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INTERESTING CEREMONIALS AT WOODBINE. Sir Wilfrid I.aurier, Prime Minister of the Dominion. Presents Liverpool Cup to Owner of Detective. Toronto, out.. Alav 27. -The pair of racers that 1 allied B4.0M for the Valley Farm Stable by taking the first. I wo pla.-.-s in the Kings Plate Tuesday wen- bred bj Jos.-pti .lani-s of Windsor, who sold them and their dam- to the Messrs. Hcndrie two years ago or more. Placena and I.osiola had been sent to Tennessee to be mated with The Commoner after their brief racing careers, and their progeny was the pair now known as Parmer and Oanaujota. The Plate Winner w:is named for Walter O. Fanner. â– tertiary of the Highland Park Jockey Club and owner of the i-aleiiwold Stud in TeMMBBee, where The Commoner is the premier stallion. Not since IPO.:, when X. llyiuents Thess-ili.n and Neslo were first and second, has one owner furnished the tirst two horses in the Plate. Mr. Seagram has done it live times, beginning with Martello and Ath.ilo in 1893. No one lias ever had the lust three. When Satin Bnm iron the Coronation stakes Wednesday, it represented the fourth success in that hxtnre for Robert Barlea. The formal preseutaUou of the kings guineas to Col. J. S. Ilcii.iric after Parmer had won the Kings Pbte on Tuesday was a pleasing ceremonial, in making the presentation. J. P. Seagram, president of the Ontario Jockey tlub. addressed Colonel Hendrie aa follows: "I lake the greatest pleasure in presenting you with this trophy. Being unable to win it myself. I am glad that aneh a good lover i horse Be ah captured It." In accepting the trophy Colonel Hendrie said: "On this occasion I am glad lo say that the Canadian people have retained the great measure of common sense with reaped to horse racing in Canada. The basis ii|KUi which it is conducted on the Canadian tracks is an .-vide nee of the Pl.t that it will always be a favorite snarl in this young and growing iouhIij. 11 is a matter of congratulation that too many restrictions have n d been placed upon this sport. It is wiih great pleasure that I accept this plate, bin I do not wish to lake all the honors to myself, as this year it goes to my brother. 1 won it last yea,- wtlli Shlmoneae. As we are partners in the Valley Farm Stable, we always divide the honors. "Are you going to continue dividing the honors:" aske.i Joseph E. Seagram, Jocularly. "That is a matter for the future." rejoined Colonel Hendrie. with a smile. Immediately after the race a cablegram was forwarded to King George V. notifying his majesty of the winner of tin- trophy. Similar copies wen forwarded to Lord Minlo. now stationed at Simla. India, and Lord Jrey. 1m. th of whom are great ad inirers of racing as eoudaeted at Woodbine. In reply, the following cablegrams were received by Secretary Eraser, of the Ontario Jockey club, from Sir Arthur ltigg.-. private secretary of King George, and Lord Mint... viceroy of India: "Please convy kings congratulations to Valley farm Stable on their success in Kings Plate.- A. Bigge." "Hearty congratulations to the H.-ndries; best wishes to all. Minto." Sir Wilfrid Lnurter, the Canadian premier, who was to have taken part in the rice regal state procession at Woodbine oil Opening day, the cancellation of which was rendered nuewsij bv King Edwards .hath, witnessed the racing of Wednesday at Woodbine an honored guest of the Ontario Joekej Club, and made the formal presentation of the Liverpool Cup for Canadian owned horses to the presiding genius of the Woodstock Stable. Charles Boyle, whose Detective won the race in commanding style, sir Wilfrid congratulated Mr. Boyle on the possession of s fine a horse, and was sti", more interested when Informed that Mr. Bovle was one of the oldest and closest friends of the late Hon. James Sutherland, of Woodstock, who was minis, ei of public works in his tirst cabinet. Sir Wilfrid I.aurier was accompanied by Hen. George P. Cra ham. minister of public works, and Hon. MmjIlW Gibson, president of the Hamilton Jockey Club. The honors for the Ontario Jockey Club were done bv Hon. Senator Melvin Jones, vice-president of the club.
