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KINGS PLATE EXCEEDINGLY OPEN RACE Toronto Ont May C Though the race is less than two weeks away there is no sucli thing as a decided favorite for the Kings Plate which this year will bu the most valuable since its establish ¬ ment in the year 1SGO The declarations have left twentynine horses eligible and except those of Colonel llondrie at Hamilton and Ed Glassco at Windsor ell that may be expected to start are on the battle ground Horsemen agree that the Sea ¬ gram stable Include at least two good chances in Hustling and Head Sea Prom the work that has been shown at Woodbine by the horses trained here the only conclusion to be drawn is that certain of them may now be eliminated from consideration Much light still remains though to be thrown on those that arc left for of tiie majority what can be eald Is largely negative It Is not that they are so good only that they arc not yet to be dis ¬ carded from the possibilities The probabilities are net yet to be distinguished A few days more will clear the Held for the stage now reached in the preparation of the horses Is such that the mediocre will not longer be able to keep uij the march of im ¬ provement That the winner will come from the stables of Messrs Dyment Seagram Davies or Gorman Is about as definite as now can be pronounced with tho field still so broad that it might also be made to include Jane Shore or Philis PhilisMay May Day declarations from the Plate included six horses and only one of these Rock Kprlng would have cut any figure This colt looked like the best of Colonel Hcndries Plate eligibles at the close of last season but this spring ho developed an ailment that prevented his getting the rather hurried preparation needed for May IS Colonel Hcndrie still has two candidates in training Pekisko and Le dOr The declarations were Now Englander Bird Cage The LInnbt Roekspring Possessed and Miss Margaret MargaretThe The seventeen head of racers that will carry Presi ¬ dent Seagrams black and yellow jacket have ar ¬ rived at Woodbine from Waterloo Tliey had a fine winter and not a case of sickness throughout the cold weather The horses are Siuieoe Galatlne Bezant Rockville Kate Kittle berry At Once Madrigaletto Court Belle BelleKings Kings Platers Havrock Head Sea Rustling Lougus Purple China Twoyearolds Viovode Battle Song Vale of Avoca Perissa PerissaLaomedon Laomedon will come from Baltimore where train ¬ er William Garth has been making a steeplechaser of him himThe The engagement of jockey Clarence Turner to ride for tho Dyment Stable in the Plate Is confirmed confirmedThe The services of jockey Schuttinger who is under contract to William Garth will be available for Mr Seagrams horses in Canadianowned races in which the president of the Ontario Jockey Club may have more than one starter starterFred Fred Fox of Detroit has added the steeplechasers Dr Koch end Sight to the horses stabled at Wood ¬ bine bineTrainers Trainers at Woodbine today could see little of their horses work after they were a furlong away as a heavy fog rolled In from the lake and hid everything for most of the morning The track was soft from last nights rain but warm weather seems to have coait to stay The commou opinion among trainers Is that the struggle for the Kings Plate will be between the candidates of the Dyment and Seagram stables The former has two good colts in Tropacolium and Heresy and Mr Seagrams iKst is undoubtedly the fllly Uustling by Marta Santa Frou Frou Todays work was confined to miles in about 150 150The The latest arrivals arc the following from Nor ¬ folk P MCivills Kidgeland Little Erne Anl aster and the twoyearolds La Sainrclla arid Thes ierojj Mrs J L Bryans Rcrtis and New Star J Foresters Blanche Frances and Silicic W P Redmonds Running Account and Burtonville Lu Salnrella in the Civill lot is a sister to Emperor William WilliamThe The entries for the Ontario Jockey Club stakes show a gratifying appreciation of the clubs liber ¬ ality and the Canadian events are especially well patronized Although it was known that Robert Davies purchased Plate Glass for this race i entry of twentynine was made for the Connaught Cup by Canadian owners The Coronation Stakes for Canadianbred twoyearolds has thirty nom ¬ inations The totals by events are Toronto Cup Handicap one mile and an eighth eighthKing King Edward Hotel Gold Cup one mile and a Itiarter 31 31Minto Minto Stakes one mile and a sixteenth 15 15Prince Prince 3GThe of Wales Handicap G furlongs 3G The Connaught Cup one mile and a sixteenth 20 20William William Hcndrie Memorial Handicap for Can adianbreds one mile 34 34Woodstock Woodstock Plate one mile and nn eighth 20 20Victoria Victoria Stakes five furlongs 49 49Coronation Coronation Stakes for Canudianbreds four and a half furlongs 30 30Woodbine Woodbine Steeplechase about two and a half miles 22 22Street Street Railway Steeplechase about two and a half miles 25
