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, ; ; CANADIAN RACING PLANS ON PAPER. John Knox believes it is Rod Mackenzie, son of Sir William Mackenzie, hacked up by a syndicate of ten other Torontonlaiis, who have secured an option on fifty acres of the old Freeman farm at present owned by himself and Alexander Duncan: also an option on fourteen acres on the Mitchell farm adjoining, just north. This is right at the Burlington junction, just seven miles from Hamilton. This will give them in the neighborhood of 05 acres. More land Is available if required. The option is good for ninety days. If the syndicate floats the enterprise an up-to-date mile race track will be built, with stabling and clubhouse superior to anvthing at present on the Canadian turf. It is the intention to hold three race meetings each year a running meeting in the spring and fall and a big midsummer trotting and pacing meeting and the track will form part of the Grand Trotting Circuit of America. Pari-mutuel machines will be used at all three race meetings. Bookmaklng of any description will not be permitted on the grounds. Montreal and Windsor have decided to install the pari-mutuel machine netting. Hamilton. Fort Erie and Ottawa will, it is contended, find it to their advantage to get in line and follow suit, and thus be on "the right side of the minister of justice. By doing this they will not provoke another Miller bill, it is believed. Hamilton Herald. Toronto parties have been in Windsor lately looking up a location for a half-mile race track and it is said they will apply to the Legislature for a charter. If such wen; granted they would he on the same footing as the Windsor Jockey Club, and there would he twenty-eight days of raeing in Windsor every year instead of fourteen. The promoters of the new track are said to be working In the interest of the men who are conducting the Toronto half-mile affairs. Windsor Record. The Record makes the following editorial comment: "As will be seen by the news columns, preliminary steps are being taken with a view to establishing another race track hero, with a half-mile oval, and fourteen days more of racing during the season, making twenty-eight full days in all. "Windsor is well satisfied with the present racing calendar and will hardly countenance the merry-go-round projiosal by the Toronto men behind the project. Fourteen days are sufficient for the racing season here. This has been proven by experience, as Windsor has tried both the short date meetings and the extended periods of racing. "Half-mile race tracks have done much to deterio-ate legitimate racing in this country, as evidenced at Toronto and Montreal. In other words, balf-mlle tracks cheapen the sport without producing any compensating advantages. "The Windsor public will hardly tolerate another race track and an extension of the racing period to twenty-eight days, doubling the present time table. "If the race meetings we have now were not conducted in the high-class mauner that the patrons appreciate the racing game in these parts would have ouly a short lease of life. "The proposal of these outside parties to establish another racing plant almost solely for the accommodation of 4the fraternity in Detroit can only be carried through by overriding the opposing sentiment of the people here. "It Is unlikely, however, under these circumstances that the Government would dare to grant another charter for a place the size of Windsor."
