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EXTERMINATOR THE WINNER1. W. S. Kilmers Star Campaigner 1 First in Windsors Feature. Sir Bartons Withdrawal Robs Race of Much Interest B. , Kennedy in the Limelight. WINDSOR, Ontario, August 21. W. S. Kilmer furnished the winner of the Windsor Jockey Club Handicap, the 0,000 opening day feature of the J second meeting, in his sterling campaigner Kxter-minator. The race was robbed of some of its interest by the absence of Sir Barton, trainer il. G. Bcdwell withdrawing the Ross star after the track became slippery. Showers fell during the afternoon, but did not affect the track much, Kx-termlnator equaling the track record for a inile and an eighth in winning the big race. Exterminator, ridden by Fairbrother, followed the pacemaker closely from the start and in the homestretch a maimed an easy lead to win by a length and a quarter from Harry Payne Whitneys AVild-air. The latter sot a dazzling pace, racing Boni-ficn into, defeat in the first half mile. He tired when the winner challenged, but was easily best of the others. Boniface was third, beaten ten lengths for second place. A distinctive feature of the inaugural days sport was the brilliant horsemanship displayed by jockey B. Kennedy, who rode three of the afternoons winners. He brought home Maurice H. in the lead of a big band of two-year-olds in the opening dash, followed that success with a well-earned victory with Flame in the race for Canadian-bred horses, and then landed Cheer Leader a winner in the sixth after a hard fought struggle. with the, re-, , suit in doubt until the. last Jew strides. -W: "1 Fraser, who is one of the associate stewards Here, has arranged to leave for Saratoga next week in the interest of the fall meeting at Woodbine. The Ontario Jockey Club lias offered a flattering list of fixtures for its seven days meeting. The program look shows 12,000 in added money with fourth money to every race run during the meeting. 7,C00 will be distributed on the opening day and 3,000 on the closing day, the smallest purse being ,5500. The Canadian-bred horses Jiave been, given consideration by the club and long distance races will be featured, while 0,500 will be added to the steeplechase races. SPECIAL TRAIN TO OTTAWA. Arrangements have been made for a special horse Irain to leave here next Saturday night for Ottawa. The horses will be loaded at the Windsor course and unloaded at the gates of the Connaught Park Jockey Club. The shipment will go through on express schedule. Starter Milton today received a wire from Frank J. Bruen, general manager of Oriental Park, an- nouncing his intended arrival here Monday from Saratoga, presumably for the purpose of doing missionary work for the coming .winter meeting ut Havana. J. B. Campbell is distributing stable application blanks and stake blanks for the Pimlico, Laurel and Empire City meetings. Empire City stakes close Monday, and those at Laurel will be closed next Thursday.. Entries for the Pimlico fixtures will be- accepted up to the end of next month. J. D. Richardson of the J. D. Richardson Co., custom house brokers, will bo at the paddock daily to arrange with horsemen for the; transfer of their horses across the border at the conclusion of racing in Windsor. The Kentucky contingent will leave Canada at the end of the Devonshire meeting. Jockey G. Yeargin began his engagement for R. D. Williams today. Mr. Williams has obtained first call on this lads services until the end of fall racing in Kentucky. Gene Berry will continue to make his outside mounts at this meeting. G. R. Allen has resold Archie Alexander to J. Randolph and lias disposed of his interest in Garbage. Galwuy and Susan M. to G. C. Milton. Bcilcher. which was sold by Mr. Giddings to George Elliott, is being schooled through the field at Woodbine. R. F. Coppage is an arrival today from New York. Jockey Fairbrother arrived from Saratoga this morning. He will ride Exterminator in both of his engagements here. Jockey Hcupel resumed riding this afternoon after a layoff of a couple of weeks. Joseph McLennan received word from Ottawa that the Connaught Park Jockey Club will take drastic action regarding touting at the coming meeting at Ottawa. The matter lias been taken up With the local police and the Dominion officials and nil of the undesirables caught on the grounds of the club will be deported. J. G. Wagnon expects his employer, W. H. Rowe, proprietor of the Pelican Stable, to be here next week. Frank Farrar has tagen a three-year contract on the apprentice L. Aron. Before shipping his stable to Belmont Park from Fort Erie, E. F. Whitney arranged to send the two mures Miss Millions and Brynhild to J. B. Hancocks farm in Kentucky, where they will be retired to the stud.
