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SUN KING TAKES ANOTHER STEEPLECHASE. Budweiscr Loses Through a Bad Looking Ride-Toronto Meeting Closes Today. Toronto. Out.. May 20.— A. D. Barrs Sun King ae.i.uutie] for todays feature ut Woodbine, the Str.-e-t Railway Steeplechase-, which call-el for a jouriie-y ove-r the two mile-s and a half course. 1 his stake- is one of the important jumping e Teats of the- Canadian circuit. It had Si. 001 iu added lneiu-y and was worth SI. WO to the- winner to lav. Sun Kiag was ridden by F. Williams, followed the others until in the- last half mile, then moved up with a rush and at the end drew away into an easy There were three maiden races oil the program and surprises developed in all three. Budwe-ise rs IHior showing in the- closing dash, was the disappointment of the afternoon. When Ask Ma beat Biielwc ise-r by a nose the other clay the- mare had nine- iiouiiels the best of the weights, as compared with today. Despite this big pull in the weights Badwetser was beatea off today ami Jones ride came- iii for considerable criticism. The- weights for Caughna waga Handicap, ,000 added, one mile, to be run on opening dav of the D-rvul meeting are: Bee-oil. 102 pi, units: Squeeh-r. 107: Tom Klward. 100; Brave Cunariler. 105-Schemer. 105: Phil Dagar, 101; All Smile.-, ] »t;: liidolene-e. 105; Kewcssa, 114; Runes, lit; K;n • K.. 97: Celto. KKI. At the conclusion of the- Ottawa meeting Allocates will take ever the horses of ,1. A. Campbell. Tin- string is coaipoaed entirely of Canadian -bred horses. Bates goes from he-re to Montreal with Gordon. W. A. B.urttsi in 11 is another trainer who contemplates training some Canadian-breds. He- has been agjged by .1. Hemlriks to train hi-, horses. Most id the Hendricks horses .lie by Botte-rdani. -i horse that the late James Dwyer brought to Canada some few j ears back. James Milton will act as the s tewurd representing the Dorval Jockey Club during the nn eting at the Montreal track. Mr. Milton is qualified to fill tin-lMsition ami should make an excellent official in the stand. William Obleneler. who looks after the shipment of liorse-s over the Grand Trunk, has arranged for a big special train of horse cars to leave for Dorval at nine oclock tomorrow night. The train is due to arrive in Montreal at six oclock Sunday morning. Cap*. W. F. Cresgravo will ship his string to Montre il some- time tomorrow . Peter Sheridan left for Dorval at the conclusion of the- tares this s fines oa Barry Little tie-Id had the Se-agram sprinter. Philistiae, gelded this morning in the? hope that it might baprare his tee. per. VV. Moore- will se-nel three of his horses from here to llan-ilton to be fresh. ,.1 ,| Edward Whyte will take the entire- stnbl- of Sir John llemlri. troni he-re to Hamilton. The backward sprhsg has Ii tiulie -ippiil Mr. Whyte- in getting his charges ready anil, as he is a c-ouse-rvative man. he- refua-cl to kill his harass off by hurrying them for the early meetings. Tln-y should be in good condition for the opening of the Hamilton lni-e-ting.
