Hanovias King Edward Hotel Cup.: Toronto Track Heavy but Drying Out and Probably Will Be Good by Today., Daily Racing Form, 1917-05-24

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| KANOVIAS KING EDWARD HOTEL CUP. Toronto Track Heavy but Drying Out and Probably Will Be Good by Today. Toronto, Oat-, May 2:!. The King Edward Hotel I Gold i:i was the outstanding feature of the pro-I gram anTered by the Ontario Jockey Club this after-J n. on. It was a dash of a mil.- and a quarter and I had |2,9M and a challenge cup valued at fl.SM I added. There wire only four startera, but the race furnished a pretty contest for the entire way and tin finish reaotved itself into a dad between All Smiles and Hai.ovia. in which the latter came from behind to got up in the closing stride to win by the shortest, of maigins. The King Edward Cold Cup was firs! run in MM and its lis! ,,f winners and other details are shown in the following tab! •: Year. Winner. A.Wt. Jockev. Val. Time. Dm.: Wire In 4 117. 1. Walsh..? .mil 2:10% 1904 Claude 4 122 J. Daly l.Mt 2:12 IMS Teagerder SINK Walsh.. 7vo ":i» lmi.: inferno 4 117 Treahel 1.SM 2 -or. 1907 inferno r. 136 McDnnbH .. 1.STC 2:0**j Pius Inferno ■ 12fl C. II. Shilg 1.4M u 09% IMS Hani. ridge 1 124 Herbert ... 1.SM i:os-- 1 linn Chief Kee :; los :. Bams .. i.ism miip- 1»ll Zeus S 118 P. H. shilg 1.680 2:04% 1912 Kdda 4 112 Sweeney ... 1.380 2:19% ; 1013 Kb burn • 3 107 C. Turner.. 1.370 2:0t; ■-. |l-l! Tactics .". 107 J. Smyth... 1.415 2:M% " 1015 Tactics g lop i:. Shilling. 1.U70 L:09 [1010 Kaiaeoal 4 lor. !•. Bahaoa 1.M9 2:os- 1917 llanovia 7, 1K A. Mod ... 1.930 2:19% The weather was raid and raw and the trade heavy. The high winds dried oat the going as the afternoon progmawd and. with a bit of sunshine. tbe track conditions tomorrow should show a leg improvement. The attendance was again large. I convim ing evidence that the sport is highly popular with the public. An added attraction was the II. Iter Skelter SI. ••■pi. •chase, over the two mil. course, in which ell of tl ight carded went to the iK st. Five af which finished the course without a mishap, the winner turn d np in Hallybay. which beat Stu.io out by ■ couple of lengths. Eug-niu [•-I Gee, Race Brook and idle Michael lost their riders at the third, fourteenth and fifteenth fences. Misunderstanding Over Contract on Jockey Casey. William Walker, who holds the contract on jockey A. Casey, claims thai a misunderstanding resulted in the investigation of the contract he holds on the rider. Casey says that when the officials asked l.im how old he was when he sign-Mi the contract. !;•• was umler the impression that i hey wanted to know haw old be was at present and answered nineteen. Walker claims that when Casey signed the pros, nt contra. -t he was but eighteen years of age. which the lad admits is so. The matter will probably be Straightened out satisfactorily in the next few days. William M. Nortbey, secretary of the Montreal Jockey dab, waa an arrival this morning and was busy all afternoon interviewing hors -men and as signing stabling !••;• the Bine Bonnets meting. Many of tbe hernemen will -hip direct to Bhsej I.oiinets and arrange nit ate have been made by Bee- I retary Clark to run a special car from Bkaa lton- I mts to Delia] every day, for the accommodation i of the horsemen. There will be a meeting of the Canadian Pacing Aeaeeiationa in tbe dab house at Woodbine on Saturday. Before leaving for Belmont Park tonight. L. W. Garth arranged for B. W. Moore to take .er la division of his stable to race on the Canadian circuit. Among these which he will leave her.- I are Dr. Netsoa and Celt.ivnr. Queen of Song. Lady Kihcn. Virginia V. 11 and all of the Garth | steeplechasers will be shipped back to New York. j.l. V. !!.:,! y returns to New York with Mr. Garth j to act as assistant trainer.


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