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Q J ,l at «" 0 1 f is ■ A A c tl a tl a t I C ■ " h w I] 0 a • « to h Ii I V 1 t t h e S e ■ cl 1 i in p a I I t i v i in j j, , s TORONTO MEETING CLOSES GREAT ASSEMBLAGE TO VIEW THE RUNNING OF A HIGH-CLASS RACING CARD. Candle Stays Well and Takes the Grey Stakes — Ranchers Ontario Jockey Club Cup — Exton Wins the Hendrie Steeplechase. Toronto. Oat., September 2." . — Torontonians placed their stamp of approval on the fall meeting of the Ontario Jockey Club by turning out in vast numbers Woodbine Park this afternoon. Ihe attendance equalled that of any other closing day. It was a brilliant assemblage, made up of the best people of Ontario. The environment of the place, the beautiful landscape and the high-class manner in which the sport is conducted by the Ontario Jockey Club. what makes the Woodbine racing so popular. great many who remained in the clubhouse enclosure derived as much pleasure from tile sport as those frequenting the lower end, where the machines are located. The program was one of the best ever provided by the club. Included in the seven races were four stakes, the Jrey Stakes for two-year-olds at a mil-: tlie Hendrie Steeplechase, aver the full course: the Dominion Handicap and the Ontario Jockey Club Cup. i f two miles and a quarter. In all. tin- club added -i;s.40i te the seven races. The Grey Stakes went to Candle easily. lolite moved into a long lead in the early running, but quit after going five-eighths and Candle had tilings pretty much his own way tl.eriafter. The Garth stable furnished the winner of tho Hendrie Steeplechase In Bxton, which beat Ilrvn-down in handy fashion. Wolke claimed a foul against OConnor, who had the mount on Stucco, which ran coupled witli Brian, and it took the stewards several minutes to come to the decision allow the result to stand as the horses had linished. Ired Williams, who had the mount on the winner, was press, ■ted with a handsome tie pin as a souvenir of the occasion. The Ontario Jockey Club Cup was won by Rancher, which beat Light Wing a length and a half. The winner was conceding much weight to everything in the race. .Ii scph McLennan, who will act as racing secretary at Laurel, left for Raltiinore tonight and will lie at Laurel Sunday to open his ollice. About eight carloads of horses will leave here for the Maryland track tomorrow. "Uncle .liuimie" Gray, who was ailing for eev-eral days with gastritis, was up and about this afternoon. lie will snip his string to Laurel and during that meeting he will dispone of his yearlings. They will be shipped to Maryland from Oklahoma alKjuf a week or ten days. The important Canadian stables that have taken part in the meetings on this circuit this year will all go into winter quarters. The Irjmrnt string will ie shipped back to Barrie, while the Sir j. s. Hendrie horses will go from here- to Hamilton. KehlV Whyte will give the Hendrie yearlings their final trials next week. They are quartered at the- Hamilton ci arae. The Joseph K. Seagram yearlings will be tried out by Barry Little-field at the farm Waterloo. John Nixon will winter Charles Millars stable here. Robert Lavies big string will go to the Thoriieliffe farm, where Henry Melianiel will shape up the- yearlings he purchased at the sales in Kew York last summer.
