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TABIAREAFS KINGS PLATE COMES FROM BEHIND AND OUTSTAYS HIS STABLE COMPANION IN A CLOSE FINISH FINISHImmense Immense Attendance Views Decision of Canadas CanadasMoat Moat Famous and Fashionable Race Gossip of the Course Toronto Out May 22 The fiftyfifth running of the Ontario lockcv Clubs Kings Plate tin famous race of the Canadian turf was the hi traction of tin opening of the Canadian racing soii at Woodbine Pars this aficrnuon It brought out one of tin lest matched fields that over went ti thi pot In tills event and furnished a splendid cuitcst In wlilch Tartarean came from liehinil In the homestretch to beat his stable companion Fair Montague a neck in the llnal strides Fair Mon ¬ tague and Tartarean ran in the colors of C Millar a wellknown Canadian barrister The twelve pro ¬ grammed faced the liarrier inil in the early running the race was marked by much rough riding from which Iady Curon ami Hampton liamu were the prliiciiial sufferers The Ilendriu and Millar repre ¬ sentative were fortunate in escaping interference at this paint and In rounding the turn into the hack strctch Splutter raced into the lead but on the hackstrctch he relinquished bis advantage to Fair Montague which showed in front until the last twenty yards where lie began to tire ami Tartarean overhauled him riht at the end Iadv Curzon de rplte ber weakened condition due to sickness and the interference from which he suiVered tlurlng the tirst half mile showed a remarkable performance When she got clear on the hacks retch sue moved up and while rounding the far turn went up to the leaders with a rush and at the bead ol the stretch she appeared to have a winning chance Lack of con ¬ dition told en her at the end however Hampton llame also ran a good race but the disappointment of the event was furnished by the Seagram horses none of which ran prominently at any stage of the racing The race was run over a fast drying out track and before an immense crowd crowdTim Tim American contingent was well represented by delegations from Buffalo New York and Detroit DetroitW W C Hogg soii of former Governor Hog of Ttxas was the guest of 1 11 Madigln He was much Interested in the snort and in this gel ivlur Is a wellknown Texas attorney racin go d friend friendItohert Itohert Davies one of the prominent breeders of Canada was impng the visitors at Woodbine this afternoon Thiswas Mr Davies first visit t a race course in a coiljio of years The Davies string which is an extensive one is trained by Henry McDaniel McDanielWalter Walter Iarmer came rp from Tennessee to be on hand for the opening of the Canadian rac ¬ ing season Mr Partner has been busily engaged during the winter mouths in superintending the construction of a new trolley system in Nashville of which be is president He reports that bis Imported stallion Assagai was mated with thirty elglit mares this spring Assagai is said to be one of the best bred horses ever imported into this country He is by Spearmint Charm by St Simon the dam being one of the greatest brood ¬ mares in England Assagai was mated with thirty mares in England last year yearf f W Scott brought only one twoyearold to Canada this spring A lilly out of a sister to Martin W Littleton was left at the Scott ranch in Texas She was a leggy youngster and her owner deemed it advisable to give her plenty of time to develop before putting her in active training trainingCaptain Captain W F Presgrave stopped off on his way to Montreal The division of the Iresgrave stable which was shipped direct to Montreal from Pimlico arrived at Blue Bonnets in Rood condition conditionMortimer Mortimer M Mahoney David Ileisman T F RiHkloy 1 Sturgls and 1C Brown were among the arrivals from New York YorkJockey Jockey Mctcalf who will do the riding for P Sheridan this srmmer arrived this morning Clarence Turner who rode Stromboll winner of the Metropolitan Handicap at Rclmont Iark was another arrival Turner was unable to ride here for the reason that he was granted i license to ride only for his contract employer Dr 1 S Tyree The latter sent his horses direct to Dorval from Pim llco Turner returned to New York tonight tonightHeddest Heddest was taken sick tlih morning with a slight fever due to omshing and was scratched from the William Mulock Cup
