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HAMILTONS SEMI-FINAL DAY Bain Changes Track Conditions Mudlarks Have an Inning. Batlle Plane Never Leaves Result of Lans- downe Plate in Doubt Royal Vintage Second. HAMILTON, Ont., Aug. 8. Battle Plane, the fast son of Hillman Fortune Face, who races successfully for Bruce Irvine, scored his third victory of the season and was opposed by some of the best sprinters in training here to account for the Landsdowne Plate, which served as the principal offering for the semi-final day of the second summer meeting at the course of the Hamilton Jockey Club. The Irvine sprinter never left the result in doubt at any stage of the six and one half furlongs and his success was one of the most popular victories of the afternoon. Following the winner closest at the end came W. H. Wrights Royal Vintage, another three-year-old. Shorelint, one of four older performers, held a big margin over T. S. Cochenours Quatra Bras as he finished fourth before Easter Hatter and , Happy Hopes. Battle Plane, a strong choice with the public, had the services of J. McCoy in the feature and from a good start, for all, was soon showing the way. Finding the track to his liking, McCoy quickly took his mount under steady restraint and for the remainder of the journey cantered along to complete the route in 1:20 and two and one-half lengths before his closest pursuer. Royal Vintage, taking second place in the final half mile, stuck it out to save the place by a head, while Shorelint easily led the three others. For the second time during the present meeting, rain brought about a change in track conditions and only those suited by the footing remained to strive for honors. However, a crowd of average size turned out for the semi-final program and witnessed some excellent sport of which the Lansdowne Plate, an allowance affair, was the main attraction. Heart Break, racing for A. J. Halliwell, turned in her third consecutive victory in as many starts of late and her second of the present meeting when she made every post a winning one to account for the opening dash in a drive. This was a six and one-half furlongs test under claiming conditions with the winner installed the choice. Landing in second position after closing an immense gap came J. E. Smallmans Rome Vennie to suffer defeat by a half length while third was the portion of the purse for Seemego of the Mayfair Stable when he took the measure of C. Smythes Arrowswift and four others. The J. R. Buchanan stable uncovered a likely youngster when Chiliad, a first-time starter, graduated from the maiden ranks to defeat seven others of his age in the five and one-half furlongs of the second race. Making the running for every stride of the dash, Chiliad showed excellent ability in the soft footing that prevailed and accounted for his triumph when he led Mayco, from the J. O. Burttschell stable, to score by a length. Third fell to the choice, Alcodema, of the R. S. McLaughlin stable, with C. V. Whitneys Hooligan fourth and before four others. Eight home-bred distance performers met in the mile and one-sixteenth of the third race. In this another favorite was successful when jockey C. McCann had Granite Rock, from the Four Ls Stable, returned an easy victor for his second success here. Chasing the winner home to suffer defeat by four lengths, came .By the Sea of the "Thorncliffe Stable and in a tight issue for third, the veteran, Gay Parisian, from the C. J. Patchett barn, landed that part of the purse from N. McLeods Mythical Lore. Galahad, racing for Mrs. J. Mandonia, was another to score his second triumph of the meeting, the third racer of the afternoon, to accomplish that feat. He took a good lot into camp in the mile and one-quarter of the fifth race, which was styled the Long Point Plate. The winner was opposed by seven others, and it was Major General, from the J. E. Smallman stable, which landed in second place at the end of the ten furlongs journey. Third was accounted for by N. J. Damatos Bushman when he barely lasted to outstay A. J. Halliwells Huraway. Following behind the four to lead three others came the stanchly backed Zion, a winner of his last two races.
