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SPEY CREST SURPRISE WINNER Toronto -Owned Horse First in Feature at Hamilton. Rain Changes Footing at Ontario Course but Fails to Affect Attendance-Mudlarks Inning. HAMILTON, Ont, Aug. 3. W. H. Wright, Toronto owner, furnished the winner of the principal race on the second day of the Hamilton Jockey Club program when his good home-bred Spey Crest, the game son of Spey Pearl Jean Crest, revelled in the sloppy footing to account for the Gait Handicap. This was the fifth event on the well balanced card, decided under disagreeable conditions, and the winners triumph was one of a few surprises that were turned in during the course of the afternoon. Chasing the winner to the end of the race, in which seven others opposed the Wright performer, came Mrs. H. Pynes Frumper, while third was earned by J. R. Buchanans Chatmoss when he held -a big margin over J. B. Jewells Friend Charley. Glotho was fifth, and the disappointing Flyat, winner of his last two engagements, was in advance of Crofter, another home-bred. While the score of Spey Crest came in clean-cut fashion in the feature, there might have been a more spectacular ending to the race only for the fact that Frumper, his nearest rival, went lame. Spey Crest was in a running mood and soon took comand while Frumper and Chatmoss followed close up and forced a fast pace. The others were in fairly close order, but there was some interference in which Flyat appeared to be the chief sufferer. Spey Crest, once safely entrenched in the lead, raced kindly and Paradise rated him nicely to have him winner by two lengths. Frumper, after dropping back,, evidently when going lame, came again to save second place, while Chatmoss was six lengths in advance of Friend Charley as he led the others. Rain that fell for hours brought about a change in the Hamilton course, and it was only performers suited to muddy footing that remained to strive for purses. A drizzle kept up all afternoon but fortunately the weather had no effect upon the attendance. Favorite players struck their stride when they pinned their hopes to Meany, of the H. C. Hatch stable, to account for the opening race at six and one-half furlongs. This brought out eight others to oppose the well regarded Hatch colt and it was in a mild drive that the choice was victorious over Archwood, of the Ridgewood Farm stable, while at the heels of the first two came T. McCanns Virado. Suited by the sloppy footing and given a confident ride, Meany, after indulging Captains Daughter in a brief duel for the leadership in the first three furlongs, readily took command in the final five-sixteenths and although threatened by a strong challenge from Archwood on the turn for home, withstood his rivals to win by three-quarters of a -length. Making his second appearance in the silks of C. Smythe, White Thorn was the third in the list of winning favorites when he registered after a hard drive. The third event attracted a field of ten and it was Bald Crest, the lightweight of those under silks, that stubbornly fought the issue out with the Smythe colt, losing by a neck. Well lapped on the pair and holding a five length advantage over A. J. Halliwells Robot and the six others, came J. E. Smallmans Rome Vennie. White Thorn was ridden by N. Foden for that pilots second score and he was largely responsible for the success of his mount. Back in fifth position early, while Robot and Proteus drew out from the others to supply the early pace, Foden picked a course on the outside of the leaders, where the firmer footing prevailed and, giving his mount his best skill when it came to a finish, managed to get on by the faltering Bald Crest right at the end. Rome Vennie also came from well back as he raced to within a half length of the Erindale colt, while Robot was five lengths further back. J. G. Faiv purchased the plater "Canterbury Rain from R. Toomath at Hamilton. H. Deimler, who campaigned a small stable during the first half of the schedule in Quebec, was an arrival. L. Gentry has taken over Thunder Light to train for B. F. Brandon. Thunder Light was included in the H. C. Hatch, J. C. Milam and L. Gentry shipment that came from Kenilworth. Harvey Boyle arrived with his stable that consists of Lady Nora and Lady Billie.
