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i. HILDRETH TO RACE AT TORONTO. Toronto, Oat., September 21, — Most of the horses that raced a! Montreal have already arrived at Woodbine and the colors of many owners new to this city will he seen during the meeting which opens Saturday. The statile of S. C. llihlreth is due from Saratoga, the consign tnenl numbering eighteen, headed hy tin? mighty l*ita Herhert. W. s. Vosburgh, hnntKcappcr for the toe key Chsh «t New Turk, will b* here f«»r the meeting ami will allot tin- weight* in Hi.- handicaps. The track is in the Banal order. The coming meeting at Woodhiue holds out the promise of lie finest sport that has ever beta seen lure. Tie quality of the horses engaged will In; higher IBM usual am! the coining of the llihlreth string will add to the keetitss of the competition for the rich purses and stakes. K. F. Carmans powerful stalilo. which captured thirteen races at the Blue Bonne te meeting, will encounter greater opposition at Woodbine, ami much racing of the highest class is in store for visitors. a promising Dontinion-ared was seen when Tlje Lady of Mercia won the Kings Plate and another home-bred race at Montreal. She is owned hv A. K. Ogilvie. and looks as if she might win races in better company than she has yet tried. The LaH e.f Merohi is a daughter of Athel ami Leading Lady, the sire being formerly owned hy Mr. D.-ivics of ThnraelhVe and the dam bred at the Vaney Kami. Leading Lady was a Plater herself in the late Mr. llendllel colors. The conditions of the Quebec Plate do tr.it prohibit starlets from leaving Canada, ami The L-idy of Mercia was taken to Saratoga litis summer by her trainer. Can tain PraaajraTU. She displayed much nervousness and for Mbar time did imt thrive in training. Captain Presgrare doe* not like goats shout his stable, hut eventually Be gave l iie Oily a goal us a companion in the stall. The change in her ilisnoslthui was almost immediate She ceased fretting, took to her work with a will anil turned out a good winner at the Hlue BOBMta meeting.
