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EACE APPEARS LESS OPEN HEARTS OF OAK NOW HAILED AS PROBABLE WINNER OF KINGS PLATE AT TORONTO Giddinjjs Candidate Works Impressive Mile and a Quarter in 2ll5 Over Woodbine Course and Other Candidates Make Disappointing Showing Toronto Out May 21 It was cold and rainy at Woodbine this morning but the rain had not be ¬ gun to fall when Hearts of Oak the Kings Plate favorite had his final workout for Saturdays race He was sent a mile and a quarter with jockey Mondon up and carrying about eight pounds more than the burden of IK that he will have up in the race Ondramida set on with him but1 be soon left her and she did not get within live lengths of him at the finish Hearts of Oak worked as anticipated doing a mile and a quarter in 21 1 handily The fractional time was Half in 49fc threequarters in 115 mile in 144 and mile and an eighth In 15S Under the weather condi ¬ tions and with a strong cast wind in his face while going the latter part of the journey this was a remarkable performance and one that few horses at the track Provincebred or otherwise could have equaled today Hearts of Oak pulled up without the slightest sign of distress anil his work settled the outcome of the Plate in the minds of the onlookers vsplorlally as the Seagram pair Voivode and Maid of Frome came along a little later and the filly Uat Voivode half a dozen lengths in 215 He was with her for the first mile in 147 but she came away from him rapidly thereafter Maid of Frome had only about 100 pounds up while the gelding had more than 120 The Dyment lilly Elfain worked a mile in 145 but it took her nearly thirty seconds to finish the next quarter though Crystiawoga joined in for the last six furlongs The fillys time for a mile and a quarter was 2I1f Anster went half a mile In 50 SlK will run for the Maple Leaf Stakes in which she will have only fillies to meet Hockspring and Maiisolus am to get their final l workouts for the Plate tomorrow snd will have a muddy track old Bud will not be sent the dis ¬ tance again againother other workouts included tho following followingAmhorito Amhorito Mil in 147 147Ardolon Ardolon Threequarters in 11S 11SItonmdotfo Itonmdotfo Seveneighths in I IBoozer Boozer Half mile in 53 53Carrillon Carrillon Threequarters in 110 110Chester Chester Kriiin Fiveeighths in 100 100Clan Clan Alpine Fiveeighths in 105 105Half Half Shot Thmquarters in 110 110Laura Laura Half mile in 55 55Mareovil Mareovil Half mile in 51 Moss Fox Half mile in 51 51Nadzu Nadzu Mile in 150 150Pardnor Pardnor Mile In 119 119llalph llalph Lloyd Threequarters in 120 120Hlghteasy Hlghteasy Threequarters in 117 117Sun Sun Queen Half mile in 51 51Ta Ta Nun Da Mile in 151 151The The horses of Powell Hi Parker and Charles ITall arrived today from Oklahoma including Kva Tan guay Cordova Upright Mm Frank Woodin Hussell MeGlll Duck Thomas L M Kekort and Useeit UseeitThree Three of the Valley Farm mares have been sent to William Walkers place to he mated with Stanley Fay Shimonese and Kelpie are two of them
