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SOUTHERN MAID A FALLEN IDOL IDOLDavies Davies Filly Races Disappointingly for Second Time at Woodbine While Hodge Again Wins Toronto Out September 23 Robert Davies Plaudit tilly Southern Maid which race goers had come to rate as one of the best twoyearolds of the season met defeat for the second time at Woodbine when she was beaten off in tlie Michaelmas Handi ¬ cap one of the feature races provided by the Ontario Jockey Club this afternoon Southern Maid carried 120 pounds and showed speed for about three fur ¬ longs then quit and at the finish was beaten six lengths for third place by the selling plater Czar Michael Her showing was a keen disappointment io the admirers of the filly It is probable that she has trained off The race furnished a splendid contest in which Hodge and Guy Hums again covered themselves with glory Hodge came from a long way back in todays race and under one of Burns sensational finishes just managed to get up to beat Surprising a head headTlie Tlie tabled history of the Michaelmas Handicap is as follows followsYear Year Winner Wt Jockey Val Time 1 2 Merry England 114 T Jackson ilo 117 117rJ03 rJ03 Play Half 100 W Daly ISO 115 104 Pirate Pollv 120 J Walsh OSO 110 1905 St Joseph US J Daly 5SO l14y 1000 Kllicott 114 C Kocrner 12SO 113 113UMJ7 UMJ7 Stanley Fay 110 Diggins 1125 114 114IWcS IWcS bimcoe 114 Nicol 1330 113 113IIOJ IIOJ Amelia Jouks 115 J Howard ltiO l14 1910 Horizon 110 G ArchuVd 1100 115 1011 Aldelmran 117 McCahey 1550 li h 1912 laochares 125 Teahan 1320 114 1U3 Hodge 125 G Hums 1243112 The Davies stable was more fortunate In the Sand rlngham Handicap in which event Plate Glass carried the yellow and black stripes Guy Burns also had the mount on this horse and again he showed a splendid finish landing Plate Glass first by the smallest of margins in advance of Airey It was a great race and Hums whirlwind finish brought the crowd in tho grandstand to their feet In another jump past the winning mark Airey had Plate Glass beaten There were only three starters and Tactics was right there with the two leaders at the finish being beaten only a scant half length lengthKille Kille Brigade had an easy time winning the Seagram Cup Volita being his only opponent The history of tills stake follows followsYear Year Winner AWt Jockey Val Time 1003 Easy Street 4 117Hoar 4SO 1 50 r 1104 Nameoki 3 110 II Michaels 450140 1003 Charles Elwoodo 114 Komanelli 500 153 153KlOt KlOt Moouraker 4 117 E Walsh SOO lriO 1007 Picaroon 5 122 Nicol S35 14 14100S 100S Photographer 4 133 Harty 000 140 1000 Direct 3110 IZettig 1100140 1010 Ta Nun Da 3 12 G Archibd 070147 1011 Ganogue 3 118 G Burns 000 1505 1012 Chepontuc 0 112 Wargtou 030110 1013 Itifle Brigade 3 113 Obert S13 152 152There There were two jumping races on the program the theNovice Novice Steeplechase and tlie Coventry Steepleiliase The former was a mile and a half race for three earolds and Thomas Hitchcocks Bay Port galloped home the winner five lengths in advance of Kryn lowu Jack Donnorlen made a runaway affair of the Coventry Steeplechase Malaga took a nasty tumble at the thirteenth fence and Lizzie Flat lost her rider at the eighteenth jump Either one of these two would have beaten the winner had they stood up upHavrock Havrock and John Bowman both came out of the lirst race in bad shape The former ruptured one of his tendons while John Bowman was quite lame lameJockey Jockey T Nolan has signed to ride for Edward Trotter for the next year and a license will he granted him by the Canadian Kacing Associations AssociationsWilliam William Walker has sold to Bsirtlett McLennan the promising jumper Foxcraft The horse has been turned over to M Daly who will handle him for Mr McLeunau McLeunauJockey Jockey E Carter was suspended for the remainder of the meeting for rough riding He cut across to the inside with Colston In rounding the first turn turnFirst First Sight was taken down with an attack of colic this morning which accounted for his with ¬ drawal from the Seagram Cup George Walker who is training for the Dynieut stable will probably go to Kentucky at the conclusion of the Woodbine meeting to look over some yearlings with the idea of making some purchases for his employers It is tlie intention of the Messrs Dyment to strengthen their stable for next season
