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DOER CANTERS TO VICTORY Montieth Racer Has Little Trouble ; Winning Main Event on Hamilton Program Showers Fall. HAMILTON, Ont., June 29. Doer, aged son of Zeppelin and Fanny Dodge, which races for W. F. Montieth, experienced little trouble in taking the measure of five other i homebred distance platers that vied for hon- ors at one mile and a sixteenth in the best race offered here today. Under the capable handling of Norman Foden, Doer was four lengths in advance of Field Mouse, his near-i est rival, when the judges pagoda was reached, while the latter had little trouble in outfinishing Karame by a matter of a half dozen lengths for second place. Sandalman, j Byriby and High Day, which constituted the balance of the field, finished in that order with daylight showing between each of them. Although Tuesdays program at the Hamilton Jockey Club was entirely for members of the claiming ranks, it was productive of keenly contested racing throughout the j afternoon. Another splendid week-day crowd viewed the proceedings. Before the field was called to the post in the initial affair, a bright sun and a cool breeze greeted the early comers, but shortly after the running of the second race a heavy shower fell, which did not stop until after the running of the third event. However, it soon passed off, with no material effect on the racing strip. In the feature, labeled the Toronto Purse, J. C. Fletchers Karame was the first to ; leave the stalls and reach the first turn in front, closely followed by Field Mouse and High Day. However, Karames lead was short-lived as Field Mouse drove into the lead midway on the backstretch. Karame was laying in second position at this time, while Doer had just begun to make his winning rush. Making the turn into the stretch, Field Mouse was enjoying a lead of two lengths, but Doer was charging gamely on the outside and reached the leader soon after straightening out in the stretch and under steady urging went on to score a comparatively easy victory. Field Mouse had second place all to herself, while Karame just stalled off Sandalman for third honors.
