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SLOW TRACK FOR THE KINGS PLATE TORONTO Ont May 22 If jockeys can be se ¬ cured to ride there will be thirteen starters in the Kings Plate race at Woodbine on Saturday O M Le Roy announced today that Hemisphere was a sure starter and that jockey Gibson will have the mount The prospects are for a slow track for the race the weather being still wet and foggy and the course hesYy today The Seagram Platers public choice for the race featured todays work Doleful beat Hong Kong and Galway quite easily in a mile and a quarter in the middle of the track in 220 the fractions being 25 52 120 and 14953 Doleful ap ¬ peared much the best in this kind of going Mr Edward Seagram was on hand to sec the colts get their final prep prepUncle Uncle John with jockey Foden up ran the Plate distance in 222 finishing much faster than in the earlv part of the trial The first mile was run in 153 3 3The The Hendrie candidates Salvo and Ammunition worked together the former beating his stable companion in a mile and an eighth trial in 207 Salvos time was 26 53 121 and 152 Mr Hendrie said John AAalters was looking after the jockey for the race and he expects Clifford Robin bon to come along tomorrow to ride Salvo SalvoThe The Thorncliffe Stables Pleasure Bent worked a mile and a quarter late yesterday in 218 Bugle March in 219 and Fair and Warmer a mile and an eighth in 210 Bugle March is considered the best in this stable X I IThe The odds quoted on tlfe probable starters in the Kings Plate today were as follows Horse HorseJ Str Place Show J E Seagram entry 11 25 out Ladder of Light 52 35 out G M Hendrie 41 11 25 Uncle John 61 21 35 Thorncliffe Stable entry 151 61 31 Cora W 301 151 51 Hemisphere 401 201 81 Jim Petrie 401 201 81
