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FAST RUNNING AT WINDSOR TRACK RECORDS EQUALED BY RATINA AND USEEIT AT CANADIAN COURSE Lochiel Is Returned Winner of D B I W Fsrry FsrryCo Co Handicap for Which Buckhorn Rules Rulesan an Overwhelming Favorite Detroit Mich August 10 rThe opening of the final meeting of the Windsor Jockey Club for this present season took place today under conditions that augur well for Its success Despite the extremely hot weather a large gathering turned out and forty four layers were In line to attend to their wants Wellbalanced fields went to the post in a majority of the events and keen contests resulted Tills was especially true of the feature race the D B 1 W Ferry Company Handicap in which Lochiel beat Flora Fiua a scant length in a desperate stretch drive There were only three starters with Buck Jiorn ruling an oddson favorite Lochiel set a fast pace from the start with Buckhorn in close pursuit In entering the homestretch Bnckhorn carried Lo ¬ chiel wlde but in the last sixteenth the latter kept learing over to the Inside and to many it appeared as If he seriously interfered with the chances of Flora Vina which was closing fast along the rail Callahan was forced to pull the latter up but de ¬ spite this lie failed to lodge a claim of foul against the winner and the placing was permitted to stand as the horses finished finishedThe The D B 1 and Windsor Ferry Handicap is a stake of recent institution its history being an follows Year Winner AWt Jockey Val Time 1909 All lied 3 97 C Ross 1150140 1910 Fort Johnson 5 100 Taplin 770 143 1911 Plate Glass 5 117 T Illce 1155 138 1912 Buckhorn 3 102 Teahan 1450 145 1913 145Distance Loehlcl 5 102 Buxton 1830 145 Distance one mile prior to 1912 1912The The track was in perfect condition as was evi ¬ denced by the time made in the different races In the dpening dash J B Respess filly Batina equaled the track record for five furlongs by running the distance in 1 00 and In the third Useelt equaled the track record of 112 for six furlongs Among furlongsAmong those who witnessed the sport was Paul Powers who a few years ago was associated with Willie Shields In the ownership of several useful horses horsesU U J Mackenzie reserved four boxes today and had as his guests several prominent trotting horsemen among them Pop Gears and Xat Ray Judge RayJudge Charles F Price arrived from Atlantic City this morning looking much improved by his short vacation by the seashore seashoreG G M Johnson who was expected here from Butte wired that he had changed his plans and had sent his KentuckyFrancis horses to Kentucky Francis J Pons has thrown his good racer John Furlong out of training and will give him a rest probably springSilver until next spring Silver Tone bolted to the inside fence in entering the homestretch in the opening race and gave jockey Obert a nasty spill Obert fortunately escaped with ¬ out any broken bones but was forced to cancel his remaining engagementsAdair engagements Adair Baker and James Boden shipped their horses from Fort Erie to Ottawa where they will be rested meetingM for that meeting M J Conran shipped his stable from Hamilton to Ottawa OttawaThe The following horsemen have made known their intention of sending their horses from here to Ken ¬ tucky at the conclusion of the present meeting T P Hayes Gallaher Bros F J Grefer W W Dar den George Ham T J Brown J Sehreiber W O Joplin J B Respess J W Johnson R P Mar ¬ shall and It J Mackenzie MackenzieJust Just Red was shipped from here to Chicago this morning He will race at the Mineral Springs meeting meetingDonerall Donerall was taken sick with an attack of indi ¬ gestion lust night and for a time It was feared that he would die The horse finally responded to treatment and Is on the road to recovery Johnny recoveryJohnny Lewis who booked at Butte during the recent meeting there was an arrival this morn ¬ ing He was accompanied by his crew and cut in this afternoon afternoonThe The layers doing business here today included Horace Paul T J Shaw M Harris X Shapiro A S Valentine W Matthews I Howard C Penn George Rose Henry Ilunf Al Hanf Ted Cobnrn A Austin C B Walters J Baker Kddle Hughes Benny Burke George Young II Hastings Lee Wagner Roy Offutt George Vortman Jake Sauii ders P J McGrath Sidney Cohen James McCaffer ty George Hitkey I Ham S Wolfsen William Beverley George Zeller Sam Bradley R A Kennedy William Kerryhart Frank Shannon Joe Ziegler M Miller Ben Falk Tomney Calvin Johnny Lewis M Moss EM Colell John Rice and J Mills
