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WINDSORS CAPITAL SPOUT BLIND BAGGAGE PROVES HIMSELF MORE THAN A SPRINTER IN THE MAIN RACE. Britannia Makes it Four Wins in Succession Early Sight Claimed When Ho Is Beaten Train-i ers and Jockeys Granted Licenses. Detroit. Mich.. July IS. E. It. Brndlevs Rood three-year-old. Blind Baggage scored another impressive victory at Windsor this afternoon, when he made a runaway affair of tln Mctropolc Hotel Cup a dash of one mile, in which he met Nome f the best horses in training at the course. Blind Baggage ran under restraint for the entire race, nnd ran the mile in 1 ::;:. Conimoiiada was sec- ond and All Smiles, third. Britannia scored her fourth straight victory when Bhe beat an ordinary band of Canadian bred two-year-olds in the opening. The filly was a bit In me when going to the post but ran gamely. After Early .Sight was beaten in the second "race, he changed owners. II. 15. Dalley claiming him from .1. K. L. Koss for ,050. Capt. W. II. May, who is here for the meeting, was struck by an automobile yesterday and is confined to his home He escaped with a few bruises. Harry Kites claimed Alhcna after lie was beaten in his last race. Kites had the horse last spring mid lost him by the claiming process. Previous to the races this afternoon the stewards of the Canndiun Kacing Associations held a meeting. Licenses wen? granted to a number of trainers and riders. No business of importance came up. W. I. Kraser, secretary i the "anadian Kacing- Associations was unable to be present, being confined to his home in Toronto, suffering from a slight attack of the sun. .Mr. Hymen t acted as secretary in his absence. The following trainers were licensed : .1. . Gibson, A. Baker, .1. II. linker. F. S. GolT, S. .1. Kelley, II. lender. W. A. Mnuriel. P. .1. Miles. I. K. .Stewart. A. II. Vivell. K. .McMillan, T. K. Queen. A. Ilrent. .1. .1. Shannon, G. A. Alexandra and G. M. Miller. Licenses were granted to jockeys as follow::: W. Lilley, .1. Sloan. G. Scherrcr, G. Alexandra .Jr., J. .1. Campbell. F. Cooper. C. Martin. C. Hunt. A. Hanks. II. Jclfcott, A. Nergor. 15. Ilescott, K. Wen thereby and .1. Brown. Jockey C. Dishmoii was given permission to accept outside mounts. Greetings was advanced .y ,s. Imis over her entered price of 00 after she won and was i-etained by her owner. Capt. W. P. Presgruve purchased the mare Ask Ma from Sam Louis this morning. She will be raced through the Canadian circuit, and next spring will be mated with Halhousie. A. It. Loudon, secretary or tin- Hamilton Jockov Club, was an arrival. Mr. l.udon reports that there are at present close to "00 horses at the Hamilton track, a number of which are jumpers. The steeplechase course is thrown open twice a week, so as to permit the steeplechasers to be schooled. John McLaughlin of Lexington, who is interested in the stable that J. H. linker is racing at Windsor, was an arrival from Kentucky this morning. Jockey Mott is making an effort to get a release from the contract that A. L. Austin holds on linn, and tho matter has been taken under advisement by the authorities. W. W. Harden was an arrival from Tennessee! this morning. His Tilly, Lady Ivan has been here for several days. She is entered in a couple of . stakes here.
