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, 1 " 1 ; t L . , 1 * - r - v ,- r . v ,. . Ij J of • ■I • e * *• by y y e e d d 1- n c in " « i- d h I* for ir l I- r W. • 5 5 $ b o 0 $ ;; i 2 1 :; :; 1 1 1 I $ i» 3 i ti 0 0 ti II 9 $ 0 » WINDSOR TRACK IMPROVES WATERBASS TAKES THE BELLE ISLE HAN-DICAP AND RUNS A FAST MILE. Sweet Colleen Wins the Windsor Double Event for J. E. Seagram — Many Owners and Horses Booked for the Next Meeting at Havana. Windsor. Oat., July 19. — A splendid program was provided by the Windsor Jockey tlub this afternoon and with the track in fairly good condition, good sport was witnessed. There were two big features, the Belle Isle Handicap, a dash of one mile with MI added, and the Windsor Doable Event, at live eighths, the conditions of which called for foals of 1913 bn-d in the Dominion of Canada. This race in built on the lines of the Futurity race in the I Hited States and incidentally it was the first running of the st ike. Joseph I*. Seagram, one of the oldest of the Canadian breeders aud whose colors were popular In the United States some years ago furnished the winner of the Double Kvent in Sweet Colleeu. His other starter, iala Day. finished third. Sw et Colleen was sent to the front when the start rams and raced into a big lead in the tirst eighth, which she SucrcuM-d while rounding the far turn. The remit was never in doabt at any stage and at the. finish Sweet Colleen led Arniine by three lengths. The entrance fees and the winners portion of the parse brought the net value ■! the race to the win-1 i.er ,587.99. A handsome piece of plate also went to Mr. Seagram. The next division of the stake will he run in 1919 and will be for three-year olds at one mile and an eighth. Amos Taneys. Waterhaas, a popular horse with Canadian race-goers, showed his best performance of the present year when he won the Belle Isle Handicap. Waterbass carried 129 pounds, was ridden by J. Callahan, and wen in a canter after being as good as left at the post. Just as starter Dade sprung the harrier Waterbass reared up and before he got settled the others were on their way many lengths in front of him. Callahan sensibly permitted the horse to get settled into his stride and never made a move until after they had gone a half mile. When called on Waterbass responded quickly, and, when rounding the turn into the homestretch, moved up rapidly, and catching the Widow Moon tiring in the tinal eighth, raced into an easy lead and drew away at his leisure in tho 1 ■-. sixteenth to win by five lengths. Toe inil» was ruu in 1:49%, and the winner must certainly have ran the distance fullv two seconds faster Ira HOSey, of Kenosha. Wis., who developed Dick Welles, was a visitor at Windsor this afternoon. His mission here is to pick up several horses for rat bag at one of the winter meetings. Charles l.ansdale. who is interested in the track at Marianao. Cuba, has already been asked by sev- erl horsemen to reserve stable accommodations for them next winter. John J. Ityan notified Mr. liana dale that he would ship about ten horses to Cuba and Dr. Kiddle hits also engaged stabling for a half dozen. Albert Simons shipped the Canadian division of the L. S. Thompson stable to Hamilton this mom ing. Ldward Trotter will leave with his horses-it for the same place tomorrow. Stalls at the Ham ilton course are already at a premium and many of the late comers have been forced to seek quarters on the outside. Secretary London has already planned to build four large stables immediately following the conclusion of the next meeting. Jockey Metealf, who has been riding at Juarez the last few years, has announced his intention of going to Cuba next winter. It is innlerstxxl that a division of the P. Sheridan stable will he sent to Havana. Mr. Sheridan himself will winter the rest of his string at Lexington. Voting Kobert Davies came down from To-7 mats to look over the Thorncliffe Stable horses that Henry McPaniel has in his care. Plate Class, Typhoon, Star Cress and Calgary are already at Hamilton awaiting the arrival of Mr. McDaniel. Sain IiOttis will leave the two platers Luther and Videt at Windsor until the next meeting. W. T. Anderson and John Whaleii have arranged to ship their stables to Hamilton and at the cm-elusion of that meeting they will go to Saratoga. Other owners that will be at Hamilton are J. B. Kespess. w H. Iizer. Q. M. Hendrie, S. M. Hender-o son and G. H. Keene. William Walker has already begun to replenish his stable for a winter campaign in Cuba. This morning he purchased Lynn from P. B. Parsons. Mr. Walker plans to take about a dozen horses to Havana next winter. The sprinter Mir.iinichi. which was injured a few days ago when he bolted into the outside fence hell low the clubhouse, was so far recovered that ilbert Simons Included him in the shipment of the Whitney horses to Hamilton this morning. Kate K.. winner of the last race, was bid up to 98 by O. B. roan, who was represented in th« lac- hf Hicks Pet. The winner was protected by the stable
