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AURIGA FIRST. BUT LOSES HER RIDER WEIGHS IN SHORT OF WEIGHT, CAUSING HER DISC1UALIFICATI0N. Top o ill Morning Wins tho Michigan Handicap in an Exciting Finish Veteran Kootenay First After Many Disappointments. Detroit, Mich. August IS. Todays racing at Windsor vvatj marred by one of those disagreeable incidents, -.vhich happily so seldom occur on the turf. It crime after the heavily backed favorite Auriga had jnished first in the Essex; Handicap, in which she carried top weight and came from behind to beat Opehlia W., drawing out. AVhen jockey Robinson stepped on the scales to weigh iu it. was found that he was one and one half pounds short of weight and there was nothing left, according to the rules, but to disqualify the filly. The public took the disqualification in good natured fashion. As to -vho was at fault it is hard to say, but is evident that a stricter check on the weights should be made to protect the public. At New Orleans the club had a scale in the paddock and the riders were required to check up their weight in the presence of either the trainer or owner, before saddling. The riders carried their own equipment. This system worked like a charn: and it might be a good thing if it was adopted by other associations. In tin; feature race, the Michigan Handicr.p, Top o tii Morning showed a splendid performance. He carried 125 pounds, made practically all of the pace and beat Gipsey George by a head. The pace-was fast all the way. Sixteen claims wen; lodged for Kootenay after he won and B. AVilliams secured him for ,350. II. G. Bedwell has arranged to ship the division of the stable that he Is racing at Windsor from here to Havre de Grace, where they will join the horses that F. J. Stevens is training for him at his farm at Laurel, Aid. In the latter division are Golden List. Smirking, Olin G., Bella H.. Brave Cunarder, AVall Street and Chevron. The latter is being schooled over the jumps. E. T. Cotton has arranged to ship the four-year-old Dengro to the AVilliam Garth farm at Charlottesville. Ara.. where he will be schooled over tiie jumps during the winter. Joe Finn is reported to have come out of his last race decidedly lame. 0. A. Crew will ship his stable from here to Ottawa. He has instructed trainer Sol Mintz to take up the Canadian-bred two-year-olds, Eddie 1. and Nellis C. on his arrival at Couuaught Park, where they have been turned out since last spring. G. R. Bryson has received word from Savannah. Ga.. that St. Lazerian is a hopeless prospect as a racer. The horse was injured while en route from Cuba last winter. R. L. Baker has decided to divide his stable. Jack Baker will take some from here to Kentucky and the others will be shipped to Montreal in charge of Edward AV. Moore. Ar. Xorthey, secretary of the Montreal Jockey Club, was a visitor at AVindsor. He is here In the interest of the meeting, which will be given at Blue Bonnets iu September and was busy during the afternoon assigning stalls to the horsemen, who will ship there. C. O. Smith and C. L. Jones, who are interested i;: the trotting meeting being given at Columbus, O.. will be here tomorrow. Maurice Ilyams was mi arrival from Chicago. Ilyams was at Tijuana until the conclusion of that meeting. He will return west after the Canadian season conies to a close. Owen Pons is looking after the engagements of the apprentices 0. Martin and F. Merimee. both of whom are under contract to his brother, Francis J. Pons. He is also making C. DIshmons engagements,
