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MANY CLOSE AND INTERESTING FINISHES. A. ST. Akin Make;, His First Start Tlrs Year and Wins in Faat Time — Track Gossip. Toronto, int.. May 25. Edward Tetters consistent splinter. A. N. Akin, made his first appear-aace of the season at the Woodbine track this after-Boon when he went to the post in the Irime of Wales Handicap, a dash of three quarters, which was run as the sixth race. He carried top weight of lis pounds and. with Mink in the saddle, made all the pace and won by a length from Water Lady, Whh h just managed to beat San Is of Pleasure by a aoae for second place. The pace was fast, the first half mile beiag run in :17. and the three quarters la 1 :i: . . This was the eleventh running of the Prince of Wahs Handicap and its history in condensed form is here shown: Year. Winner. A.Wt. Jockey. Tat Time. 1i» 7 Tongorder 5 114 Nicol ,615 1:18% 1806 Jab. Juggins...:; 86 Qunrringtoa 888 1:13% 1808 Lady Irma :i D»7 Rettlg 1,388 1:18% 1910 John Griffin 11.8 117 Maagrave ...1.286 1:14 1611 Shannon -1 168 C. II. Shilg 1.250 1:12-. 1912 PriaciUian 7 128 McTaggart. 865 1:14% 1813 Sherwood 6 111 J. Wilson... 866 1:18 1914 Cabaret 4 115 M. Xatl.au. 680 1:13 i:H5 Pan Zareta ...5 128T. Bice ... 570 1:12-, 1!tl ! A. N. Al. in ...4 110 K. Kobson.. 885 1:12% 1917 A. N. Akin ...:. lis 1.. Mink .. 646 1:13% II. G. I.edwell famished the winner of the Tally lb. Steeplechase in March Court, which beat Stucco by : k. It was a pretty contest from the start, tin- field, with the exeenth f Chan. I. Grainger and Musical Honours, running closely bunched. .1. Smith, who is riding In particularly good form mde his mount with splendid judgment and nut up a rousing finish. He is easily the best cross country rider up lure. Stirring contests were in order, a majority of the finishes finding the winners under hard drives. The tightest fit of the afternoon came arith the running ..f the Pnhnoath Plate, in which the Irish bred Iran Cross II.. which was running for tin first time in the colors of apt. W. J. Preaa, just managed to ; nose out Pondage. The latter was probably best. 1 lie moved u with a good burst of s| d when en 1 tering the homestretch and. after passing the leaders, tolliiis became a bit careless and Iron Coss II. pas.ed him again and when Collins sat down and w.-nt to a drive. Bondage came again and at the 1 id was gradually wearing Iron Cross II. down. The finish was so elaae that the winner was in doubt until the official placing was displayed. Prominent Delegation Leaves for Ottawa. A delegation I ft here for Ottawa last night to present their side of the ,a -.■ in the racing ipies-tio-i. The party was made up of some of the strongest and moat representative men in the Dominion, many of them being extensive breeders. It is presumed that they will have a strong in fine nee with the government. Among those in the [part] were w. P. Praser, ;. M. Hindi k, W. M. North.;.. Colin t ampb 11. D. A. Caaauaefl, George W. Heardinore, M. Macfarlan, Bddhj Seagram an 1 Mr Millar. Bal Parr leaves for Paltimore tomorrow night after spending the week at Woodbine. The hors.s that William Garth raced at the Toronto meeting for Mr. Parr will be shipped to Belmont Park tomorrow night, nteentaeaaan jockey W. Allen will accompany the stable cast. S. Polk, who holds the contract on the apprentice rider A. Johnson, announced that he would take the boy to Saratoga from Canada. Jockey B. Ambrose has been engaged to ride Crimper in the Toronto Cup and will leave New-York tonight to be on hand to fill his engagement tomorrow. Baeeea Bnjnure, despite his six mBn jaunt after unseating jockey Crump, app-ars none the worse for his runaway and his trainer reports that he is eating well ami shows no ill effects of the runaway. Jockey T. Pice was held responsible for the jam which occurred on the first turn in the fourth race yesterday, in which Bussell Sipiare and Kl Pey fell and the stewards suspended him for the reaaainanr of the meeting. Ooorge II. Katun reports the loss of the three-year old filly Katenka. which died this morning as a result of shipping fever, contracted en route from Kentucky to Toronto. William Garth has finally decided that it was to his lust interests to have the division of the stable be shipped here remain on the Canadian circuit and the entire hand will be sent to Montreal in charge of J. W. Healey. The latter will put in an application for a trainers license at the meeting of the stewards of the Canadian Racing Associations, which will be held in the clubhouse at Woodbine tomorrow.
