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ALL OYER AT DEVONSHIRE PROSPEROUS MEETING COMES TO A CLOSE WITH A GREAT ATTENDANCE. Fruit Cake and Hauberk Capture the Two Handicaps Crepuscule Wins at a Mile Meeting Free from Rough Riding. Windsor, Ont., November 4. Ringing down the curtain in the longest racing season in the history of Canada, the Autumn Meeting of the Western Racing Association came to a close this afternoon at Devonshire Park. The weather continued fine and warm, while the crowd in attendance was estimated as being the largest that has visited any of the local courses this year. The offering was a splendid one, bringing together the best of the horses at the course, through the running of two handicaps and a mile race for two-year-olds. The All-aged handicap at three-quarters went to the two-year-old. Fruit Cake, while J. F. Sweeneys Hauberk won the mile and a sixteenth handicap. Crepuscule won the mile race for two-year-olds and is evidently a useful young racer. One of the outstanding features of the meeting was the absence of rough riding. Onlv on one occasion was there any attempt and that was on the opening day, when Deavenport was fined 50 for striking a boy with his whip during the running of a race. Owing to the good behavior of Deavenport during the remainder of the meeting the fine was remitted by the stewards. Another feature was the starting of Edward Tribe. Out of the forty-nine races run there was not a poor start, while the delays at the post were unusually short, the majority of the fields being sent away within one minute after reaching the post. The officials left tonight for their respective homes. Martin Nathanson went to Chicago to complete arrangements for the Havana meeting. Judge Sheridan Clarke and W. J. Morrison went to Montreal, while starter Tribe went to Tijuana and Charles Campeau to New Orleans. Jockey A. Claver left for New York, where he will break the yearlings owned by Grant Hugh Browne before they are shipped to a winter track. Dr. F. W. Ashe, who has been paddock judge at both meetings here, leaves for Baltimore tomorrow and from there he will go to Havana. Jockey J. Williams has signed a contract to ride for J. Hennessy during the meeting at New-Orleans. Sam Nesbltt, the well-known Montreal breeder and owner, was an arrival at the course this afternoon and was well pleased with the appearance of the plant and its surroundings. George Phillips claimed the horse Hayden for 1.000 out of the race won by him Friday. Moss Fox has been the greatest money winner at the meeting, having won three of the seven races for Canadian-bred horses. Charles Primrose left tonight for Hot Springs for a rest. He has been suffering from an attack of rheumatism. He will go from Hot Springs to Havana. Grant Hugh Browne will leave for Havana about the middle of November to confer with Charles T. Henshall on their concessions for the erection of a race track. The exodus of horses and horsemen from here will begin tomorrow. Ten carloads will go to Havana, while several carloads will be shipped to Bowie. Managing Director Browne placed an order for mutuel machines with John Hachmeister today. These will also be used at the Mount Royal track 111 Montreal next year. Mr. Hachmeister was a visitor at the course this afternoon. The following ruling was issued today by stewards Nathanson and Morrison: "The protest lodged by R. E. Watkins against the claiming of Marianao by Blair Mock at Devonshire Park, November 1, is allowed. During the Hillcrest meeting, October 3-10, Dromi, as the property of Blair Mock, was claimed by N. R. Sutherland. The next day Mr. Mock purchased Dromi from Mr. Sutherland in violation of the rule prevailing at Hillcrest, which provided, as does the rule at Devonshire, that a claimed horse is not permitted to be in the possession of the person from whom it was claimed within thirty days after the date of claiming. In consequence Mr. Mock had no right to the ownership of Dromi, and therefore had no right to enter or nice that horse anywhere on November 1, and no right to claim by means of Dromi. On November 2 Mr. Mock sold Marianao to T. II. Wilson. It is ordered that Mr. Mock return the horse to Mr. Watkins. with the respective prices paiil by one to the other to be returned, as if no part of the transaction had taken place. Until this order is complied with, Mr. Wilson and his horses. Mr. Mock and his horses, and Mr. Sutherland and his horses, are placed under suspension."
