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HAMILTONS OPENING CARD Crowd of 8,000 Sees Bit of Sorrow Carry Off Featured A. R. Louden Memorial. HAMILTON, Ont., June 27. Bit of Sorrow, unsexed son of Black Toney and Paradise Lost, racing for Lloyd Gentry, ran to an impressive three lengths victory in the mile and one-sixteenth A. R. Louden Memorial Handicap, opening day headliner at the Hamilton Jockey Club. Closest to the victor as the finish line was reached was Mrs. R. Fairbanks Hastinola, stablemate of the winner, while third honors fell to the early pacemaker, Mrs. J. Badames Trey. The latter just lasted to save the show award from the fast-closing Jack Patches. E. F. Seagrams Sablin, high weight of the field, under 119 pounds, was next, before the only two other starters, Abbatoro and Unencumbered. The victory of Bit of Sorrow was his first of the year. A delay of five minutes occurred before the field was sent on its way. This was caused by the unruly antics of Jack Patches, Sablin and the ultimate winner, which has been known to be erratic and which was taken to the outside of the stall gates. When the field was dispatched Sablin was fastest away, with Hastinola next in line, while Abbatoro was the victim of some slight bumping. Trey soon spurted into command and, racing before Hastinola and Bit of Sorrow, held sway until the eighth-post was reached. At this juncture Bit of Sorrow moved up swiftly on the outside to surge into the lead and, despite punishment, Trey was unable to withstand the challenge and gave way to Hastinola. With the pair running one-two, Bit of Sorrow swerved over on his running mate, causing the latter to be taken up, but the filly recovered in time to make the issue for the place award safe over Trey. The latter was showing signs of distress from his early efforts and was fortunate to last long enough to stall off the fast-closing Jack Patches. Sablin, the favorite, appeared to dislike his weight assignment, and did not enter into serious contention at any stage, while Abbatoro, top weight under the scale, did not extend himself after being buffeted at the start.
