia was just in advance of Irish Maiden. The Waterloo Claiming Handicap was run as the fifth race and the half dozen starters were kept at the post but a short while before a good start was affected. It was Black Patricia that set the pace. Spanish raced along after the Sansone mare and Bad News Bob, under steady restraint, raced along lapped on the pair. Leaving the back stretch Bad News Bob moved up to Spanish, which had displaced Black Patricia and, with little to choose between them, a brilliant stretch duel took place, with the Hatch representative proving the gamer. Threatening skies and a mild shower that took place just before noon, failed to have any effect on todays attendance at Hamilton, and good sport was furnished for the second day of the meeting. ANOTHER FOR WACKET. Wacket, the consistent son of Baby Grand — Gloire de Verdun, which races for J. J. Burns, added another set of brackets to his winning list when he took the measure of a good band of sprinters that met in the six and one-half furlongs of the second race. Ridden by P. Dainty and showing his usual good flight of speed, the J. J. Burns starter emerged to the front directly after the start and, dominating the running thereafter, was ridden out to reach the end of the route well before A. G. Westons Dancing Mack, with F. A. Griffiths Airway leading home Timon and the others. Medway, a starter for the J. E. Smallman stable, lost the services of his rider, C. Phillips, when leaving the back stretch, which was caused by running up on horses heels. Fortunately neither horse nor rider was injured. Juveniles, the produce of Canadian breeding farms, were brought into contention for the four and a half furlongs sprint that ushered in the sport, and the result of the test was a big surprise when R. H. News oddly named Soliloquy landed major honors. There were nine others to oppose the locally owned filly, and it was Fitzgold, the favorite, that chased the winner home, while Roseman, in the silks of M. J. Reilly, easily landed third before P. Lamantias Erin Chief. NEVER IN DANGER. Sprinting into a four-length lead in the first quarter-mile, Soliloquy was never seriously menaced by Fitzgold, her nearest pursuer, although approaching the finish G. Quackenbush went to a stiff drive to have his mount winner by a length and Fitzgold a half dozen lengths before Roseman. Eight ordinary platers were engaged for the third race, at one mile and one-sixteenth, and it brought about the first success of the season for the J. Wormser stable on Canadian soil when Dark Abbot, installed a top-heavy choice, made good in a stirring drive. There were some anxious moments for his backers, however, as the stewards questioned jockey W. Curran, rider of the Wormser gelding, following the running. Dark Abbot appeared to have swerved out when reaching the final furlong post when joined by Fair Bill, and for a moment it looked as if he would bother the Wisteria racer, but fortunately no damage was done, and the placing was not disturbed. At the end Fair Bill was beaten a half length, and Traumagne outstayed Xylophone for third. Jockey W. Curran, following his questioning by the stewards, received a fine of 0 for failing to keep a straight course. H. G. Bedwells silks were carried to their initial score of the meeting when Golden Storm registered his third consecutive score to capture his award in a most bitter battle in the fourth race. In command for practically the entire journey, the Bedwell colt withstood a tenacious drive to receive a nose decision over G. L. Goodacres Annie A., while beaten a like margin for second came Jack Whytes Dark Thorn.
