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GETAWAY DAY AT HAMILTON Good Crowd Present at Ontario Course as Meeting Ends. Attribute Defeats Boscobel in Thrilling Stretch Duel to Account for Colonial Purse. HAMILTON, Ont., Aug. 9. Conceding weight to his opponents, Attribute, sporting the silkr of the Hastings Stable, took major honors in the Colonial Purse, the most important offering that was furnished on the Wednesday program of the Hamilton Jockey Club, which brought to a conclusion racing activities for the season. Opposed by four other performers, the three-year-old Hastings colt scored his success in a thrilling duel to defeat the Smallman filly, Boscobel, after the. pair had staged a sensational duel the length of the home stretch, after which the winners margin was just a half length. -Third portion of the purse went to Wrackell, the veteran of the Ridgewood Farm Stable, and at a safe distance behind came Yellow Metal, from the E. G. Buhner barn, to earn a close verdict over Traumagne, the only other contestant. Attribute, on the strength of previous formidable efforts, was installed the choice for the feature and under the riding of P. Remillard, went along smoothly as he provided Boscobel with rather stiff contention as she set the early pace. These two quickly drew away from the others and it was Traumagne that held third place. Wrackell was some distance back and just heading Yellow Metal. Remillard was content to follow the Smallman miss until approaching the main stretch and it was here that he drew abreast of Boscobel. Continuing with good courage Attribute gradually raced past and under strong pressure was past the line in 1:45, the second fastest race recorded at the distance at the meeting. A crowd of excellent size turned out to bid farewell to the thoroughbreds for the present season in this section and according to final reports, the local meeting proved a success. Conditions were ideal for the sport that was furnished and racing was conducted over a fast course that dried out in wonderfully fast condition from a muddy track that prevailed Tuesday. The Mrs. R. PI. New stable accounted for their first purse of the meeting, and Hidden Lore acquired early in the season, earned part of her purchase price when she scored .-. front-running triumph in the second race, which was another test for juveniles. Five others opposed the Mrs. R. H. New miss and it. was Incandescent, from the A. Burrus stable, racing as if best, which chased the winner to the end of the six furlongs journey, while C. Smythes Divert easily took the measure of Beau Kilrane and the two others. Hidden Lore had the most speed of those Continued on twenty-second page. GETAWAY DAY AT HAMILTON Continued from first page. under silks and J. Paradise made good use of it when he sent her into a safe lead early in the running. Buntino went along to offer the contention, but was soon supplanted by Divert, while Incandescent, on the inside, was pocketed and Riley took up sharply to find a course on the outside. Hidden Lore, easily shaking off Divert, readily drew away into a three lengths lead, but in the final furlong was well ridden to meet the final rush of Incandescent to score by three-quarters of a length. Divert was just a head away to hold a four lengths advantage over Beau Kilrane. Showing the best performance of his two-year-old career, Missouri Jim, from the Thorncliffe Stable, finally managed to register his maiden victory when he took the measure of Malabar, Imadud and seven others of his age in the five and one-half furlongs of the opening event. Installed a lukewarm choice over the nine that opposed him, Missouri Jim, never far from the established pace, of Malabar, readily forged into command when straightened into the main stretch and, under strong handling by J. Mattioli reaching the finish, showed the way by two lengths. Malabar easily held to second position when overtaken by the winner, beating Imadud, from the R. H. New stable, a length and one-half for the show portion of the purse. Meridian Queen raced up to- expectations when she turned back six other distance performers to account for the first triumph of the Erindale Stable here when she scored a hard-earned victory in the mile and one-sixteenth of the third race, for which she was favored. Going into the van in the back stretch and willingly holding to her task when vigorously ridden in the late stages of the journey, the veteran mare lasted to account for the race by a neck over Mrs. G. Hogarths Just Imagine, while beaten three lengths for second place came A. J Halliwells Huraway. The others finished in strung-out order, with the disappointing Mrs. Fostei back in fifth place. Home-bred sprinters raced in the fourth and once again the silks of the Erindale Stable were borne to victory, the second time during the afternoon, when Bald Crest proved best of nine others of his age. Taking command with a rush in the early stages the fast son of Rockville and Lady Vixen never left the result in doubt to score over the well backed Canny Age, of the C. Smythe stable, while third was accounted for by D. Irvings Attic Bird, when he led Rockroma, which finished fourth, before Kings Bounty and the others. Meridian Queen was the first of the Erindale representatives to make good when she accounted for the preceding race. GETAWAY DAY AT HAMILTON I Continued from first page. J under silks and J. Paradise made good use of it when he sent her into a safe lead early in the running. Buntino went along to offer the contention, but was soon supplanted by Divert, while Incandescent, on the inside, was pocketed and Riley took up sharply to find a course on the outside. Hidden Lore, easily shaking off Divert, readily drew away into a three lengths lead, but in the final furlong was well ridden to meet the final rush of Incandescent to score by three-quarters of a length. Divert was just a head away to hold a four lengths advantage over Beau Kilrane. Showing the best performance of his two-year-old career, Missouri Jim, from the Thorncliffe Stable, finally managed to register his maiden victory when he took the measure of Malabar, Imadud and seven others of his age in the five and one-half furlongs of the opening event. Installed a lukewarm choice over the nine that opposed him, Missouri Jim, never far from the established pace , of Malabar, readily forged into command when straightened into the main stretch and, under strong handling by J. Mattioli reaching the finish, showed the way by two lengths. Malabar easily held to second position when overtaken by the winner, beating Imadud, from the R. H. New stable, a length and one-half for the show portion of the purse. Meridian Queen raced up to. expectations when she turned back six other distance performers to account for the first triumph of the Erindale Stable here when she scored a hard-earned victory in the mile and one-sixteenth of the third race, for which she was favored. Going into the van in the back stretch and willingly holding to her task when vigorously ridden in the late stages of the journey, the veteran mare lasted to account for the race by a neck over Mrs. G. Hogarths Just Imagine, while beaten three lengths for second place came A. J Halliwells Huraway. The others finished in strung-out order, with the disappointing Mrs. Fostei back in fifth place. Home-bred sprinters raced in the fourth and once again the silks of the Erindale Stable were borne to victory, the second time during the afternoon, when Bald Crest proved best of nine others of his age. Taking command with a rush in the early stages the fast son of Rockville and Lady Vixen never left the result in doubt to score over the well backed Canny Age, of the C. Smythe stable, while third was accounted for by D. Irvings Attic Bird, when he led Rockroma, which finished fourth, before Kings Bounty and the others. Meridian Queen was the first of the Erindale.-repre-sentatives to make good when she accounted for the preceding race.
