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SEAGRAMS FIRST SUCCESS AT TORONTO. Wins the Breeders" Stakes with Courtier and Runs Second with Tollendal. Toronto. Ont., May 2.1.— The black and yellow sash of Joseph E. Seagram, president of the Ontario Jockey club, colors that are popular with Toronto race goers, were seen in front for the first time at the meeting when Courtier carried them to victory in the Breeders Stakes at Woodbine this afternoon. Secretary Eraser provided an attractive program. Besides the Breeders. Stakes, there were offered as attraction the Coronation Stakes the Prince of Wties Handicap and the Melguml Steeplechase. Well matched fields went to the post in a majority ot the races and interesting contests were In order P. T. Chiiiii furnished the winner in the Prince of Wales Handicap in the fast rilly. Ladv Irma. which showed dazzling s| eed. while St. Cecilia, trained by -ilHam Shields, gathered In the Coronation Stakes The latter had to he much the Wat to win She was very green at the post and when the barrier was sprung propped and was practically left. Trueniau evidently knew that he had a good niare-under him. for he weut right to work on St. Cecilia and. while rounding the far turn, managed to overhaul the lenders and In the homestretch drew awav Into an easy lead. Frolic, an added starter and stable companiou to St. Cecilia, finished second, a head in front of Stay Caiinle. The Seagram stable started two In the Breeders Stakes. Tolleniral and Cottrlier. and declared to win with the latter. Tollendal was much he hest of the two. and in the final quarter Musgrave was forced to take a stout hold on him to allow Courtier to win. In the Melgund Steeplechase. Agent showed that he had not forgotten his old trick of bolting. He appeared to outclass the others and received strong support, but at the second jump he bore out. Kelle-her t-M«k him back to the lump a couple of times but be refused to trv and was then pulled up ami unsaddled ill the field. Favorites wou two of the races, the suecessf-tl choices being St. Cecilia and Courtier. Both were at odds on. Piinky. winner of the opening dash, and Howard Slieau which won the last race, were outsiders. lung .xliis being quoted against each. The conditions of two of the stakes, the Breeders and Coronation, called for Canadian breds. Ijidv Irma. winner of the Prince of Wales Handicap, was a good atare today. She ran the first quarter la l*-* and the half mile in-iTi!. and in the homestretch had those back of her dizzy. Mcntrys ride on I are ing ton yesterday was evidently displeasing to- the stewards, as they had the rider ihi the i-arpet liefore the races today. Dare ington is a one end horse and has a habit of benr-ing In toward the inside rail. Jockey Ross who rode the horse in California verified this, which probably accounted for no action licing taken in the matter. F. A. Forsythe wired Secretary Eraser that In-would ship the three year-old. High Private, to Woodbine to start in the Toronto Cup ou Saturday It Is expected that Sam Hildreth will olso send King .Taines to start In the same race. Several of the layers went off tmhtv. Fred Cook was among the number. He left for Latoiila last night, but expects to be back later on. Maurice Herford left tonight for Baltimore to Isiok at ilie meetings which the Maryland Hunt Club will give at Pinilien. Fifteen horses from the Uancucus Stock Earm at Johstown. N. J., were sold bv auction here list night. Tlie top prices wen- David Harriet to Wll Main llendrie for *.".« ; IVnn II. to W Mclliuurr.n •aOO and Louis Kelt to It. J. Mackenzie. *;t7V The tltti uu head brought .714. au average of .
