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GOOD SPORT CERTAIN TO BE PROVIDED. Over 400 Horses Already on Ground for Devonshire Meeting — No Purse Less Than 00. Windsor, Ont.. May S. — One of the most ambitious a " programs ever offered by a northern race course for an early spring meeting is announced by Devonshire Park to begin next Saturday. The meeting will lie one of seven days and will inaugurate the season of thoroughbred racing in Canada. Because of the unusually early date and the backwardness of the racing season operations, it was advisable to open no stake races. This was eomix-nsatod by the decision of the directors of th.- Western Racing Associaiion, Limited, which operates Devonshire Park, to announce purses of siih value that horses of stake class might be attracted to compote for them. The policy adopted has met with the success expected. From all points of the Cnited States and Canada horses of good quality and owners of standing have come or are coming to participate in the sport close at baud. More than 400 race horses are already stabled on the grounds. Probably the greatest worry troubling the officials of the meeting was how to ear.- for and give stable accommodations to the applicants. The rush of horses is far beyond expectations. No course in Canada was ever asked to care for so great an aggregation of racing material in May. General Manager F. M. Sullivan estimates that at least 888 thoroughbreds will be on hand before the first bugle call next Saturday. He was hard put in planning for the stable mobilization of so great an equine army. In the enn-rueney the directors of Ken-lworth Park, neighbor to Devonshire, offered the stables and grounds of their plant for the use of the initial meeting at Windsor. Manager Sullivan now is happy. The situation was relieved. There are over S00 stables on tie- two tracks. No Stakes, but Large Purses Offered. The lure of horses of good-class is seen in the large pagan shown in the book of racing conditions. Every day of the meeting has announcement of a handicap with SI. 000 added. By making these handicaps overnight affairs, the best of the material on hand will always be eligible to strive for the money. Every day the secondary lea tare will be a purse of 8888. In addition there will be three tarea each day for 00 purses. The minimum purse will be 8888. Only two of these daily will be for the horses of ordinary quality. Thus the program outlined calls for the offering of 85,180 every day in prize money for the winners and placed haesea. This is an ambitious undertaking for any jockey Club at this time of the year. The sport promised will prase the seaasteeaa of the judgment of Devonshire Parks directors. Anient; the owners who excel in numbers of horses in training, not necessarily the class of tln-ir performers are: J. O. and G. 11. Keene of Keenelaad Farm and owners of Luke Mcl.uke; L. T. Cidtou. who has Pan Znretn. a turf queen. Hanovia ami Plaudito: G. U. Hi J sea, W. IL Fizer, J. L. Paul, Grant Hagh Browne. II. G. Bedwoll. R. D. Williams, j. f. Sw-eney. .1. w. Bedrtek, w. «. Weaat, T. Davies and J. Alexandra. Others of sianding and who are always high in the winning ranl.s include B. M. Anderson. W. A. IfcKJaaey, P. M. Chill. J. C. Ferris. J. J. Troxler. B. .1. Brannon, A. L. Kirby. W. J. Spiers. G. V. Scott. .1. M. Booker. F. W. Coleman. W. Shost. J. A. Strode. B. V. Haymak-r. .1. D. Misj.-k. c. . Freeman. W. J. Marlman. C. J. Brockmiller. Frazier ft Pallia and C. N. Freeman, all of whose colors are known to local patrons of racing. The aysteas of using an outsider in full uniform mounted to lead the fields to the peat will probably be adopted at Devonshire Park. The officials will all be here during this week. Martin Nathanson. presiding steward and racing secretary, arrived yesterday and opened his office at the course today. Sheridan Clark, presiding judge, will come on Thursday and Starter Eddie Tribe and his assistants will be at work schooling haesea in advance of tin- epesjhag. President ira.it Hugh Browne aad Secretary Thomas .1. Duggan are expected on the scene tomorrow. Specie] precautions for the safeguarding of the plant hare been taken. An extra large guard has been employed and will be commanded by Bergeaat Major Cresswefl of the Netties Ehrhteeath battalion. who has seen nearly two years of service at the front in France. For the guar-!, preference has been given to soldiers returned from the battlefields.
