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INFERNOS SPLENDID PERFORMANCE. Merry England Turns the Tables on Preen — Seven Races at Toronto. Toronto, Out.. May 22.- Inferno, .loscpli B. Sea graaia home bred colt, here considered li.e best horae ever foaled in the Dominion of Canada, made his Mist appearance ; the aeaeoa la the handicap which featured the card at ayoodhiae this afteraooa and came out of the race wjlh Dying colors, inferno, conceding weight to ever] thin- in the race, shouldered 11 Bounds, trailed the others for si furlongs then Weal to the front and. drawing away under restraint won by eight lenlhs in little better than a canter. from a time standpoint I lie race was a remarkable one, as Inferno ran the mile in 1:3**, within a fifth of a aeeond of the track record made by Sir Ralph, Willi only lot pounds up. McDanlel worked Inferno out an extra farioag and !iis time for the mile and an eighth was 1:52. Colonel .lack, the Ascot Derby winner, was the riHiner up. Thbj ■ •!; was s,- fancied b] his |„.,, pie, Who niaili secret of the fact that they ex peeled to beat the Seagram Hack. I, ml Jack made a gaa»e effort 1iit he was not eqaal to beat lag a horse of Infernoa class. Inferno is |n i condition just now than he waa last spring and if he retains his present form he will prore trouble some to some of the eastern cracks when !:■ meets them on tin New Y,.rk courses. The Seagram colon were also sees in f al when Merry England woa the irat race, ■■■■ Brc and a lull farloaga -print, in which !.e met among otbei Preea. Despite his defeat on the opening daj bj Preea, Merry England had a huge following and was always the pahtles choice in the race. McDaa iel iode Merry England with u- 1 Judgment. He permitted I.a Gloria Mid Preea to race theaweirea into exhaastioa in setting a. fast pa e and delayed his move ii m ii straightened out in the homestretch where he moved up and taking command at the sixteenth post, outstayed Charlie Baatmaa in the linal drive and WOB by a head. A nia.jori.v id the races Furnished keen contests, iu which the successful ones were Forced to stand bard arfeea to win by simri i weak linish was responsible for Thistle Dos defeat in the third race. When he had. a winning had at the sixteenth post. McCarthy became earehtaa with the result that Picaroon ataaaged to gel up in the rery last stride and beat him out a head. D was necessary because of the number of entries In the liist race p. make a spjh and have a seventh race today. Lotos Eater, the Barbarity Stables candidate f tic Toronto Cup, worked a mile this morning in 1 39 . Minnie Adams, in company with M: lad. worked the asm distance in 1:42. i I - was good work for Cooks mare ami she i- in great form. Joe McLennan has arranged with .1. V. Strode to manage his apprentice rider. Gaagei, for the remainder of the season on the northern circuit and iii future will look after the boys engagements. Kalian, which was bought by the Nugent Broth ers, w St Louis, from .1. c. Mihtm at LouisrOle last week, reached here in lo.hI condition an 1 will be trained bj W. II. Mosby. The Kagent Brothe s are rale.! as the largest horse dealers in Si. Louis and are a new acquisition to the ranks of thoroagfa bred owners. Most of the prominent stables racing here w,n -hip direct to Montreal. A card fully in, lo Hie bigfa standard of |h- lie ■ Ing i- offered for haumiow and. arith BiUeott, Assemblyman, Toecan; Lawrence P. Daley. Larikla. Florence T.; Ormondea Right, Oobmona. Daring; Toarei New Mowa Hay. Faetotam; John OGrady, Chatelaine. Ii.cily: .l,juie. Malabou and IoMii.ad among the entries, a big attendance should be attracted t. K. Lynch.
