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WINDSORS GRAND OPENING VAST ASSEMBLAGE OF SPECTATORS WELCOMES THE RETURN OF RACING. Slow Going; Affects Results All Smiles Unexpectedly Wins the Stake Race of the Day and Defeats Borrow. Windsor, Out., August 10. E. T. Zollicoffers colt All Smiles accounted for the feature of the H indsor Jockey Clubs opening when he beat the Whitney crack Rorrow. in easy fashion in the Detroit and Windsor Ferry Co. Handicap. The conditions of this race called for a dash of one mile and a sixteenth. It had ,000 in added money and four starters went to the post. Rorrow was a heavily-backed favorite. He flattered his backer, by going to the front at the start and leading for seven-eighths. In the homestretch All Smiles moved up with a rush and. easily passing Rorrow, drew away into a decisive lead in the final eighth. Instituted in 1909. and run each year since, the Detroit and Windsor Ferry Co. Handicap has become a popular feature of Windsor racing. Its condensed history follows: Year. Winner. A.Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1909 All Red 3 97 C. Ross ..,150 l:40f. 1910 Fort Johnson.. 5 100 Taplin 770 l-4iA 1911 Plate Glass.....", 117 T. Rice ... 1.155 1:38 1912 Riickhorn 3 102 TVahan 1,150 1-45V- 1913 Lochiel 5 Ki Buxton 1.830 l:45i 1914 Nightstick 4 113 .T. Callahan. 2.230 1:40 1915 Borrow 7 133 J. Notter... 2,520 147 1910 All Smiles 4 103 F. Robinson 2..S50 1:47 ! Run at 1 mile prior to 1912. The opening of the final meeting for the present year of the Windsor Jockey Club drew out an immense gathering. The attendance was up to the standard established at the previous meeting and speculation was equally heavy. Close finishes attended the running of a inajoritr of the races and much enthusiasm was. manifested. II. I. Rrown, who was a visitor, stated that he would shortly announce his dates for the coming winter meeting in Cuba and would outline his plan- to the horsemen. He said that he was certain they would meet with approval and that he already had the assurance of sufficient horses to hold a splendid meeting at Oriental Park. There will be many new stables racing at the Cuban track next winter. The good reports brought back by Schuyler L. Parsons, II. K. Knapp, C. .T. Fitzgerald and others, will result in many new recruits for Cuban racing. Mr. Rrown announced that the new boat constructed by the Florida East Coast Railroad will be put in commission Sept. 1. This boat is of sufficient size to accomodate anv sized car and is licensed by the United States government to carry passengers. Mr. Rrown left for Saratoga tonight. George Ricliings returned from Kentucky, where lie went in search of yearlings. He reports a number of the youngsters to be suffering from an eye trouble and was unable to pick up anything. All the horses in the Williams Rros. stable at Lexington are sick and five of the number have fever with temperatures ranging from 102 to 100. Impression is in worse condition than any of the others. Jockey Paul Lowder has been ordered to report to James Kowe and will leare for Saratoga tomorrow night. Among the distinguished risitors at Windsor this afternoon were W. P. Fraser, secretary of the Ontario Jockey Club and one of the acting stewards here; Thomas Prendergast, of Kansas Citr; Enoch Hughes; John P. Mclnerney, of Buffalo, and 11. D. Rrown. Jockey Keogh arrived from Saratoga this morning. He came to ride Rorrow in tod iys stake and left after the running of the races this afternoon. Frank .1. Rruen distributed stake blanks for the Douglas Park, Latonia and Churchill Downs meetings among the horsemen this afternoon. J. O. Talbott has turned out until next spring, at a farm near Saratoga, Prince Henry, Slumber II., Emden and the two-year-old Cleanup. Tin-latter was troubled with bad ankles, which have been fired and blistered. The track was slow today, as the result of rain last night, but will be fast for tomorrows racing. Claims were lodged for Marianao after she won by J. R. Respess, R. E. Watkins, W. Fenwick. C. T. Worthington and G. Alexandra and, in the drawing, Watkins got the mare for ,300.
