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RECORD BREAKING CROWD. FULLY 10,000 RACING ENTHUSIASTS WITNESS GOOD SPORT AT KENIL WORTH. Surprises Order of Day and Winners Pay Handsome Dividends Goldcrest Boy Easily-. Defeats. Heavily Backed Marion Goosby. Windsor, Ont., July 28c A record-breaking attendance turned out at Kenilworth this afternoon. It wus the largest gathering that ever visited the new course, fully 10,000 being present. An excellent program was provided by the management, the feature of which was a handicap at a mile and a sixteenth and another handicap at three-quarters. Surprises were again the order and a majority of the winners paid handsome dividends. The sprint handicap went to William the Fourth, which came through the homestretch with a rush to get up n the final strides and beat Rosewood by a neck. The other handicap went to Goldcrest Boy, which found no trouble in beating the heavily backed favorite, Marion Goosby. The latter, on recent form, seemed the next thing to a certainty. He made the pace until on the turn out of the backstretch, where Goldcrest Boy moved up and passed him. At the end Marion Goosby came again and at the finish was going fast. Tush Tush, with the maiden jockey L. Garner in the saddle, just managed to get up in time to win the fifth race. Claims were put in for Russell Square by William Quinlan and Mrs. M. A. Warner, and in the drawing, the latter secured the horse; Thinning Out Hendrie Stable.. Ed Whyte, trainer for Sir John Hendrie, Is thinning out his stable preparatory to tlie close of the racing up here. He disposed of Thoughtful the other day to S. Doyle and this morning sold the gelding Russell Square to Henry S. Koppin. Tlie latter-is a big real estate operator in Detroit and is known as .Michigans leading builder. Among the arrivals was Smiley Corbett, who came from Chicago to take in a few days racing. Freddie Gaylor has about decided to take his plater Egmont to Saratoga. He will also take Jockey W. Collins and look after the latters engagements during the meeting at tlie Spa. J. L. Dempsey was another arrival from Chicago. He is on his way to Saratoga to cover the meeting for Daily Racing Form and several western papers. E. W. Moore has secured the contract on the apprentice J. Burdette. The latter has ridden a couple of races and is said to be a promising lad. Moore will take the boy with him when he leaves with jockey Crump for the Springs.. Starter Dade set Jockey Sterling down for the meeting for disobedience at the post.
