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LITTLE FATHER THE WINNER W. W. DARDENS COLT BEATS GOOD OPPOSITION IN STAKE RACE AT WINDSOR. n Crowd of Record-Breaking- Proportions in Attendance at Canadian Course Edda Scores in Overnight Handicap Some Edenwold Yearlings Sold. Detroit, Mich., September 2. This was tho banner day of tho Windsor fall meeting. A splendid program was provided by the association and a record-breaking crowd was in attendance. Thirty-seven layers were in line, the largest number that ever drew In. at this course. A majority of the races furnished exciting finishes and much enthusiasm prevailed throughout the afternoon. W. W. Darden furnished the winner of tho 1,200 St. Clair Handicap, the feature race of the card. It was a dash of six furlongs that brought together some of the best sprinters here. Little Father, which had been quitting in most of his races, showed keen speed all the way and stayed in the stretch drive to beat Guy Fisher a lieck. The heavily weighted Follie Levy was a close third. Hie other handicap, at one mile and a sixteenth, went to Edda, which came from behind In the stretch and scored in rather easy fashion from Al-drian. Naushon, again an odds-ou favorite, once more proved a disapjiointmcnt. He showed plenty of early speed but quit when the winner challenged. Island Queen, which has proved a useful racing tool for J. B. Respess in Canada this summer, scored her third straight victory when she galloped homo first in the opening race, a dash of five furlongs, for two-year-olds. Island Queen ruled favorite and was heavily supported. Hugh Penny, who appears to be a target for tho aalter men. was forced to go 505 over tho entered price on King Avondale to retain his old sprinter tfter he won the sixth race. Homer Selby was responsible for the bidding. King Avondale was uttered to be sold for 00. The best finish of the afternoon came with tho runuius.of . the -sesenth .race, in .which. Sandrian. just managed to last long enough to beat Shelby a nose. It was a close tiling between the two and jockey Wilsons finish on the winner "was one of his best efforts of the season. An important deal was consummated by "Wnltec O. Parmer this morning when he transferred six yearlings to William Garth. Five of the lot are by The Commoner and one is by Lord Esterling. They were bred at the Edenwold Farm in Tennessee and all are grand lookers. Their breeding follows: Chestnut colt by The Commoner Miss Courtney, brother to Ida Lackford and Nobleman; bay colt by The Commoner Yankee Rose; brown colt by The Commoner Hawksora; chestnut filly by The Commoner Clorita; chestnut filly by The Commoner Loyal Marie, and chestnut filly by Lord Esterling Flexibly, the last named being a sister to Pliant. A. It. Louden, secretary o the Hamilton Jockey Club, was a visitor here this afternoon. The tein-lrary grandstand used at the recent meeting has been demolished and plans are being drawn for- a steel and concrete structure to take its place. George Campbell arrived from Hamilton with the filly Double live. W. C. Westmoreland will ship to Laurel on Monday. His horses will go in the same car In which. William -Garth sends his yearlings to Pimlieo. Bert McGorlick, a former exercise lad who has been in tho employ of various horsemen racing i; Canada for several years past, dropped dead of heart disease this morning. Third Rail came out or his race yesterday with it ruptured tendon. Melton Street was another starter yesterday that was injured. While at the post ho was kicked on the hock by Beaucoup and his trainer was unable to get him out of his stall this morning. Ellin Beau, a stable companion of Melton Street, is said to be a hopeless cripple and ho probably will be presented to the Canadian Breeding Bureau by his owner, R. J. Mackenzie. Among the new layers that drew In this afternoon were John Fay, Walter Uphoff, Charles Porter. Ike Garson. Jack Nausbaum and M. Wolfgang. Charles Cclla, who has been spending tho summer in Canada operating from the ground, left for St. Louis tonight. After Sandrian won tho seventli race, there was n lively tilt among the halternieu to get possession of the horse. H. H. Selby and J. B. Respess advanced him to ,400 and the former secured him at that figure. This was a raise of 400. Mr. Louis took the horse out of a selling race a month ago for S00. He retaliated by claiming Tho Golden Butterfly for 075. Jockey McAfee, who had the mount on Vilhalla in the steeplechase, suffered a broken wrist as a result of his fall. William Garth bid Montgomery in for himself when the horse was bid up yesterday. Mr. Garth, by tho way. has been extremely successful here. He has saddled the winner of every jumping race at the meeting and also two winners of fiat races, making six victories that tho horses he is training scored during tho week.
