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SEAGRAM KEEPS THE CUP. DEUCE DUPLICATES INFERNOS VICTORY OF 1906 IN THE HANDICAP. Minnie Adams and Colonel Jack Have No Chance — Preen Takes the Measure of Merry England. Toronto, OnL, May 99. When Heme, ridden by 1!. Mcli.niil. won the handicap which featured tha •aid at Woodbine this aflernon. J. p.. Seagram beta the absolute owner of the clwlbnge cup. i allied at $.". * and presented by the Bjancu/e Hotel is a trophy to the raee. with tile condiiion that il be held by the owner of the winner for one year and to become the absolute property of the ow in r w inning the handicap three times or two years iu succession. -Doe Streett won the cup in 1999 with Port itoyal. The next year he surrendered it to the Gonghncrea stable when Lathorou won. General W. T. Tow nes won iu 1996 With Mistiss and held the cup until last year when Mr. Seagram won it with Inferno and now Deuce has put it into his posses-ion for keeps. the race was marred by a wretched start iu Which Minnie Adams, strongly fancied by tea public. and Colonel Jack, a colt with chances considered second to none by his people, were left at the post. IhC fault was wholly that of one of the aashdnnl starters, who had hold of Minnie Adam-, and just as the barrier was sprung he wheeled the marc around interfering- with Colonel Jack ami causing jockey M.-Brlde to pull up. The hitter went alter his opponents and at the half mile gt id was up with the leaders. Pounding t In-far turn. Colonel Jack showed in second po-i Hon. The big gap he was forced to done told iii the stretch run and he dropped back tired. Pence was speedy in tin- early singes, McPaniel having him under stiff restraint until the last ipiarler. Where he went to the front and won iu little heller than a canter. Pence is a llashy looking eolt with unusually high notion. He had been working well and his victory was anticipated by his people. Deuce had out-footed Inferno in the inorn-teg trials ami his victory meant rich returns for those ••jn the know." William 1". Presgraves Preen gave the Seagram crack Merry Kngland a sound beating iu the open ing race. If was the first time that Merry Kngland had ever been beaten over the WtNxlbiuo track and this defeat wa- in a measure due to his being sharply out off in the backstretch by Charlie Kast- mau. McPaniel complained of McBrhJes rough work and the latter was cautioned to be more care ful iu the future. Sccrci.irv 1-r.iser received word this morning that ten jumpers, the property of William Herat, would arrive here from cnurchlll Downs on Wednesday The stable of J. I . Strode got in this morning 1 1 I. nisi ille. A very good program is outers d for tomorrow af- terniHin and with such fast ones as Erie Croeno. Thistle Do, Widows Mite: Out of Step. Itawny. Cannie Maid: dimmer. Hall a Crown, Kelvin: Bevery. Colonel Ill verdale. Klin : Purslane. Tougor del. I.,. id Poiillege-: Clolen. Seln h- s M id w ay and Snz.iiaie Itoeanioia among the horses entered the racing should prove attractive and entertaining. T. K. Lynch.
