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CANADIANS RACING SUCCESS IN JAPAN. Toronto. Ont.. June 1. — Clarence Fletcher, a native of Ibis city who is located in Japan and who last year wen the oldest and most coveted racing trophy in Japan, the Kinpeiois Cup. with an Australian bred mare called Woodbine, this year repeated with another mare, by Regained — Simmering, bred in Australia and named Blue Bonnets, after another Canadian race course. No one had ever before been abb l,i win the cup two years it succession, except the Tokyo millionaire. Hatcliilaro Iliranuina. and it cost him a great deal of money, as on the occasion of his first success he bought the marc. Melbourne, for 10,008 yen. and the following year he paid 27.0oo yen for Lady Yoyou. which landed lie trophy lor him. Mr. Fletcher does business on a more UMtdest and practical scale. Blue Bonnets had not raced satisfactorily for her owner last year, and Mr. Fletcher bought her at auction for a moderate sum. In his bands sbe has won live firsts and four seconds since last June, and now has crowned her career by taking the Emperors Cup. In the Island Kingdom, as at Woodbine, such an oceastou is sa Important social and sporting function. His Imperial Highness. Prince Tsunehsia. attendi, 1 as the representative of the emperor, iftnl a thousand schoolboys were drawn up in military order along tiie route from the station to the course. lie was attended by Baron Niwa, master of ceremonies, and many oifiei:iis of the household department. The clerk of the course, mounted, preceded him to the lawn entrance, where the high dignitaries were welcomed by the president of the club, and escorted to the imperial box. His highness remained till the finish of the last race and when he left the band of the Inited States cruiser Saratoga, which was in port, played the Kimigayo. The can was presented to Mr. Fletcher by Baron Niwa on behalf of the emperor.
