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WOODBINE GETS ITS SHARE OF RAIN Mud Depletes Races and Only Two Start in tlio King Edward Hotel Gold Cup Toronto Out May 20 Tactics running in the colors of F J Coleman and ridden by Rufus Shil ¬ ling accounted for the King Kdwaul Hotel Gold Cup the feature race of the aays offering at Wood ¬ bine this afternoon At the finish Tactics led Boxer the only other starter by eight lengths Withdraw ¬ als were numerous due to tne changed track condi ¬ tions Heavv rains fell during the night ami al ¬ though the footing dried out through the morning it was far from being fast fastThe The King Edward Hotel Gold Cup lias been run annually since 1U3 and its condensed history is as follows Year Winner AWt Jockey Val Time 1103 2lii1SKJ1 Wire In 4 117 J Walsh UJI 2lii 1SKJ1 Claude 4 122 1 Daly 1500 212 105 Tongorder 3 100 K Walsh 780 20 1105 Inferno 4 117 Treubel 1820 205 1107 Inferno 5 125 MeDaniel 1570 20 201OS 1OS Inferno i 12i UII Shilling 1480200 1480200ltlOl ltlOl Hanbridge 4 121 Herbert 15 0208 0208lillO lillO Chief Kee 3 108 G Burns 14110 20 i 1U1 Xens 3 113 OH Shilling 1CSO 201 1112 Edda 4 1 12 Sweeney 13SO 210 1513 Klebnrne 3 107 C Turner 1370 205 1014 Tactics 5 1U7 J Smyth 1415 20i 11115 Tactics G 109 R Shilling 1270 201 201II II Giddings Armine upset calculations when she beat Mandarin the Seagram colt that scored over a good band in the Goodwood Plate on tin second day of the meeting Mandarin began slowly and was badly outpaced in the early running At thu finish lie had closed up with a great hurst of speed that landed him in second place in the hint few strides stridesAs As a twoyearold fixture of spring racing the Coronation Stakes appeals strongly to Canadian breeders Its history in modified form follows Year Winner Wt Jockey Val Time 1102 Ayrshire Lad 118 T Walker 5 iO 1103 Loupanga 115 J Daly 20 r0 Ii04 Caper Sauce US Wonderly 1105 Xciinda 115 Romanelli Ill 51 51JIMIC JIMIC Testino 115 Tleilbcl CCO 4 4r r 1107 Andrew Summersll5 Kelly C55 4Vi 1108 Lilly Milner 115 C H Shlllg 545 4 1110 St Cecilia 115Tretiman GSM 5S 1110 Satin Bower 1151 McCthy 790 57Vr 1111 Ondramoii 115 J Wilson 1030 50 1112 Hearts of Oak US C Turner 11150 T iiy 11113 Beehive 121 J Wilson lJI5 55 1114 Linsiu 120 P Goldstein 2210 5iv 1 1015 Aniline 115 W Stevenson 2145 3tjai 3tjaiDSjanefl12 DSjanefl12 mile until llWar Garter proved an easy winner of tlie Hclter Skelter steeplechase steeplechaseAt At a meeting of the committee representing the Canadian Racing Associations held this afternoon the following licenses were granted Trainers P 7 Mulhall J J Ryan N R Sutherland and W Lewis Jockeys N B Brooks E Carter S Higgins J J Morys J Smith J Slnliott and C Van Dnsen DnsenThe The Dorval Jockey Club was asked to change the conditions of some of the races for the com ¬ ing meeting to conform with tiio rules of the Canadian Racing Associations and President Laren deau said that so far as he was able this would be done It developed that James Milton will do the starting at the Dorval Park track hut the other Canadian Racing ssociatious ollicials would preside meetingIt over the meeting It developed during the afternoon that charges had been made that Mr Hodgson who had the mount on Epona in the hunters Hat race on Tues ¬ day had ridden with a battery The matter is being investigated The name of a prominent horse ¬ man is connected with the cae caeWord Word was received during the afternoon that two of the Whitney racers Slumber II and Regina would be shipped to Woodbine Park the former to fulfill his engagement in the Toronto Cup and the latter in the Victoria Stakes StakesColin Colin Campbell who has been acting as one of the stewards at Woodbine returned to Montreal last night His place in the stand was taken by Walter O Parmor ParmorJudge Judge Monck representing the Hamilton Jockey Club and John H Madigin president of the Niag ¬ ara Racing Association came over to attend tin meeting of the Canadian Racing Associations whicn was held in the clubhouse at Woodbine tills after ¬ noon Major MeBride and J T R Larendeau of tlie Dorval meetingEdward Park Jrckoy Club also attended the meeting Edward Moore has decided to divide his stable and send half to Montreal and tlie rest to Hamilton The Keystone Stable goes from here to Hamilton The Widow Moon which ilid not ship well from Kentucky is rounding to Smoke House another member of the stable is doing ail that Is asked of him and will probably go to the post during the Hamilton meeting Smnke IIous injured himself at Latonia as a twoyearold and has not been to the post in two veins veinsMandarin Mandarin the Havoc Royal China colt racing in tlie colors of J E Seagram is said to be the best twoyearold bred at Waterloo in recent years In his trials here this spring lie showed sensational speed under heavy imposts He is game lias plenty of speed and acts like a youngsters that can go a long route ami some shrewd judges say that the Seagram stable is likely to win next years Kings Plate witli this colt
