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, * g l • i B i I i i I t . 1 t i , ] ] 1 , ! i i - ■ ■ i - s " WINDSORS GRAND 0PBMIK6 PLEASANT WEATHEK, FAST TRACK AND A GKEAT THRONG MARK THE DAY. Slumber II. Triumphs in the Frontier Handicap — Regina Also Wins lor the Thompson Stable —Talk of the Track. Windsor, int., July It. — The Windsor Jockey Cluhs meeting had ■ brilliant opening this afternoon. With perfect racing conditions urevaBing, an immense gathering tamed out to witness the sport. A high class program was provided for the occasion and. with the track in splendid condition, i irrlng: onteata resulted. Many Payne Whitneys Slumber II., racing in the name ami colors of I., s. Thompson, accounted for the Frontier Handicap, the feature race of the after noon. It was a dash ui one mile and an eighth, with . t..iNi added. There were seven starters, with Wat-rliass ruling a hoi favorite. In the early running Waterhasa threatened to make good bj going to the front and racing into ■ considerable I- ad it tin-half mile post, bat when Goldstein, who had the mount on Slumber II. gave the latter his head while rounding the far turn, he quickly took the lead and, drawing away without much effort, had liis opposition beaten for the remainder of the race. . I the Balsfl he led Indolence by ■ length am! i half, the latter beating Banchec a rose for second .dace. The Frontier has been growing in popularity since ii - institution in l:s:2 and now i Windsor prin -in.il lake offering. Its history follows: Year. Winner. A.Wt. lackey. Val. Time, 1992 St. Hera 122 Adams S1.1 lit 1 :.".S 19U3 Claude 117 . 1. Italv 1.385 2:93 M 1904 Zarkee 117 Munro 1.493 1,1. i:„i.". King of Troy ...119 J. Shea ... 1,793 :.s.. ran.; Peter Sterling ...197 Kuna 1,793 1:54 1997 .laoonio 114 Moreland .. l.To.% 1 :.,T /-. i.H,-. eh. ii. OUbert. .4 193 C. 11. Shilg 1,535 1:52% 1909 Hreen Heal 5 193 J. Howard. 1,535 1:52% 1919 Ilandi e ....4 199 hildstein ■• 1,539 l .. Hill .Meridian :: 116 T. Koerner. 1,993 1:52% 1.H2 st ,i Charter. -.4 11 Butwell ... 2,439 1 1913 First Sitfiit ...:, HM I*. Moody .. 2, Tim 1:31 . mil Tlpiiecanoe ... ! 193 W. Obert .. 2..hX» 1:58% 1915 Slumlier II 1 121 P. Uoldatein 3,439 1:52 Ita,.- v.-;s ior three-year tbJa antJl 1908. The Tbonspson stable has previoasly scored when Begbia am] l"tf I ihi Bniahed one-two In the opening race, a dash of Bve-elgfaths f«»r tan real Can tZareta, Tic Texas s|H-.-d marvel, made her ipposition in the third ri.u- look .heap, when she made all the pace and won easily from Back Bay in. I established a new track record for three-quarters, her time being 1:11 -A. .lames Arthur received an addition to his string In the t. .-ai i,ls Prohtbiton and Broom Coin. wiii.h he purchased from O. A. Cochran in New iork. The two shipped well and were unloaded today In good condition. As at l.lne Bonnets ml Tort Erie, tin- mntnels went with a rush ar Windsor. Octroi tera had their Brst opport unity of witnessing the machines In ■ peyaiiou this afternoon and they placed their -tamp f approval on the new nystem l.y patronizing them in liberal manner. The volume of business ex-ci edi ,1 ex|iectations by far and long lines wen- in-Jiin.l all of the booths when the bones weal to the post for the" different rai ea. Then wii he a regular monthly meeting of the Canadian Bacing Associations tomorrow, when B|dl-cations Cor Ucenses will be passed apon. There are jihoiit twenty Jockeys here who came frutn 1.. it-iiia and several of them will pro from hen- to Saratoga at the conclusion of the meeting. Jockey Eddie Ambrose will be given a hearinc ami his cast wl!l he Snally disposed of at this meeting. i in- list of eiii.-ial as printed on the onleial pre gram is as follows; Charles !. Price, presiding steward: W. 1. Fraser associate steward; Joseph A Silurphy, steward representing the Canadian Bacing Associations: l-rancis Kelson, presiding hidxc; S. i:. Parmer, patrol and paddock ludge; . B. Bade, start, r: Joseph McLennan, dork ol the s ales; In-I W. Uerhardy, associate judc. ; J. J. Mackossey, timer. Tin- skillful apprentl e I*. Lowder Is due here t morrow from New York. James Bowe is M ndlng tin- lad up to ride for the division of the I.. S. Thompson ttablc thai Alberl Simons js campaigning in Canada. Jockey W. Warrington, who has been riding for the O. A. Cochran stable al Neu York, arrived here this morning. Warrington will finish oal the year In Canada with the R. J. Austin stable. Mr. Austin has taken over the horses thai Mien Hul- croft trained for Norman Maefai 1 me. including Tho S| ii II ;iii,l l.adv Spendthrift, intone the rblen ben from Kentucky .are It. Connelly, A Mott. K. I aoaiile. II. Stearns, I". It. bins.. ii and W. W. Taj lor, W. I". I r;-i i arriveil from Toronto this morning ready t, assume his duties as associate steward. Mr. Ira ers wide experience i. racing should make him a particularly capable man for such a po-i-limi. Eddie Taplin is expected here from Hamilton to ride f.r the J. s. Tyrce etabbs. The Bedweli horses wen- sent over t Hamilton from Fort Brie to he rested. Reports from Hamilton spy ii was necessary n perform a se ui.l operation oa Allie Ixui.li-n. secre l.-uy of the Hamilton Jockey «-luh. and that lie is iiw proeresslna rapidly toward n rompbte rt-eovery. A carload m horse ii arriveil from Aqueduct. The consignment was made up of li H Parsons Lynn ami tharley McFerran. U. A. Alexandras Ataka, .. - iwlnthe. Water Idly. ITncle .liiumic snd Sha-I..IH. in charge of licit Poster, and W. B. Knurs Col It. iiuh 11 and tssary Maid. Jin-ki y Ted Kice has completely recovered from the injuries sustained in i fall when riding the. two-1 n-ar .id IMill Cngar at Oorval. He will begin training to pre! himself in condi thin to rkle at Hamilton.
