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GOOD SPORT AT TORONTO FIN MAC COOL CAPTURES THE STANLEY BAR-HACKS CUP FOR JUMPERS. Was the Only Contestant That Finished the Course Without Mishap — Woodbine Race-Goers Witness Some Exciting Finishes. Toronto. Ont.. June 1.— The Stanley Barracks Tup. tile Ontario Pane and tin- Fashion Plate Stakes wen- flu- features of an attraetive program at Wood Mae Part mis after——. Several of the mm lnovid.il interesting contests, although tlie lirst live winners hud iilentv to span at the finish. In the su.ui rate Crawford iust did manage i get aa in title t se out the lieavilv played Carthage, while in tlie final— event Protagonist outlasted Sensible liv a head. t»nlv two favorites won. Magdalen and Chllla lielng the sueeessfnl choices. It was the lirst dav d--lng the meeting that the layers got a favorable braak and the majority of them won handsomely. Tlie second race uncovered a pair of classy two-Tear-old lillies in Magdalen and Sorel. The former ran iit tiie colors of Mrs. I.. A. Livingston, while Sorel is owned by Thomas Clyde. Magdalen was tlie litter. Sorel looking liiuli in tlesli going to tlie nosl. No better looking two year old lias been shown here tilts spring than Sorel. She Is a handsome Hilv. aboarea keen simimI in lier ran- and stoiiped only beta, ise she was not lightened up for a bruising con list. Magdalen also showed a lioe turn of speed, coining from beliind in the stretch and winning in easy fashion bv three lengths from Chilton Uucen. In tlie contest for tie Stanley Barracks Cup. Which called for hunters, over the two and a half miles steeplechase course. Kin XIacCool. the win-in r. was tlie only one of the four starters to ese.iic mishap. Tourney, supposed to be a brilliant fencer, fell twice during the running, and Villalla. ridden bv Dion Kerr, lost his rider at the tenth fence. Merry Maker refused at two of the jumps, but despite this linislied second. Clint lie Witt lost a purse by a narrow margin when Carthage was beaten by Crawford in tlie sixtli race. Carthage made the pace from tlie outs.-: but faltered a bit in the closing strides and Crawford nipiM-d him in the last stride. Desert Star, the extreme outsider in the Ontario Purse, moved an easv winner. Iu his previous effort he was beaten off by tin- same horses he beat today in a canter and Ids Improvement was startling. there were a number of arrivals today from James town, among them starter James Milton. I*. T. Puin-irhrey and jockey Karl Hayues. Hie !atter Is a promising aimrentice and his services ate Hkelv to be In demand on the Canadian circuit. Several horsemen hipped their stables to Hamilton tonight, among them i. H. Neal. P. T. China shipped the three-year-old. Gay Fisher, to Montreal tonight with J. W. Mays hors.-s. Unbalance of the stable will leave here Saturday night. The stewards this after— allowed a protest lodged by It. I.. Thomas against the payment of the purse won by Mcgantlc on Monday on the ground that the colt did not carry his proper weight. Megalith- carried 10S pounds, where he should have carried lift Stanley Fay. the star of William Walkers string. Is on the ailing list. Ike colt is down with an si Hack of fever. While being galloped this morning. Light Wool threw his rider and ran away four miles. P. T. China has pur chased of K. I.. Thomas a half interest in the two-year-old. Ireat Heavens. Tin-latter will run in the name and eolors of Mr. Chinu in future. Warrants were served on J. Saunders and S. Slo-cuin this afternoon on tlie charge of hookmaking.
