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JACOMO WINS THE TUCKETT STAKES. Record-Breaking Crowd Sees the Racing at Hamilton — Picktime Scores Again. Hamilton. Out.. June s. - The Hamilton Jockey Club counted its n rd attendance today when 4.." 0o people went through the pay gate. Coinplimeniai • badge botdera brought the number to more than 5,000. The racing was highly interesting and the mood of the spectators was all the more merry heeaaae of the fact that five af tha seven races were wen by favorites. The TuckoM Selling Slakes for three-year olds uul upward was the feature. It brought out a small but select field. Chippewa and Furipides were inosi in demand. Jaeomo was practically an out--idi-r in the belling, but quite a few. remembering i i- food race of yi -Inlay, took a chauce ou the BOB of Cerolsiein. Merlingo was lirst away, closely followed by Furipides. They raced as a team until rounding the far turn, when Merlingo gave it up and Euripides was joined by Court Martial. Turning into the stretch Euripides began to tire and .lacomo. which bad been saved from the early pace. ■nine with a rush and after a sharp brush drew away and won easily by four lengths from Euripi .1. s. Conn Martial finishing third, five lengths in trout of Bon Mot. The handicap steepieeha-e was not much, but it vas an improvement over the races previously run through the Sold. Four horses finished. Ohnet am! Apleryx pulled up after going over fourteen of the obstacles. Picktime. the favorite, won handily by a length from Frank Somers, which had been mak lag the pace throughout. The iinlii aliens are that there will Ik* a shortage of horses at Windsor for I In twenty-five days meeting beginning next Sal unlay. The purses will he iin leased tO |S9S and SaSS, and all handicaps will be 00. .lo. key Lloyd left tonight for Latonia to ride Ovelando in tiie Derby. Kuby King broke down in the tilth race and may never race again.
