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LAYERS HAD NO SHELTER FORCED TO KEEP ON THE MOVE IN THE RAIN AT WOODBINE. . T Ontario Jockey Club Strictly Enforces Canadian-Law in Respect to Bookmaking in Pur- . , suance of Its .Policy. -33 Toronto, Ont September 23. Twenty-two Sturdy layers braved the. elements at Woodbine this afternoon and did what they could to accommodate the public despite the discomfort attendant uKn a steady downpour ot rain featuring the. cqiiinoxial storm which set in last night and which resulted in a sloppy track for todays racing. It was the first real opportunity that the Ontario Jockey Clnb hail of strictly enforcing the law in regard to bookmaking and when the test came they were not found wanting. Instruction was given to keep the covered enclosure free of anyone who had the slightest .appearance of being a layer and these instructions were rigidly followed. Since the formation ot the Ontario Jockey Club, its main object has been to provide entertainment for the people of Ontario in the way of high-class sport and every effort has been made by the management to Induce the owners of fam"on.- thoroughbreds to come to Woodbine and race them. Last spring King James, one of the greatesthorses in training, was sent here to participate in one o the rich stakes. Unlike the smaller tracks, it ban not catered to the layers; but has carried on ltsj operations in a praiseworthy manner. There . was a lot of complaint in certain quarters this afternoon in regard to the stand that the club took today, but the Management never wavereil anil stood to its principles in a manner which won general commendation. Under more favorable conditions the sport this afternoon would have been excellent. The program offered was the best of the. meeting tip to date. It Included three stakes, the Minoru Plate, for all ages, at one mile: the Epsom Handicap, for all ages, at three-quarters, and the Brockenhurst Steeplechase, over the two-mile course. The condition of the track naturally brought about numerous scratches, and the withdrawals in a measure rulheil the card. . Amos Turney furnished the winner in the Epsom Handicap in his sturdy three-year-eld. Theo Cook", which beat the California sprinter. -Boo-ger Red. by a length and a half after a hard, stretch drive. Smile;? Corbett-set a terrlSc early pace1 i a this race, going the first half mile lit. 48t. which, was exceedingly fasti considering the going. The tabled history of the Epsom Handicap, first run in 1907. is as follows: Year. Winner. A. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1907 Char. Eastmau4 115 V. Powers.. ,030 1:13 VMS Please 3 104 Deverich .t 1.250 l:12fr- 1909 Theo Cook 3 109 Davenport . 1,320 1:14 Only three starters went to the post in the Brockenhurst Steeplephase and one of them. Canvas, met with a mishap at the second jump that put hint out of the running. The other two starters furnished a stirring contest and, after a hard stretch drive, Bergoo managed to beat Pretty Mlchal a neck. The erratic Prince Ahmed proved a winner in the Minoru Plate, much to the surprise of horsemen and public alike. Prince Ahmed was supposeit to be a non-mud runner. The horse showed a wretched performance at Blue Bonnets when the track was sloppy and the excuse was given that he was unable to untrack himself in the going. Ill todays race he showed keen speed at all stages ami despite the fact that he weut wide entering -the homestretch and kept bearing out throughout the last quarter, he beat Hanbridge by a length and a half. The public had a good line on the mud runners this afternoon, as four favorites and a well-backed second choice were among the winners. It was a day of mishaps, so far as the- racing itself was concerned. In the third race, just as the field swept past the clubhouse stand, there was a jam In which Nasturtia fell. The filly landed on her shoulder, broke one of her forelegs and had to be destroyed. In the Brockenhurst Steeplechase. Canvas struck .the second jump with one of his forelegs and broke it. and he, too. had to be destroyed. The accident occurred within a few feet of where Nasturtia fell. In the morning jockey McNiece, while exercising a two-year-old. fell off and. was bruised so badly that he was taken to the hospital. Secretary A. B. Loudon and Judge Monek ot-dho. Hamilton Jockey Club were visitors at Woodbine this afternoon. All of the best stables participating in the Woodbine meeting will ship from here to Hamilton and the meeting there this fall promises to bo the best ever given by that clnb. Assistant secretary Fred Gerhardy of the Windsor Racing Association distributed the books of the Windsor meeting; this afternoon and the conditions pleased the horsemen. The club has been more liberal than ever in the amount o added money that will be hung up at Windsor this fall. Besides the usual 00 and 00 purses there will be a 1909.sh00 handicap every day. With the conclusion of the Windsor meeting, the Canadian racing season for 1909 will come to a close. A. majority of the horsemen here will- ship from Hamilton to Detroit and from there to Baltimore. George -Ham will leave for Louisville tomorrow night with the horses he is training for George H. Holle and William Gerst. A meeting of the Canadian Racing Associations was held this morning but nothing of importance transpired. Routine business only was transacted and the meeting adjourned in time for the members to go to Woodbine to witness the sport.
