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DAY OF CLOSE FINISHES KEEN RACING MARKS DECISION OF GOOD PROGRAM AT WINDSOR. Cliff Edge Defeats Naushon in Overnight Handicap-Two Winners Saddled fcy William Garth Rulings Announced and Licenses Granted, Detroit, Mich., July 18. Keen racing was provided at Windsor this afternoon. In all but on of the finishes a length or less separated the first two horses. There were several upsets, but as the best horses won there was little cause for complaint. A handicap at one mile and a sixteenth was provided as a feature and it resulted In a .runaway victory for Cliff Edge, which beat the odds-on favorite, Naushon, a scant length. Naushon had no excuses to offer. He followed the pace to the stretch turn, where he moved up with a rush, and at the furlong post was on almost even terms with the winner. When it came to a drive, however, Naushon failed. The Valley Farm Stable furnished the winner of the opening dash, which was for Canadian-bred two-year-olds, in the Martimas gelding, White Caps. William Garth saddled the winners of the fourth and fifth races in Supervisor and Miss Joe, each of which won by a head. Before the races this afternoon the Canadian Racing Associations held an important meeting. A number of licenses were granted to trainers and jockeys, and several cases which have been pending were taken up. Jockey Byrne and trainer John Powers were exonerated from all blame on account of the unsatisfactory racing of the mare Top Note, and were restored to all privileges. Tom Shaw was also told to go ahead and book, which means that the whole matter has been dropped. The protest lodged by Edward Corrigan against jockey A. Wrispen being permitted to ride was taken up and until the matter has been settled between Wrispen. Mr. Corrigan and trainer Johnson of the Qulncy Stable, Wrispen will not bo permitted to ride. Jockey John Henrys case was also taken under advisement. The lad was granted a probationary license, as was also jockey J. Glass. Steeplechase jockey L. Hughes was granted a license to ride for S. C. Hildreth only. The following licenses were granted: Trainers S. C. Barnum, French Brooks. Thomas Collins, Edward Glassco, Max Hlrsch, W. S. House, W. 0. Joplin. H. Loudon. J. W. May, George M. Odom. J. B. Respcss, H. H. Selby, George Walker, W. C. Westmoreland. Jockeys F. Branch. James Deavenport, T. Gas-kin, N. Kennedy, J. Loftus, J; Levee, H. McAfee, H. L. Saflel and C. Turner. J. L. Dempsey. a well-known turf correspondent, stopped off at Windsor today. He is on his way. to Mt. Clemens, where he will remain until the opening of the fall season of racing in Kentucky. John Powers has arranged to leave for Woodlands at the conclusion of the Windsor meeting to tako up Sager and Jack Atkin for Barney Schreiber. Both horses will be put in training and prepared for fall racing. John Walters arrived from Latonia with Mclvor and a carload of horses, owned by a man named Orr, arrived from Sheepshead Bay. Lad of Langden, which was bid up and taken out of a selling race by starter Mars Cassidy, has been returned to his former owner. R. E. Watkins. Sir Alvescot. winner of the sixth race, was advanced 00 over his entered price of 00 by S. 0. Hildreth. The horse was protected aud bought in by his owner. Thirty-three layers were In line at Windsor this afternoon, which is a record number for this season on the Canadian circuit. Judge Monck, representative and steward of tho Hamilton Jockey Club, came over to attend the meeting of the Canadian Racing Associations. He reported that work is being rushed on the new stand at Hamilton and that much of the framework is already constructed. The contractor who Is handling the job Is under bond to have the stand finished two davs before the opening of the Hamilton meeting. The new stand will he of the same size as the old structure and will be roofed. In future the layers will not be permitted to post odds against the jumper Expansionist. This was one of the rulings made by the Canadian Racing1 Associations at their meeting this afternoon. Capt, P. M. Walker, owner of Aspirin, was forced to protect that horse to ,000 to retain him after he won the seventh race. This was a boost of 00 over the entered selling price. S. C. Hildreth, who appears to be playing no favorites in selling race bidding was responsible for the runup. W. G. King-Dodds claimed the two-year-old Ochre Court from It. T. Wilson after the Ogden colt had been beaten in the fifth race.
