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DAVIES STABLE IN FORM HORSES OF PROMINENT TORONTO TURFMAN SCORE IN THREE RACES AT WOODBINE Plato Glass Wins the Connaught Cup and Stewards StewardsExercise Exercise Discretionary Powers in Disqualifying DisqualifyingHis His Stable Companion First Sight Toronto Out May i9 The stable of Kobt Davies which has been cutting an important figure in Ihu racing here this spring furnished three oC tlie winners at Woodbine this afternoon The op ¬ ening race went to Knights Differ which made a runaway affair of it and Sky Hocket followed up her stable companions success by scoring over Lyric Muse in the second race The Davies pair Plate Glass and First Sight finished first and second in the Counaught Cup the former beating tho three yearold by half a length Moody was unable to keep First Sight straight in the stretch racing and just as he got clear of Bwana Tiiinbo his mount swerved to the inside rail sharply cutting ISwaua Tumbo off The stewards took advantage of the amended rule of the Canadian Kacing Associations which permits them to use discretion In disquali ¬ fying cither one or both of an entry in the event of interference by disqualifying only First Sight the change in the placing giving Bwana Tumbo second money and Ambcrite third As Plate Glass and First Sight were coupled it cut no figure witli those who wagered on the Davies entry Last fall at the annual meeting of the Canadian Haciug Asso ¬ ciations several rules were changed and some amended The rule which covered todays case which refers to interference and foul riding was 105 paragraph 5 of which reads Every horso in a nice belonging wholly or partly to the same owner may also be disqualified disqualifiedIt It was the consensus of opinion that the ollicials did the fair and sensible thing in this particular case as it would have l een a hardship to take the race away from Plate Glass which cut no figure in the interference whatever Incidentally the vic ¬ tory of Plate Glass marked the eighth sueceSi ot tho Davies stable during the five days of the meet ¬ ing ingThe The program was a well balanced one and a majority of the races furnished interesting con ¬ tests Apart from tlie Connaught Cup xlhere were additional attractions Tlie JJaple Leaf Stakes fop Canadianbred threeyearolds with 1500 added and the Baldoyle Steeplechase 1000 added over the twomile course The former went to II Ght tJings Sarolta which won easily Tlie Giddings stable Is pushing the Davies establishment closely Sarolta being the fifth winner that this stable has sent to the post and a majority of its victories have been scored in stakes stakesThe The tabled history of the Maple Leal Stakes since 1900 is given below Year Winner Wt Jockey Val Time 1900 Barley Sugar 117 Ballard 4SO 201 1901 Lady Berkeley 117 L Thompson 500 202 1902 Lyddite 122T Walker 040151 190 Profligate 117 Pickering 845 158 1904 Loupanga 122 Soiiger 855 151 1905 Maid of Barrielt7 K Walsh SOO l52Vj 1900 Fair Havana 122 J Kaganr 810151 122 H McDaniel SO 150 if I90S Cannle Maid 122 Nicol 785152 785152IKKI IKKI Meiidip 117 Musgrave 810 15 1910 Frolic 117 D MCthy 795 152 1911 Bride Lane 122 Musgrave 795152 1912 Amberite 122 G Burns 975 151 1913 Sarolta 117 J Wilson 1455 151 151The The Baldoylo Steeplechase provided a splendid splendidrace race The African and Chocorua ran in close com ¬ pany most of the way and in a driving finish the former managed to stagger home with a short head to spare Ifallyhack the oddson favorite lost his rider rit the sixth fence but was remounted and finished tho course courseTrainer Trainer Fuestel of the Belmont stable wired A G Blakcley asking for the services of jockey J Wilson in the Metropolitan Handicap tomorrow Wilson is lied up with a contract to ride for the Giddiiigs stable during this meeting and was unable to leave Lyric leaveLyric Muse which started for the first time in the second race this aftermwu is a sister to Lovetie Meissen another starter in the same race is the first of the get of Inferno to go to the post postKd Kd W Moore has decided to rest up his horses until the opening of the Hamilton meeting Bettie Sue bowed a tendon in her recent nice and tho twoyearold lilly Miss Gayle cauie out of todays race slightly lame lameSome Some of the trials for the 5000 Toronto Gun to IK run on Saturday were Cliff Edge mile in 141 Buskin mile in 140 Yniir mile in 143 John Furlong and Lahore mile in 14 It will be decided at a meeting of the stewards tomorrow whether or not the latter may start in the racef racefJoseph Joseph E Seagram has obtained an option on the threeyearold Barnegat and the colt will probably bo sold to the Canadian turfman by U E Watkius tomorrow tomorrowThe The stewards had jockey J Wilson on the carpet for cutting across with Sarolta in the Maple Leaf Stakes StakesJockey Jockey Moody was suspended for rough riding for the remainder of the meeting He will be per ¬ mitted to ride for his employer on Saturday Jockey SaturdayJockey Butwell left for New York tonight Ho was accompanied by his employer William Garth GarthThe The twoyearold filly Slipper Day bucked her shins in her race of yesterday and Tankard bowed a tendon slightly after a trial a few days ago Elwah agoElwah was bid up from 000 to 1105 by II G Bedwell after she won tlie seventh race The maru was protected and bought in by her owner The horse Blue Laws winner of the Bermuda Derby that was shipped here to start in the Toronto Cup has gone amiss and will IK turned out at Mrs L A Livingstons Colnnirg Farm for the summer summerThe The weights for the Toronto Cup 5000 added one and oneeighth miles to be run Saturday have been announced as follows HorseWhisk Horse AWt Horse AWt Whisk Broom 0 137 Mediator 5 100 Plate Glass 7 12i Nonpareil 4 100 Froglegs 4 125 Kingly loo Star Charter 5 12 Airey 4 90 John Furlong 0 114 Yorkshire Boy f on Edda 5114 First Sight 3 Ofl Lahore 5113 Blue Laws 7 9S Horron 3 112 Nightstick 3 98 Hamilton 4 110 Paton 5 98 Carlton G 5110 Colston 5 08 Cliff Edge 7 110 Joe Stein 5 as Aldobaran 4 107 Heresy 4 00 Kleburne 3 100 Spring Maid 3 95 Leochares 3 IOC War Horn 4 95 Ymir 4 100 Tankard 95 Buskin 3 100 Yengbee 3 05 Bwana Tumbo TumboLochlel 4 100 Cliff Stream 7 95 Lochlel 5 105 Moving Picture 3 U Hiatus 3105 Font 7 92 Sotcmla 0105 Early Light 3 9 Valiant Prince 0 105 Amberite 4 92 Flabbergast 3 lot Chuckles 3 M Siqierstltlou 8 100 Ta Nun Da 0 IO Bariicgat o 100 Mimesis
