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DEVONSHIRE PARKS FIRST DAYS RACING. Fruit Cake Badly Beaten in Her Rate — Joe D. Wins the Feature Race of the Afternoon. Wfcadaar, Oat., Jaae !» The aaaaaaer aarrtlai of tin- Westera Racing Association opened ::t Devon shiri- rail, this afteraooa .-mil. although tin- weather was rather ehllly, a big crowd was oa haad to wel cease tin- tharoaKhbreda. The manag-nnut made paad prop 1 ra 1 ions for transporting the patraaa from Detroit to Windsor aad everything areal "if wlthoat I hitrh. The mulii-l, plant hi-re has in en in-eteaaed aad the betting today was up to the usual hhjh staiularil. In tin- epeaiag race of tin- afteraooa, for am Idea two-year oHs. R O. Kuans Von Tromp Mittea rati High Coat, raaaiag la a race for tin- first Hate, ■hawed tin- m ••• 1 apeed throaghoat aad won easily. Fruit take disappoint -I expeetatioaa in the fourth rail- arhea ahe ran aaplaced lo horats she caa beat easily. Bhe waa iii vi-r up with the leaders and ran hs if unfit an I needing ararfc. B. ;. " i v i 1 1 " . • Btrascaa woa this race with speed to spare. The feature race of the afternoon, the Walker-ville Ilalidie.ip. went to V. A. M Kinneys Joe D.. whii-h was afeea a goad ride i y jockey Beherrer. Iio.vard lots wired Martin Nathanson today that lie would arrive 011 Monday with a string of thirteen horses. •Cut-ley" Blew a was a visitor at tlaf eourse today and had an opportunity to meet some of his aasaaalalaai en I*. O. DeMetre, a director of the Western Racing Association, caaae up from lloatreal to see the racing today and played host to a party of friends at the eourse. There were plenty of rumors afloat today that Keailworth Part would open its gates after Devonshire closes for their first meeting.
