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PROGRESSING WELL AT WOODBINE PARK. Gloomy Gus Takes tho Michaelmas Handicap in a Close Finish with Waukcag. Toronto, Out.. September 20. The Michaelmas Handicap, a dash of three-quarters, to which the sum of ,000 was added, was provided as a feature by the Ontario Jockey Club this afternoon. It brought out a smart field of youngsters and furnished a stirring contest in which Gloomy Gus cam? from behind to get up in the linal strides and beat Waukeag by a neck. Bondage was third. The first three colts were sired by John K. Maddens stallion igden. The steeplechase went to New Haven, which won in a canter after Collector fell at the last jump. The latter was in front when the mishap occurred and probably would have won. Chester Krum pulled up lame behind and his rider was forced to dismount. Howard lots passed through Toronto yesterday on his way to Kentucky. He arrived in Montreal from England yesterday and during his stay abroad purchased several yearlings. Jockey S. Brown was suspended for the remainder of the meeting for rough riding. Former steeplechase jockey J. Huttou, acting for I. C. Whiting, purchased Cotton Top and Cupids Dart and will ship them to Avon, X. V.. where his employer has an extensive breeding establishment. A. A. Loudon was a visitor at Woodbine vestcr-day. He reports that the work of building the new paddock at the Hamilton Jockey Clubs course is well under way and that it will be practically completed before the cold weather sets in. It is a much larger and more modern building than the old structure. Part of the ground where the old paddock stood will be used for a club members lawn. "Puddin " McDaniel is here with the Grant Hugh Browne horses. It is his first visit to Woodbine since he rode in the Kings Plate won by Kelvin in 1907. The Browne horses, all imported stock, are good lookers and there is said to be a couple of real good ones among them. King Herod ran extremely green in his race here Monday. This colt had worked three-eighths in 35 seconds as part of his preparation for the race. Win. Walker has announced that he will retire from racing. Walker has said the same Miing several times before, but is still breeding and racing. He has, however, authorized a local firm to advertise to sell all of his racehorses and broodmares by auction during the week following the close of the Woodbine meeting. The Handspring mare Springniass, will be retired at the conclusion of the Canadian racing season. Robert T. McKeever, her owner, has made a trade in which he gets from Mrs. L. A. Livingston the two-year-old filly Freda, half-sister to Flv Home. Springniass will be mated with one of the Rancoeas stallions next spring. She will be shipped from here to Mrs. Livingstons farm next week. Before the meeting at Woodbine opens next spring a new mutuel building will bo constructed by the Ontario Jockey Club. The plans call for a commodious structure, which will be, it is said, the best of its kind on this continent. G. E. Phillips claimed Stir Up for ,205 after the latter was beaten in the second race. The entry of King Box was ordered refused on account of his being a bad actor at the post.
