Everything Ready For Toronto Opening.: Kings Plate Feature of Excellent Program Arranged for Ontarios Big Day., Daily Racing Form, 1917-05-16

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EVERYTHING READY FOR TORONTO OPENING. Kinds Plate Feature of Excellent Program Arranged for Ontarios B;gr Day. Toronto. Out.. May 15. More than one thaaaaad admirers ef he thoroughbred were at Woodbine Sunday morning to s-e the bom s preparing for the Ontario Jockey labs meeting, which opens nest Saturday. Weather and track renditions were avertible and 1 rood deal of useful work was done. Marked interest was manifested ia the doings of i. Kings Plate candidates. Major Gooderhams Captain ::. and the Braokdalc stah!"-s Tcrahera worked th.- Plate distance, 01. • and eae-qaarter miles. The Dymeiit filly carried shout 123 pounds .and Captain B. shoe! Dis. Th- Goaderham representative finished half a lenxth in front. The fractional times were: Ll--.. P.I.,. l:lii. 1 -ii-.. 1 : .v. --. [and the mile aad a qaarter was raRopc«l out iii Britanaia worked alone, maintaining an even pace for tic mile and a qaarter, which was accomplished in 2:14%. Fractional limes were caught as follows: 25 ... 52, Lire.-, i; ;7. 2:14%. The Beardmare stable neat out Altar Fire and Ladder of Light together. They were "clocked" as fallows: 28%, :,7;... 1:24, 1:51%, 2:19%. King cox", from tic .am.- stable, hid a similar work, f he mile in 1 :.;•. Other works ..f ti„. m., ruing wt re: Hampton Dime, mil- in 1:17: Itfaeaa, three qaartera in 1:18; I trolegtr and rarbrash, three qaartera in 1:19%; Iron doss and Anna Rdgar, sevea-eighths in 1:31; Goidcresl Bey, m:le in 1:51%; Baobab, mile in 1:45%; Bright Bead, threi qaartera in 1:17%; Graphic, half mile |B 51; Waukcac,, three-eighths in 11; Mean, half niil" in ."•!. Saturdays Bij Card of Sev~n Racos. Everything is in rrartlaras for the opening day, next Saturday. A splendid program has been arranged, with the fifty eighth running of the Kings Plata as the big feature. The inaugural program is as follows: First ran — Trial Plate, Handicap. BMt added, for three-year-olds and over. Three -qua iters of a mile. Second race — Dancaster Piatt, selling. K added, for two-year-olds. Five-eighths of a mile. Third rac* — Minto Stakes, selling, .,000 added. for three-year-olds .Mid over. One mile and a sixteenth. Fourth race — Fifty-eighli running of the Kings Plate, $",."00 added by club and fifty faincss. gift of his majesty King Ceorge V., for three-year-olds and over. One r.:ile and a quarter. Fifth race— Woodbine Steeplechase, ,000 added, for four-year-olds anil over. About two miles. Sixth race— William Mulock Cup. SS00 added, for Canadian-bred, three-year-olds and over. One mile and a sixteenth. Seventh raci — Carleton Ilate, |8gg added, for three -year-olds and over. Three-quarters of a mile.


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