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ALL IN READINESS AT TORONTO. Many Good Horses Named to Start in the Races of This Afternoon, Towmta on! . Mav 21. The prlnaj meeting of the Ontario Jockej Clnn «ill begin tomorrow with one nt il.e l-.-i cards 1 w-i offered al tbe famous Wood him course. Entered in the different raeea are uf good claK ml - me great racinr N eertala 1 vlto ■ ■ •! He- Ontario Jockey Club is emu ooid ot icuti m nUlivi- iuui ut iU- Domluiou vvhv |Fe in tin- spurt fur spurts sake alone and the fact that the lull has declared but OOC dividend] in many years ahowa the rallher of those in control. The big event tomorrow will, of course, be the Kings Plate, die nmsl famous turf event in Canada and tin- oldest •.xtare mi the continent, it will be the fiftieth running of lliis race. Of the thirty four nominated, only ten are namril to slart and four of them are from the stable of Joseph E. Seagram. On what tiny have shewn in private, the Hendrie filly. Shiiuonesc. seems easily best and should win. Her best trial was a mile and a quarter in 2:12 over a track that was far from being fast. The Dyinent colt. Port Garry, showed the sane distance in 2:15. finishing well within himself anil in the event of the track being deep and heavy, his cliauees of beating the llendiie filly would be improved. Jockeys Goldstein, Musgrave and Qnarrtajrtoa have been engaged to ride the three that will carry the S :il: pa in eolors. It is stiid that Mindip will he scratched. Eddie Walsh will have the mount on Generous Moor. Preston on Desert Star. Mentry on Fort Garry Gilbert on Bblmonesc and Nicol on Caoetown. Ieai-ltiv-liei-. tbe last ot the Seagram oiigibhs. was jumped on and cni down while being schooled from tbe barrier ■ few days ago. S.iilling was to have ridden Fort Garry, but when be failed to turn up John Dyinent scoured Mentry. It is said that Shilling is endeavoring to break away from K. L. Tbomaa and it is for this reason thai he lias remained at his home in Texas. iii tli ■ meantime Thomas is scouring around for another rider, and iust at present is sH 1-tlattnx with both lockers Scorllle and Rettig. It is probable the latter will be the one selected and he is due to arrive here Sunday. Outside or the Kings Plate, the Minto Slakes is the most attractive of the Other races offered. There are sixteen named to start, and among them are some of the best horses on the grounds. In the second nee the sensational California two-year-old. Flying Squirrel, is named as a starter, and lie will meet in this race Star Wave, a youngster that lias shown up well enough here in his work to warrant an offer of ,000 being turned down. Charles Boyle, who secured the three year-old. Detective, from Matt Allen a few weeks ago. has asked Sam llildreth to pat a price on King James. Mr. Boyle is anxious to gccnrc a few horses of high class. Some years back, when associated With Charles Liltlefiebl. the firm campaigned a stable of famous horses on the metropolitan courses. Charles Bowman is in receipt of a letter from lackey Keasrh. dated May 10. in which the latter statiil thai his g was healing up and that he cx-pcoted to be ahottt in a week or ten days. Bowman is expecting the boy to reach here the latter part of the meeting. There are lose to 1.008 horses here. All of the stables on the grounds are occupied, and forty-four owners have been forced to seek accommodations on the outside.
