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CLOSE FINISHES MARK THE TORONTO RACING Moonrakcr Pleases by Defeating Oxford and Purslane At Lone Odds Toronto Out May 20 An evenly balanced card furnished exciting sport at Woodbine Park this afternoon Secretary Fraser succeeded in bringing together wellmatched fields and a majority of the race furnished keen contests In two the winner was in doubt until the official placing was displayed and when Moouraker beat Oxford out a head In the Ormonde purse his victory was greeted with great cheering Moonrakcr is owned by a local turfman and was the extreme outsider in the betting lie was ridden by the California jockey T Uice and after a sharp struggle with the oddson favorite Purslane hi the early running drew away on the far turn and in u driving finish outstayed Oxford and beat him out a head headIn In the Maple Leaf Stakes which called for thrce rearold fillies bred in Canada John Dymciits Can nie Maid beat the heavily backed favorite Shimon fse Jockey Dave Nicol had the mount on the win ¬ ner and he rode one of his best races Shinionese was undoubtedly best and was beaten through an incompetent ride rideThe The tabled history of the Maple Leaf Stakes since 1S100 is given below Year Winner Wt Jockey Val Time 100 Barley Sugar 117 Italian 480 20 18101 Lady Berkeley 1 17 L Thompson CO 202 1102 Lyddite 122 T Walker 010154 110 Profligate 117 Pickering 815 l5Sg l5Sg1SOI 1SOI Lonpangn 122 Songer 855 1 1 1l05 l05 Maid of Parrie 117 K Walsh 8001521 1005 Fair Havana 1227 Kagaii 810151 1 07 Sea Wall 122 K McDaniel 805 151 A AIOCS IOCS Cannie Maid 122 Nicol 785 152 J JThe The attendance was again large despite threaten ¬ ing weather conditions Heavy showers which fell during the morning made the going sloppy but the footing was good and the change In the going cut but little figure in results Two favor jfes managed to win the successful choices being Handmaur and Lady Isabel IsabelJoseph Joseph McLennan the young turfman whose efforts were partly responsible for the development of jockey Dave Nicol has taken that rider under his wing again and in future will manage and make his en ¬ gagements gagementsAvamitcer Avamitcer a horse Which was claimed by Sam Louis at New Orleans and afterwards transferred to W G KingDodds died at Woodbine this morn ¬ ing The jumper Boldemo owned by P Cannon diod yesterday of fever contracted wliile being ship ¬ ped here from PImlico PImlicoTim Tim Montreal Jockey Club has arranged with John Cavanaugh to manage the letting ring at Blue Bon nets A niunlxT of the layers doing business at Woodbine Park have signified their intention of going to Montreal this spring springJockey Jockey Iurns returned to New York last night Burns did not got many mounts here this spring and it is understood that he will make an effort to secure an engagement abroad abroadSam Sam Ilolmau arrived from New Orleans this morn ¬ ing with Betsy Rinford Bounding Elk nnd Trenola TrenolaTho Tho stewards are still investigating the Montclair race of Thursday and according to report some sensational evidence has been unearthed If ru ¬ mors which are going around are true it wonhl not be surprising if a couple of owners are given the gate The officials are doing the sensible thing In trying to ferret out who was responsible for Goldsteins badlooking ride
