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CANADIAN RACING BEGINS WOODBINE TRACK AT TORONTO THE SCENE OF A BRILLIANT ASSEMBLAGE. Ten Thousand Enthusiastic Devotees of the Turf Cheer the Valley Farm Stables Parmer to an Easy Victory in the Kings Plate. Toronto. Out.. May 24. -An immense crowd, estimated h; 10.000. witnessed the opening of tin- Canadian MeteK season :it W Ibine this at teriioou. 1 !«• M;; attraction was tin- running of tlie Kings Plato. This race is to Canada what the Suburban :.ml tic- Broo kiln Handicaps arc to the Initod Stales. There were ten starters in tAteva race. Parade Ix-ing added. The Seagram | air. folleudal and Jan.- Sliote. were heavily tiackcil anil went to tin* post at odds-on. but neither of iliem proved ntei enougli H capture tile much-coveted prize. The winner came from the Valley Farm Stable. »;." • good baking t luce year old. Parmer, cantered home in tic easiest sort of fashion, leading his Hi a I tie companion. Ioiiimola. by tin lengths. Jane Shore his third. beaten a head for second money, with the other Valley Farm entry. Vhau|i. in fourth place. The last named ran much ihe best lace of all. and had he esca| ed the intcrlerence which came at tl.e tirst turn, where 4n- was knocked out of con tentio:i. he might have won. Jane Shore showed keen »peed t oi a mile and led by six lengths until just before entering the homestretch, where she began to |iiit. Farmer, the winner, was ridden with good judgment by J. Wilson, who rated him off ihe pace until after they hail gone three-quarters of a mile. When railed no. Farmer responded with good courage and in the homestretch drew away into a long lead. Tollcndal. which ran coupled with -lane Shore, and with which Mr. Seagram declared to win. was a distant trailer most of the way. Tlie victory of Farmer was a popular one. Fanner is owned by Messrs. George M. and John S. Hendrie. sons of the late William Hendrie. one of the linest gentlemen that ever graced the turf ami who crossed Hie border and won the rich Futurity with a colt named Marti mas several years ago. The Kings Flate has Ix-en run since 1800. It w.is known ;is the Queens llate up to and including MjOl. .. K. Seagrams horses won . the stakj; . lroiii 1V91 to is.is inclusive and .also IrJPWPTWffflWt* 8MB and 190s. Its distance was reduced from one mid oin half miles to one .mil out-quarter miles in 1SS7. The tabled historv of the event since 19 lo is as follows: Year. Winner. A.Wt. Jockev. Val. Time. l!«m Date 3 12t; H. Lewis . .,290 3;14 lool Joim Raskin...:: 105j Vltitoe 1.470 3:18] 1902 l.Mldite :: l »: Wainwright 1.733 2:13 1903 Tliessalon :: 1 4 Castro 1.M9 3:15] IIMH Sap|.er S MS I. Walsh... 1.975 3:13 1SQ5 Inferno :| Km; H. Fhillips. 3.033 2:12 IMS Slaughter . ....3 1iHi Trculiel 3.395 2:11 1 11KI7 K.lvin 3 MO Folev 3.707 2:12* IMS Seismic :j lot; ibrother .. 3.650 2:11 FHK» Shii esc 4 11!» Gilbert 3.250 2:10. M8S Farmer S 933 J. Wilson.. US3 3:131 The opening of the Ontario Jockey Clubs meeting was ■ brilliant one. Society was out in force and it was a real pleasure for the visitors from the Fnitcd States to l e present to participate in the pport. It was a splendid days outing and race-goers were not subjected to the many petty annoyances that tiny have to contend with at some of the American tracks. Thomas Clyde acted as one of the stewards, with MnJ. William Hendrie and Henry it. Tallinadge a his associates. The track was in fairly good condition and I majority of the finishes were close enough to 1m- inter-• si ing. The best contest of the afternoon came with the running of the third race, when Ragman just suce. •••ded in getting up to nose out Fulfill. Horsemen from across the Under gathered six of the seen purses, ihe Kings Flate lioing the only race that was won by a Canadian-owned horse. Darling and RaiMunn were winning favorites and jockey Stanley liavis rode two winners. One of the biggest disappointments of the afternoon was the defeat of « ii clna Green. The latter got off none too well and trailed along in the rear all tin- wav. The gross vain.