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WINDSOR TRACK AT ITS BEST TWO RECORDS EQUALED AND OTHERS CLOSELY APPROACHED. Guy Fisher and Fireman Win Overnight Handicaps by Narrowest of Margins Sal Volatile Runs Fast Five and a Half Furlongs. Detroit, Mich., August 31. The Windsor Fair Grounds and Driving Park Association offered its patrons an eight-race program this afternoon, with the Walkerville Handicap Steeplechase over the -full course as the feature. Other attractions included a seven-eighths handicap and a mile and an eighth handicap, in which horses of good class went to the post. Both of these races furnished stirring contests, with the winners iirst home by small margins. In the race won by Guy Fisher, the outcome remained in doubt until the official placing was- displayed. Guy Fisher, which came from behind in the homestretch, just did manage to get up in time to nose out Carlton G. The latter made all of the pace and only weakened in the final strides. The seven furlongs were run in 1:252, which was close to tho track record. McCahey, who had the mount on Guy Fisher, also piloted Fireman, winner of the other handicap. The Odom. horse came from the rear and got up in the final strides. This race was also a fast one, the track record of 1:52J for the mile and an eightli lieing equaled. The steeplechase proved little better than a canter for The Welkin, which led her field all the way and won under restraint. There were only three starters and The Welkin ran coupled With St. Abe. Merry Man, the other starter, ran in second position until the last turn of the field, where he tired badly and dropped out of contention. William Garth, who Is handling what horses S. C. Ilildreth left here, wired to Sheepshead Bay this morning asking for a price oil The Welkin and Pardner. Mr. Hlldretli replied that he would take .000. for the latter, but Mr. Garth did not accept the offer. Later In the afternoon after Pardner had been beaten in the fifth race, he was claimed by Lou Johnson, who paid ,275 for the colt, .which was another bit of luck for Mr. Ilildreth. In the eixth race Sal Volatile equaled the track record for live and a half furlongs when she galloped in a winuer iu l:03J. The biggest upset of the afternoon came with the running of the opening race, a dash of live furlongs for Canadian-bred two-year-olds. The Valley Farm pair. Rockspring and White Caps, ruled favorite at 1 to 3 aud an unfortunate start ruined the chances of the better of the pair, Rockspring, which was as good as left at the post. The winner turned up iu Steam Boat, which bent Floras Dial a scant length. Floras Dial ran In tho colors of Mrs. L. A. Livingston and was bred ab her farm at Cobourg, Ont. It was the first Canadiah-foaled youngster that she has sent to the post. Tho filly is an extra good looker and showed keen speed in the race. There were several supposedly good things in the fifth race and Island Queen was rather neglected. The latter had shown herself to be a Ally possessing keen speed, but the smart set would have none of her today. Sweeney had the mount and it was his first appearance in the saddle in some time. When the break came he rushed the Respess filly to tho front and the result was never iu doubt. Island Queen winning with much to spare. Jawbone, one of those backed as a "good thing," was never a factor. Harry White will leave for Laurel tomorrow to report to C. C. Campaii, who is in charge of the. new plant that II. D. Brown is building in Maryland. Several of the layers suffered heavy losses on the first race. Floras Dial had worked well and found strong support across the loard. SteamlKat waa also taken in preference to the entry, which was held at a prohibitive price by the layers. Roy Offutt is said to have paid out something like ,000 to the race. John Fay, who left for Louisville at the conclusion of tho Hamilton meeting, returned this morning and will remain for the rest of the Windsor racing. , JfcCreary, one of the- Respess two-year-olds that has been sick with fever since the Hamilton meeting, is improving and his owner hopes to iiave hiui in condition to ship with the remainder of the string to Lexington on Monday next. After Nick Stoner won the eighth race, Sam Louis ran him up to ,000. This was a raise of 00 over his entered price. The horse was protected and bought in by his owner. Albert Simons claimed Inspector Lestrade from R. F. Carman after the eolt was beaten in the fifth race. Mr. Carman, who is reducing his stable preparatory to shipping to Kentucky, disposed of threo other horses at private sale to a liveryman in Detroit. They were Pasadena Queen, Lucky Boy and Francezka. It is the intention of their new owner to break thein to harness. Mr. Carman received a wire from John F. Ryan, manager of tiie Canadian National Bureau of Breeding that Rosemont, a horse that he presented to the bureau, had won the thoroughbred championship at the National Fair at Toronto. Fifteen other stallions were shown in this class. Jockey Ted Rice has accepted James McCorinicks offer to ride iu Germany and will sail from New York for that country on Tuesday next. He will be accompanied by his mother. Phil Hyams, who purchased Granite, Swarts Hill and several other horses at the Sanford sale at Ken-ilworth several weeks ago, has registered his colors with the Canadian Racing Associations. They are heliotrope jacket, purple collar, cuffs and cap. Several special trains will leave here Monday night and Tuesday morning bound for Montreal. Horsemen and race followers generally will patronize these trains, which will be in charge of Bob Keating.
