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CLOSE FINISHES AT DORVAL PARK. King Box Defeats Fascinating in the Main Race of the Day — Track Gossip, Montreal, Que.. Beptesaber IS. — A handicap at one mile and seventy yards was provided as a feature by the Dorval Jockey Club this afternoon. It tarnished a splendid content, in which King Bos came from behind and heat Fascinating by a neck in the closing strides. The racing this afternoon was under ideal conditions. A majority of the races furnished exciting contests, in which small margins separated the grst two. An accident occurred during the running of the lirst race, in which Wild Horse was crowded on the lirst turn and tell and Exemplar tumbled over him. Schermerhoru, who had the mount on Wild Horse, escaped with a shaking up. St. 1 nW I lan. winner of the fifth race yesterday. wna bid up *■" •* over his entered price of 1915.sh00 by William Walker and was bought in. There was a general shift in the staff of ofiicials at Dorval this afternoon, as a result of James Milton leaving for Havre de Grace last night. A. B. Hade, who has been acting as associate steward, went into the starters stand and Francis Neman, who bus been presiding judge, went into the stewards stand. Sheridan Clark succeeded Mr- Nelson as presiding judge. Dr. Robert Hanley of Kingston, Ont.. who has In en racing a small string on the half-mile tracks in Canada this summer, purchased the Canadian-bred tilly Otero from Harry Giddings yesterday. It is Dr. Hanleys intention to enter the ranks of the breeders shortly and. with this end in view, he i-picking up some desirable- mares. The Hanley stable will be Shipped to Cuba nest winter to participate in the racing at Marianao. Richard B. Watkius announced a change of plan today. " Instead if shipping from Toronto to Laurel. Mr. Watkins has decided to send his string to Kentucky at the conclusion of the Woodbine meeting. W. P. Reed lias traded the mare Northern Light for Ifoae Jacobsons Mimesis. The latter will be shipped to Kentucky to T. 1. Hayes, who will breed her next spring. Harry White, who will act as paddock judge at Laurel, will leave for Maryland tomorrow. Ile has received applications from a number of borseaaea who have been racing in Canada for stabling accommodations at Lauicl. Work on the steeplechase coui-e ai Dorval is being poshed with the idea of having it completed before frost sets in. The Dorval Jockev Club has planned to feature jumping races next spring.