- of the seven noes was over SlO.tMKl. The i-ondensed history of the Minto Stakes is filll.W II below: Year. Winner. A.Wt. Jockev. Val. Time. HMM F.lliott 4 107 J. Hah . . .$ 945 1:991 |M Norbury .". MS J. Walsh .. !i4.~. 1:49; Man Hlenneiiworth ..7 IM W. |. • ;.••■.. 1.12o |s 1!K7 Fail lingers....! .17 I.ycurgiis :. i.iimi | 4:i PHIS liliiiiuicr 1 OR Mulcahv ... 8110 1 :4!l 1WI9 Hon. Macdonald-l 1"2. Goldstein .. 1.509 1:49; 1910 Kagniau 4 104 S. Hark .. l.iMiO I 111. John Syk.-s entire stable has been obliterated bv the death of Oc.-an Pearl, the S.ahois,. ||. two-vear-«.hl that he brought ii, last week. She was seized with inflammation of the brain and had to be destroyed. G. W. Carmaek has brought to race hen- the boises llarknight. .la. •..bite. Wcsiburv. Arrow Swift. King of Yob. and Plantlaud. Kec.iit work outs ..vcr a muddy track at W 1 bin. A Inter Mile in 1 :.".7. Kami... Three quarters in 1 :20. P.Miives Mil.- and an eighth ill 1:56. Baiin.Hk Fob— Mile in 1:44. Bouquet Mile in 1:47. Briidaword Mile in 1:49. F.nisar I 1, re. -quarters in 1:ls,*. Busv Mile in 1 :.". ;. Cancr S.uiee Five-eighths ill 1:045. Carr-dl Half mil.- in 52. Ca»l St.-. I Thn-e quarters in 1:193. Thief K.e Mile in 1 :40-. Colli* Oimsln Mil.- in I :4;i. Col -I Aslim. -a.h Mile and an . iglith ill 2:02. Couiinola Half mile in 52. Cooney K. Fhe-.-ighths in 104V. I raw f..rd Three -quarters in 1:1s. Cru. he dor Mile in 1 :4!». Hailing Half mile in 4s:. lion Aiii.iii.i Mi]. ..nil an ciglith in 2:o4». Dr. Rarkh-y Mile in 1:..::. Hiilic Campbell Five eighths in 1:46. Fltin P.. an - Three-qiiai ters in 1 :1f». Fl-in Fire eighths in 1 :10. Ferrand ". .ili.in liveeigbllis In 1 :05. Fort uarry Thr Marten in 1:18. Fountain Square Time quarters .in 1:165. Frolic Mile and a quarter in 2:1:.?. Fulfill Mile and an eighth in 1 50. Ow.-ii.loli ii I. Three quarters in 1:19. Half a Crown Mile and a iuait.r in 2:24. I I Ichor. Sti.-k Mile in 1:47!. High King. -Tare*- quarters in 1:23. Islet.m Mih in 1:47. J II. IteVgM .ii Mil.- in 1:50?. Julie Shoie Mile and a ouarter in 2:111. Jane Swift Three-quarters in 1:18. Kid In- • Ijrktk* in I :i4 . King Coiuiu..iier Half mile in 54. Kingship Three quarters in 1:18;. Lawyer Millar Three quarters in 1:20?. Maw 1 hit Mil.- and an eiulilh in 2: «. ban tig Ihree quarters in l:ls». L.i.r.tia Half mile in 83. Michael AugcloMile in 1 :4h§. Moiierislf— Half mile in 51. Nat B. — Mile in 1:53. Nick oTitne — Mile in 1:52. olive Ely — Mile in 1:47::. Ouaping Three -quarters in 1:19. Otogo — Three -quarters in 1:22. Fanner Half mile in 52. Peceavi Half mile in 51.?. Plaudinori — Mile in l:44i!. Polls —Three -quarters in 1:15. Pollv Lee — Three eighths in 38. Piofib — Mile in 1:42?.. Badation Mile in 1 :51. Bagman -Seven-eighths in 1 :36L _ Beidinoole -Seven-eighths in 1 ::.." •. Sandy Kirkwoo.l Mile and a quarter in 2:LS£. Seismic Mile and a quarter in 2:19. Selwik— Half mile in 50. Semele — Three-quarters in 1:21». Seymour Beiitlcr — Three-quarters in 1:17?. Siia|Mlale — Five-eighths in 1:10. Shepherds Song- Three-quarters in l:21g. Soleinia — Mile in 1 :42». Soq Throe quarters in 1:1*?. Steve Mil.- and a quarter ill 2:29. The Ool.len But ten* - Three-quarters in 1:19. The Sbaiighraun -Mile and a quarter iu 2:17. Tic. Cook -Three quarters in 1:10-. Yalvdou Mile and a quarter in 2:21. Whaup Mile and an eighth in 2:021.
