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1 . , j RACING GOSSIP FROM CANADIAN SOURCES. Toronto, int.. May !. — Fountain Fay, in the Robert llavies stable, worked a mile in 1:46% :it Woodbine in preparation for tin- approaching season. Tie- hunters. Queen Sab and Beware, worked 1 mile in 1 :.-.:!. Souihein Maid worked three-quarters in 1:19%. with Liberty Hall the saipc. aaa | r. Meet and Plate Glass :i frail ion slower. Calumny went a mile iu 1:40%, and the Pinter, GeraM D.. was al t live seconds slower. These are from the J. G. Gorman stable of Ottawa. Hon. Adam Becks Photographer II., a brown brother lo his namesake, led a bunch of trainer Nixons two. year olds in a burst ot a quarter through tin- stretch in 84%. Tom Savers had half 11 mile iu 52%, and Jonquil Went a mile and thii ighths iu at belter than a tWO minute pace. The death of The Idol reduces George Riehings string to tvv... Voikville and Chad Buford, Trainer Michael Gorman brought Battle Song and I Voivode from Ottawa. Volvode is :i Kings Plater, lb- run in last year- race, linishing fourth, bill the three horses behind Hearts of Oak. which were Maid of Frome, Gold Hud and Voivode. wen- uolj heads apart. The winner was leu lengths iu front 1 ..f this trio. The Seagram and Dynienl stables have been added 1 lo tin- lot now preparing at Woodbine. Twenty-five horses compose the total of the two stables, and all 1 1.1 Mr. Seagrams fourteen are of his own breeding. • It is the first time the string has been conlined 10 Canadian broils. Light of tin- Dyinent eleven are home bred. The Dyinent Kings Plater, Beau Cheval. is r. polled to have worked a mile and a quarter over the latin track in 2:17. None of the Platers trained h.:e has been the distance at that rate of speed 1 up to the present.
