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MANY HORSES TO RACE AT WINDSOR. Heavy Reinforcements Arrivo from Hawthorne Eligibles to the Ferry Handicap. Detroit. Midi.. August 4. "There are enough horses now stabled at the Windsor Jockey Clubs track to stage an ordinary meeting," said Superintendent Samuel Parmer this morning. "In addition to the contingent remaining at the track for a. rest up after the July meeting, 194 head have recently arrived from Hawthorne. Among the arrivals from Chicago are the strings owned by John Ferris and W. H. Fizer. This is the first time in ten year:; or more that Ferris has enrolled his charges among the prospective contenders at Hit; Windsor ellipse. With the usual number of horses returning here from Fort Erie at the end of that meeting, August 12, and the arrival of a couple of score from Saratoga, tin; equine colony across the river will be larger than it was at the first summer meeting." The field for the opening stake, the Ferry Handicap with ,000 added, to be run August Hi, promises to be exceptionally heavy.. The eligibles are: Coiumoii-idu. Indolence. Milestone, Margery, John Gund. Pif Jr., King Gorin. Doctor Carmen, Sir Edgar. Thornhill, Gunbearer, Ilauovia, Perugino, Floral Park, Hank ODay. Donerail. Kinney, Rancher, Sands of Pleasure, Sharp Frost. Reserve. Puts and Calls, Prime Mover, Royal II., Colonel Venoie. Candle, Jack ODowd, Marion Goosby, Hooker Bill, Gipey George. Waterbass, Robert Bradley. Prince Hermis, Little Xephew, Arriet, Fair Montague. Tom Elward, Eddie Henry. Squeeler, Faux-Col, Schemer, Kewessa, Judge Wright. King K.. Christie, Heir Apparent, Prince Henry. Colonel Gutelius, Ohnlus, Calgary, Recoil, King Hamburg, King Xcptime, Achievement. Skeer Face, Pennant, Regret. Borrow, Bromo, Ilansa, Slipshod, Chicle. Hubbub, Hodge, Runes, Barnegat, All Smiles and Phil 1ngar. This total of sixty-nine exceeds by twelve the number of nominations made to the Frontier Handicap, decided the opening day of the first meeting. The distance of the Ferry is a mile and a sixteenth, or a sixteenth shorter than the Frontier. Other stakes to be run at the meeting across the river during the week of August 15-23 are the George llcndrie Memorial at a mile, the Canadian Handicap at a mih; and tin; first running of the Double Kevent for Dominion-bred foals. For the llcndrie Memorial all of the handicap horses named for the Kerry have been iiomiuateil. This stake will be worth ,500 to the winner and ought to result in one of the fastest miles on the Canadian circuit this season. Xone of the overnight purses at Windsor during tin; coming meeting will be worth less than 00. which is as ambitious a money offering as has been made on any race track in 1915. Many of the handicaps ami special races will be wortli ,000 and ,200 each. This will bring the total distribution for the seven days up to nearly 0,000.
