New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
STAR CHARTER WINS RACE
Captures Canadian Sportsman's
Handicap by a Length.

Fort Erie. Ont. Aug. 5.--John w Schorrs
Star Charter was the winner of the Cana
dian Sportsman's Handicap the feature
race of the closing days programme at
Fort Erie this afternoon. lie was ridden
by Wilson, and moved UP with a rush
rounding the far turn, to outgame the
others in the final drive, beating Lahore
by a length. The latter just managed TO
get M i'm time 10 defeat Meridian by a
head for the place. with Bob r. fourth;
another head away There were several
starters. with Plate Glass the favorite.
The latter was forward contender 1or
six furlongs and then stopped
The meeting was the best ever held by
the Niagara Jockey Club, and the attend
ance was up TO the high standard or the
previous years. 'Thirty-seNen books were
i'm line and speculation was brisk. The go
ing was lumpy and treacherous and slow
time was made i'm the different events.
The summaries follow:
First race purse. $500; for wo-year- olds;
selling. five and one-half furlongs)-Rod ana
Gun. 100 tByIne), to ], : i 10 ana 10 D.
fret bv length James DOckcry, lO@ Cor
dom. to T. . to I and to ?. second; Gift'
% ,Schutt!ngc). 20 to J. to ! ana . TO s,. J;
third Time. 1:11. FL TOro. Hamilton, Mad
River, Pasadena queen. Flamma ana Auto
i Second race purse. $500, steeple chase. for
three year-olds and upward; handicap; short
courso) -Thistledsle 144 tMcAice), TO l.
: TO . and even. first by three lengths; 81.
Abc 10 6Boylc). If 10 >, to and out.
second: Mystic Light los dayton. . to D.
: TO 10 and out third Time. 200 20. Judge
C'ronin and Hugh Wynne finished as named.
Dinua Ken bolted Of the course and did not
Third race (purse. $500 for three-year- olds
and upward. selling, six furongsl-Nightfall.
% NDgEins), 10 10 10 ana TO -
FIRST by one length; Kormsk. l04 Gordon,
. TO J. TO ana 10 >. second q Miller
III 1Burnst. TO =. To . and to :. third.
Time 1.19 30 Mamie Bright. Jim l., Mon
Grief and Duquesne also ran
Fourth race canadian Sportsman Handi-
inward. one mile and siXtecnth)-Stdr
chatter 1O3 wilson. to !, to | and s
to : nrst 10y one length: Lahore. 1905 tMc-
Cahc,I. . 10 .. TO = and 10 >. second:
Meridian, III lKocrnerl ! TO J.. TO . and :
to TO- third. Time. :j3 20. Bob r. Ieus.
Grassmcrc and Plate Glass finished as named.
Fifth race tpuisc. $500. for three year ods
and upward: selling six furlongsD--FollIe
Levy III Glass. > 10 !, to ] and even.
first bv i've lengths. Eogon, 90 tWingheldI,
= 20 . even and 10 ? second; Little Father,
100 (Taplin). 10 !. 3 to and TO .. third.
Tiln, lis. Eagle Bird. Nreeland. Danlield
and i. H. IIoughton also ran.
Sixth race tDuTsc. $500, for three-vear- olds
and inward: one mile and three siXtecnthsD-
console 1O7 tGOosoD. = to . to > ana out.
& TO . / TO = and OUT. second; The Golden
Euttcr,l- los (Henryl, 10 l. even and out,
third Time COS. Montgomery also ran.
seventh race (purse. 500, for three year
olds and upward. one mile and o sixteenth
Jobn Rcardou. t13 GAilsonJ. to -. . to
snJ 6 10 g. first. Supervisor. % (Byrne) Z. 70
10 I and even, second; Ia Nun la. III
Il Utnrvb. 10 TO /. 10 and to !. thirI.
Time SO -. Long Hand. Live Wire and
Emperor william finished as named.