view raw text
WINDSOR STAKE ENTRIES Star Racers Named for Feature. Events of Second Meejing. Weights for 0,000 Windsor Jockey Club Handicap, Opening Day Attraction. DETROIT, Mich"., August 18. The Windsor Jockey Club Handicap, the feature of the opening day of the second meeting at the track across the river, has attracted nominations of superb quality. The field for this 0,000 stake next Saturday will embrace the colors of such well-known owners as Harry Payne Whitney, J. K. L. Boss, Willis S. Kil- . mcr, E. W. Mcorc, C. M. Garrison, J. C. Uallaher, Mrs. C. II. Gilroy, Mrs. James ArUmr, j. k. skin-ker and the Sunnyhnid Stable. Sir Barton, "Commander Ross champion racer, has been asi-igned the iiost of honor in the big feature, the son of Star Shoot being asked to shoulder 134 pounds, seven more than alloted his stable companion Boniface, which is second on the list, followed by Exterminator, with 125 pounds, and Irish Kiss, 120. The following are the cligibles and their weight allottnients: norse. Wt. Horse. Wt. Sir Barton .134 Beavcrkill ,102 Boniface 127 Sohlat de Verdun. .101 Exterminator 125 Faisan Dore ....... 100 IrMi Kiss 120 Honolulu Boy ......100 John P. Grier 117 Easter Lily 9i Bondage 113 Garbage 95 Upset 112 Besthoff .15 Slippery Elm 112 Cock o the Rpot. ..95 Wildiiir 110 Kings Champion .. 91 Dr. Clark 110 My Dear . 93 Midnight Sun 108 Estcro 93 baihask 100 Claymore .......... 92 Regalo .105 Mayor House 90 Vulcanite 103 Penalty of three ppunds accrues after noon August 17. The Windsor Jockey Club Handicap is a continuation of the Ferry "Handicap, .the winners of which include All Smiles, Borrow, Nightstick, Lochicl, Buckhorn, Fort Johnson and All Red. Harry Payne Whitney, the New York sportsman, is the only owner who has won the stake on more than one occasion, his Nightstick finishing in front in 1911, while Borrow carried the Whitney colors to victory .the year following. Mr. Whitney is expected to send a representaton for the 1920 running of the race, having John P. Grier, Upset, Dr. Clark, Wildair and Damask, eligible. The second stake of the meeting, the Belle Meade Plate, will be run, on Montlay, August 23. Thirty-six high-class youngsters have been nomiartted to this new ,000 fixture at five and one-half "furlongs. The entries embrace: Jean Corey, Alvln T. Hert, Madeline Lillian, Mythology, Poly thia, Irish Jig, Maurice II., Mr. X., Heath Belle, Old Chap, Sergeant York, Last One, Bruce Dudley, Tha-,ron", Beg Pardon, Judge Biidrow, West Side, Anna Wood, !Artisoh, Easreside, Registrar, Silent West, Baby Grand, Hildur; Intrigante, Harmtiniquc, Mc-Gopdwin, John S. Reardoii, Alberta S., Grumbling Mae, Beljoy, Witch Flower, Exodus, Ararat", Moody and Toss Up. The last four are the Harry P. "Whitney nominations. On Tuesday, August 24, the Ontario Handicap for Canadian-bred horses will be the stake feature. Twenty-seven have been nominated for this ,000 plum. Tli ey" are: Woodbine, jChmut, Flame, Corn Broom, Old Pop, .Tihr Petrie, Glow Worni, Algonquin, Mallowmot, St. Paul, Captain B., ReX Gaiety, Spriiigside, Salvo, Somme, Sturdee, Kama, Azrael, Bengali, Galiiway, Acbni, Yorkist, Galley Head, Bugle March, Alameer, Gala Dress and Sweet Bouquet. ""The D. and C." Selling" Stake", with ,000 added, at three-quarters of a mile, will be the leaillng event on Thursday, August 2G. The following horses are eligible to this stake: St. Quentin, The Boy, Pbfiman, Kinburn, Dr. Hickman, Claymore, Salvo, Kama, Roseate, .Torice, Motor Cdp, His Choice, Bullion, Fort Bliss, Lady in Black, John S. Reardon, Satana, Marjorie Hyiies, Top o th Morning, Eulah IT." and Ticklish. The Georgie M. Hendrie Memorial Handicap and Challenge Cup will be "decided on the last day of the meeting, Saturday, August 28. There are thirty-eight nominations to this ,500 stake, the horses being practically the same as have been named for "the Windsor Jockey Club Handicap.
