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HIGH-CLASS RACING AT WOODBINE TRACK. Four Valuable St?.ke Races Serve to Attract a Crowd of Iinmen: e Proportions. Toronto, int.. May 24. The Ontaiio Jockey Club offered a high class program fee Victoria Dav patrons at Weodbiae this afternoon. Of the seven races on the card four were stakes and two steeplechases. The fixed events were the Victoria Stakes. S3. 0110 added; the Ceaaaaght Cap, S3. 000 added: the Coronation Stakes. 82.889 added, and the Maple Leaf BtakCB, 82,888 added. A crowd of im use proportions taraed out. the atteadaace being eaaal in point of numliers to that of the openi.ig day. The Victoria Stakes brought a field of the beet two year-olds on the eireeH to tlie post and Edward M. -Bride furnished the winner, in his high-class youngster Charlie Leydecker. which shewed gre it speed and heat Virginia Yell out by a length, after making all the pace in the homestretch, when I.irrington eased up. Charlie Leydecket was in cttaed t» loaf ami at the end his rider was farced to shake him up a bit. Todays victory marked the fourth straight for Charlie Leydecker. three of Which were in stakes, the Juvnile .-:♦ Piaslico, tie Juvenile at Woodbine aad the Victoria Stakes this afternoon. Incidentally McRrhio won these same stake-, at Toronto with George Smith a couple of years back. The fifteenth running of the Victoria St il.es took place today and its list of winners arc ben shown: I Year. AVmner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. ! 191 13 Spring IB; D. Murray. S 885 1:84% ! 1884 Shatiuonside 100 Womhrly . 888 1:02*4 19o:i St. Joseph BMW. Daly... 1.000 1 o: , 1910 Arimo 10S .1. Foley... 1,170 1:01 1907 Johnnie Blake ...113 Nice! 1.115 1:88% I90S Simcoe 113K. Walsh.. 1.010 1:02% 1909 Turf Star 110 Meatry ... 1.488 1.-91% 1910 Momreif 118 Harty 1.880 1:02% 1911*Moisant 115 i.. Burns... 1*980 1:91% 1912 Monoiacv 105 Butwell ... 1.3IK 1:02 1913 Southern Maid ..115 P. Moody.. 1.750 1:98% 1814 Sir Edgar 118 K. Taplin... 2.295 1:01 1915 Jeorge Smith ...123 B. Burns. . .2.225 1:91% 1910 Manokin IIS W. Ward .. 2.315 1:02--. 1917 Charlie Lcydekr.122 T. Parrinn 2.000 1:02., •Vestibule finished first, but was disqualified for foul. The Connaught Cup brought a smart field to the post, all of the thirteen carded facing tin- barrier. Smart Money prated an easy winner, beating Dam-reeeh out by a length and a half after forcing the pace until entering the homestretch. Daaanech just beat Fountain Fay out for second money. Coronation and Maple Leaf Stakes to Mr. Seagram. The Seagram stable furnished the winner of the Coronation Stakes in flea Froth, while Belle Ma-hone, of the same stable, won the Maple Leaf. P.oth horses led their opponents all the way. Belle Mahone being under stout restraint from start to finish. The Maple Leaf Stakes is an old established fixture of the Toronto Jockey Club and its history since 1905 is here briefly outlined: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1905 Maid of Barrie ..117 E. Walsh . .$ 888 1:38% MSB Pair Havana 127 J. Lagan .. 810 1 :51 % 1907 Sen Wall 122 McDaniel .. 888 148% 190S Cannie Maid 122 Nicol 181 142% MSB Meadip 11T Maagiain 888 148 1910 Frolic 117 1. McCarthy 795 1:82% 1911 Bride Lane 122 Musgrave .. 795 1:82% 1912 Amlierite 122 J. Burns... 975 1:51% 1913 Sarolta 117 J. Wilson... 1,455 1:51 1914 Dark Rosaleen ...122 C. Peak ... 1,620 1:51% 1915 Lady Curzon 122 R. Shilling. 1.640 1:51% 1916 Sweet Colleen ...122 A. Pickens.. 1,630 1:52% 1917 Belle Mahone ...124 F. Cooper.. 1,685 1:51% Distance 11-8 Miles until 1902. Walter 0. Parmer, who lias been here since the opening of the meeting, left for Detroit tonight, where he will remain for several days arranging details for the summer meeting to be given at Continued oa second yage. — — HIGH-CLASS RACING AT WOODBINE TRACK, Continued from first page. Windsor. Hie stakes offered by the Windsor Jockey Club filled particularly well, almost every big stable in the country having nominations in some of the events. H. G. liedwell reports the arrival at his farm near Laurel. Maryland, of a fine-looking chestnut filly, by Prince Ahmed — Jaequelina. Will Not Ride Crimper in Toronto Cup. William Garth has received word from jockey Robinson, that he would lie unable to return to Toronto on Saturday, to ride Ral Parrs good colt Crimper in the Toronto Cup. Charles C. McCafferty, after an absence of many 4 vears. was a visitor at Woodbine this afternoon. 1 The last time that Mr. McCafferty raced here, he had the good plater Sir W. He got back into the sport last winter, after retiring some ten or twelve years ago. Both of his brothers, Tony and John J., are also in Canada and the three met at the recent Devonshire meeting, for the first time in fifteen years. John H. Madigin, president at the Niagara Racing Association and Rod Mackenzie, one of Canadas ardent sportsmen, were visitors at Woodbine this afternoon. J. B. White was fined 0 for running Billie Raker in colors not registered properly with the Jockey Club. Clematis II., which Is, re the Oscar Lewlsohn silks in the Friars Handicap, enjoyed the distinction of defeating Star Hawk as a two year-old in England. She was a frequent winner for her present owner, before being imported to this country. "There are many things it would lie better for them to ea out than racing." declared George W. Beardmore. director of the Ontario Jockey Club! speaking today on the report from Ottawa that race meetings would be prohibited until after the war. "If they stop racing they should stop everything. Better to stop the movies. where men and girls congregate in the afternoons. "It would ruin this industry to a great extent If race meetings are prohibited; the stables which at the present time laSpeH the best blood, would sell and never go into the business again. It Would take years to bring back Canadas reputation as a horse-breeding country." "But dont yon think that the money that is being spent at the race tracks could be spent to better advantage for some other purpose:" "There are many other things that are worse," was the reply. "Every civilized country permits betting: even the church people have bazaars and games of ehaaee. The best people of England dont say that you should not bet. There might be some different plans arranged, but the racing should not be put out altogether." "What do you mean by different plans;" "I havent anything definite iu mind, but possibly some arrangements could be made so that the racing could continue." "Has tin- Ontario Jockey Club made any suggestion that, they would curtail racing during the war." "None that I know of." Secretary W. I, Eraser of the Ontario Jockey Club, said that up to the present time there hail 1 u no contemplation of the curtailment of the lacing during the war. "Prohibiting speculation upon all race courses during the time when racing is in progress will doubtless have the effect of discontinuing racing, for the reason that whenever racing is carried on it will be accompanied by a desire to wager. If this is contrary to law the Jockey Club and racing associations, will no doubt, find it necessary to close their rare courses in their endeavor to conform to tin laws. If the racing is discontinued the breeding of thoroughbred horses will cense. What the result of this will be to the country time will prove."
