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WINPSOR RACING CLOSES SATURDAY. Detroit, Mich., Octoher 17. Racing conditions that could not have been improved helped to draw out the banner crowd of the meeting at Windsor this afternoon. The weather was warm, while the track was af its best. TJvenly balanced fields went to the post in all sis of the events, the feature of which was an all-aged handicap at one mile. Before the first race the management announced that with the. running of Saturday a program the meeting would come to a close. This means that it will end the racing season in these parts for ip07. Many of the horsemen will ship direct to New Orleans to await the opening of the winter season at the City Park course. Some few will go to California, among them Edward Trotter, while the balance will ship to Baltimore. Favorites won three races today, the successful choices being J. W. ONeill, Little- Wally and Thurbet. Morcland and J. Murphy each rode two winners. In the mile handicap Mode Nii-olls A vaunt cor showed startling improvement over his previous efforts. He was a good horse today and ran like one that had been rejuvenated. When the start came he left the post like a scared rabbit and dashed iulo a long lead. The further they went the bigger the gap he opened on his field, anil, passing the winning mark, he had a six-lengths lead over Glimmer. The pace throughout was very fast, the mile being run in 1::!0J. In the steeplechase Littly Wally was backed by a wise division for a good thing and he won in handsome fashion. Of the eight which went to the post, only three finished and at the end Little Wally was fifteen lengths in front of Picktiino. which was second. At the start Kussell A. propped and refused to join his field. Bonn finally got him going and at the first jump he stopped suddenly and unseated his rider. The Chef and Tony Hart also came to grief at this jump, both horses falling. Dr. Koch lost his rider at the ninth jump, while Snowdrift also lost her rider during the running of the race. The only close finish of the afternoon came with the running of the fourth race, which was won by Thurbet by a neck from Linda Lake after a great stretch drive. The following owners ship to Baltimore 011 Saturday: M. llogan, .1. S. Flymi, J. W. Pangle, Henry Mason and George Uichings.
