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PREPARING FOR WOODBINE OPENING. Advance Guard of Governor Generals Party Reaches Toronto — Detective Does a Notable Trial. Toronto, Out.. May 17. — On a track soft and slow from rain which fell yesterday, the best move of the training season was -li.mn today by the Woodstock Stables Detective, which put in a mile in 1:42, and a mile and a quarter in 2:10£. pulling up. How good this was will lie understood from the fact that the next fastest mile of the morning was 1 -.492 by J. 11. Houghton, aside from a mile in 1:45 by the Woodstock Stables filly, Lady Lome. The Kings Plater. St. Bass, worked a mile and a quarter from the barrier in 2:21J. under a stout pull all the way. Placcrland went in 2:2.", and the other candidates for the Guineas were cantered. Cbapparal, in the Thornclilfe stable, has come on so w.-II since l.is let-up that if lie conies out of his work tomorrow morning satisfactorily, he will be a starter. This follow has been highly tried, but is no! sound. The stables of Mrs. L. A. Livingston, P. M. Walker. William Walker. W. O. Wilson. Thomas Clyde. M. . nil hold. James Bobinson ami F. Burrows arrived last alghl from Pimlico. Clerk of the scales F. W. G.rhar.ly has arrived. Seven cars came in today with the horses of R.. T. Wilson. Anios Turney. F. M. Mitchell and others. The Hildreth horses will be here Friday morning. 1 he pari niutuel commission deducted by the club during the coining meeting will be live per cut. and not a larger amount, as stated by a local paper. The advance guard of the governor generals party has arrived and the house of Sir William Mackenzie will lie occupied by the vice regal parly on Fii.lay. The distinguished visitors will remain tor the meeting. J. II. Lambs horsi s. Song of Rf oks. Sir Philo and Jim I... have returned from their winter racing campaign in the south. Recent work-outs at Woodbine. Weather dear; I rack last: Apologize —Half mile in 5.1. Athelcart— Five-eighths in 1:0.". Bannock Bob — i iv.-eighths in 1:05. Blanton — Half mile in 49i . Cbapparal — Three-quarters in 1:19; first half in Chief Kee— Mile in 1:49. Coiniiiola — Three quarters in 1:M|. Cypher Codi — Half mile in ." .".. Denhain— Uulf mile in r 2jj. Fair Anni. — Half mile in ."2JL Franchise — Half mile in 52. G. W. Sett— Mile in 1:44. Gold Bud— Half mile in 49». Heresy — Half mile in 50f. Iron Queen — Five-eighths in 1:01!. Liiekola— Mile in 1:49: first half in 51. Marcovil— Half mile in 49i. Martin W. Littleton — Three quarters in 1:20. Midas —Three-quarters in 1:17$; mile in 1:40. Moonraker — Half mile iu 50. Orion — Half mile in ."2. Rush Older— Half mile in 49?. Scarlet Pimpernel — Five-eighths in 1:06. St. Margaret— Half mile in 49-. Sugar Loaf— Three-quarters in l:18g. Trlxle Lcioy— Half mile in " J. Tropaeolium — Half mile in Mf. Whaup— Mile in 1 :." . Wm. Pitt— Five-eighths in 1:06. Woolfonso— Mile in 1:47*.
