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CLOSING DAY AT WINDSOR THE BEST MEETING EVER HELD AT THS TRACK COMES TO A PROSPEROUS END Superstition Defeats Charlie Gilbert in the Windsol s sStakes Stakes Cave Adsum Outstays Minnie Adams in Close Finish Detroit Mich July 25 The banner meeting of Windsor racing culminated today with a splendid offering of seven races that included the Windsor Stakes at one mile having a fixed value of 1150 to the winner It restilteel in a surprise and victory for Superstition an outsider Charlie Gilbert was the best supported choice tout could do no better than lanel second Superstition at the outset set a tremendous pace which soon had her opponents driv ¬ ing hard to keep In striking distance She main ¬ tained her pace steadily and although tiring In the stretch had enough In reserve to stall off the de ¬ termined challenge of Charlie Gilbert The latter flinched under punishment and swerved in the final furlong and but for this might have been the win ¬ ner x The condensed history of the Windsor Selling Stakes Is as follows followsYear Year Winner A Wt Jockey Val Time 190 Rebounder 4 100 W Fischerl150 154 1007 Fantastic IS K G Swain 1150 146 1008 Superstition S7 Devericb 1150138 One and onesixteenth miles in 190C and 1907 The small fields in tlie various races gave unlim ¬ ited opportunity for keen speculation Favorites fared fairly well four of them succeeding while the other winners also hail liberal support Next to Charlie Gilberts decisive defeat Mousignors failure in thfl handicap was another shock Minnie Adams threatened momentarily to make It a runaway racu but after going threequarters tired and allowed Cave Adsum te pass her and win by a half length Reidmoore landing third place slightly In advance of MonslgnorA Monslgnor A ellsqualifieation came with the running of tho opener when Bluei Lee which had finished third was set back for Nicols action in cutting sharply acre ss from the outside to the inner rail thereby causing a jam and nearly a fall Fielder was the one to suffer most by the mishap Night Mist suffer ¬ ing least by the interference anil winning after standing off the challenge of Fielder The judges suspended NIcol for one week for rough riding He will however be allowed to ride in stakes for hia contract employer employerli li Adnionltor which was confidently supported in ittf3rlifth race furnished excitement by funning away threequarters before the start The mishap eliminated him and he finished last Balbek the shortpriced favorite winning in a canter The closing race was a sharp contest from the barriers rise to the finish Zipango repeating his splendid performance of yesterday beating Lady Esther by a neck Senator Barrett and Itelmere were the other winners winnersFrom From a financial point the meeting just closeel was tlie best ever held here and the success will cause the management to make many extensive Im ¬ provements on the plant W O Partner stated to ¬ day that no fall meeting would be held heldLouis Louis A Cella was among todays visitors hav ¬ ing stopped off en route from St Louis to Buffalo where he will attend the opening Special trains will leave tonight and tomorrow conveying race followers and horsemen to Buffalo It Is predlcteel that Fort Erie will have the greatest meeting ever known at that course courseFrom From remarks made by L A Cella today it is probable that the pursers will be increased
