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JHN0T WINS THE HANDICAP AT WINDSOR. Julia Gentzberger Loses Her Purse of Monday S. J. Charles Protest Is Sustained. Detroit, Mich., September 4. Ideal racing weather and an excellent card served to draw a large crowd to the Windsor track today. Only two favorites won. but the other races went to well-backed second and third choices. The Uack was lightning fast. The interest of the public centered In the fourth race, a handicap for .two-year-olds at five and a half furlongs. Minot and Emlnola were most fancied and they were both well backed, going to the post equal choices. Minot jumped Into the lead at the rise of the barrier and from that time on never gave his backers a moment of uneasiness, making every post a winning one, passing the winning line a length in front of Eminola. J. Burttschell has bought of William Walker the three-year-old filly Miss Leeds, the price being private. Hueston Brothers have bought of E. W. Moore, Mabole, for 00. She was sent to Chicago, where she will be schooled over the Jumps. Tommy McGee arrived this morning from Latonla with eleven head of Ed. Corrlgans horses. Among them were John Carroll, Alma Dufour, Goldlc and the best of the Jumping division. They will finish out the season here and at Toronto. S. J. Charles, whose horse, Charley Ward, ran second to Julia Gentzberger In the sixth race yesterday, lodged a protest this morning against the payment of the purse to the winner on the ground that the filly carried the wrong weight. It was alleged that the filly did not belong to H. Johnson and that she was not entitled to the apprentice allowance. Upon investigation It was found that the grounds of protest were correct and Judge Price allowed the claim. Charley Ward was given first money, Minos second, and Mirabel third.
