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HANBRIDGE 1 IN GOOD FORM G. i H. HOLLES HORSE WINS KING EDWARD HOTEL GOLD CUP AT WOODBINE PARK. * Son of Banastar Carries 124 Pounds to Victory in Impressive Style— Direct Finishes Second — Old Juggler Back to Winning Form. Toronto, Ont.. June 2.— The King Edward Gobi Cup, one of the important fixtures of the Ontario . Jockey Clubs spring meeting, was offered as one of the attractions of a splendid program at Woodbim* this afternoon. One of the smallest fields that ever started in this stake went to the post, the contestants numbering but four. James McLaughlin furnished I the favorite iu his filly. Arondack. held at short i odds on the strength of having finished second , to King James in the Toronto Cup on Saturday last. Arondack failed to run up to expectations, fourth being the best she could do. The winner turned up In George Holles Hanbridge. which made a runaway affair of the race and won after a mild stretch I drive with Direct. Herbert rode a well-judged race on the winner. He rated Hanbridge along in front throughout and when challenged iu the tinul furloug. had something In reserve. The race was worth ,500 to the winner, besides Ihe valuable piece of plate. The complete tabled history of the King Edward Hotel Gold Otop Is given below: Year. Winner. A. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1903 Wire In 4 117 J. Walsh . .$ 900 2:10* 1904 Claude 4 122 J. Daly 1.500 2M2 1905 Tongorder 3 I06 E. Walsh .. 2.2S0 2:0» 1906 Inferno 4 117 Treubel 1.820 2:05 1907 Inferno 5 120 R. McDaniel 1.570 2:00? 1»08 Inferno 0 120 C.H.Shilrg. 2.980 2:09» 1909 Hanbridge ...4 121 Herbert ... 1.584 2:0s- The day was Ideal for outdoor sports. Weather conditions could not well have been Improved on. while the track was in excellent condition. The attendance was again large and representative. Four favorites and two well-backed second choices won. which, of course, sent the public from the park in a happy frame of mind. The Prospect Stables Waterway showed a good performance ::: the Alntree Steeplechase, in which he_i;"t and defeated the cr; ck fteeplertiawr. Till- tletlale: fr ::i the Colt stable. Thistledale exhiblvd a fine turn of speed for the first two turns of rhe field, but at no stage was he able to get far i i front of Waterway. The latter trailed the lep.ter until going to the thirteenth jump, where In moved up with a determined rush ami won by . length. Old Juggler ran one of his good races this afternoon. He was a hot horse g dug to the post. Harty kept him closer up than muil In the early stages and in the stretch he eallv disposed of Ellicott. The latter pulled up ver/ lame and it was with some difficulty that he v as led back to his stable. Several stables that intended going from here to Hamilton have shifte 1 their plans and will instead ship to Montreal. Among them are O. Turek. F. J. Pons and Dillard HIP. Jockey Dupee and Vllliani Garth have parted company. Hagan was gven tin- mount on Wild Refrain as Dupee refused to ride. Garth holds a contract on Dupee and means t . keep him on the ground for the time being at leas. All of the bookmakers were served with a subpoena to appear I efore one of the local magistrates Friday. , J. W. Colt wr 1 a visitor at Woodbine this afternoon. He camt over from leneseo to witness Thistledale s perfon lance in the Aintree Steeplechase. Starter Dade jrlll leave for Montreal Friday night. One of his assstants. William Snyder, will do the starting at W- odbine on Saturday.
