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NEW TRACK FOR WINDSOR UNDER WAY. Toronto, int.. April 12. — What promises to be the most interesting development of the coming racing season in Canada is the evolution of the Metropolitan Racing Associations DulTcrin Iark half-mile track enterprise into a mile course in a new locality mid the abandonment of the Toronto field hy the half-milers and the syndicate ring. No announce-ment lias yet been made of the intentions of those concerned in the matter, but so much business has been .in- a imI so much money already invested that it has become a fact. ipqierty a short distance beyond the Windsor .Jockey Clubs track has-been purchased and the contracts let for the work necessary to fit it out as a first-class racing plant, with a stand as commodious as the fine structure on the older coins", which has no superior anywhere Oil either side of the line. The location is on tie Windsor and Lake Erie trolhy line and beside the tracks of the Michigan Central railway, which would serve it by the tunnel icute from Detroit, a contra-t witli the railway company for sucli service is among the details already completed and even the rate of fare is fixed. No new charter is to he ashes for, as the pro-inoti-s believe they have three that could ! ■• used and a tew one would not be granted by the legislature any way. N dates have been claimed for the DaJFeria Part meetings and inquiries have led to the Belief that no ii" would Ik- hold this year, but I that the charter under which they era held would be operated in waaea -tion with the new plant at Windsor. The prospects for the half milers have heea getting BMCe .slender year by year and the imposition of a tax. which is an increase of S7." 0 a day aver the prerteas license fee, will probably serve as the last straw of their impossible burden. It is intended to have the new track ready for at least one meering this year, and that will be held at a time dependent on the completion of the contractors work. One certainty about the new enterprise is that there will be no syndicate or any other kind of ring, but the epecafetfea will be carried on under the pari-mutuol system. These are the plans for the enterprise ami one of those interested said that he could BM no reason why tney should not go through.
