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! 1 1 1 1 f ? 1 ! , , l 8 i DR. HICKMAN IS VICTORIOUS But His Success in D. and C. Stakes Proves Costly to His Owner Owing to Record Run-Up. WINDSOR, Ont., August 25. Dr. nickraan, the Tony Bonero Lady McGeo three-year-old gelding from the George M. Ilendrle stable, accounted for tile 1920 renewal of the D. and C. Selling Stakes for horses of all ages, which featured the card at Windsor this afternoon. Marjorie Hynes finished second and .Torice third. In spite of u light impost of 104 pounds Dr. Hickman was third choice in the betting, witii .Torice and Marjorie Hynes most in demand. Marjorie Hynes made the pace to the stretch turn, apparently with plenty in reserve. meanwMIe r.uftjig Joriee into defeat. Rounding the turn Dr. Hickman, urged by jockey Willis, moved up fast on the outside and challenged the pacemaker. Marjorie Hynes held on gamely in .1 long duel, but was in close quarters throughout the Mretch and jockev Yeargin was unable to do the filly justice under the circumstances. Dr. Hickman gained the decision bv a nose in 1:11, thus reducing by one-fifth of a second the track record for three-quarters of a mile. Jockey Yeargin claimed foul against Willis for alleged leg locking him in the stretch duel, but the claim was not allowed. The victory of Dr. Hickman was n costlv one for the Hendrie stable, for W. C. Weant. represented in the race by Top o tli Morning, bid the winner P from his entered price of S2.000 to 1920.sh,000, one of the largest run-ups ever recorded on a Canadian track. The gelding was retained .by the customary additional bid, but as the net value of the race only amounted to ,8;o, Dr. nickmans success cost Mr. Ile-idrie ,135. J. Welter Long Taw, one of starter Mlitons assistants, was kicked over the left eye by Corydon while lining up the field for the last. nice Wednesday. The blow oiKMied up an old cut. hut resulted in no serious injury. Corydon was added to the schooling list for his bad behavior at the post, as was Paul Connelly in the same race. W. Damans Sylvano. pulhid .up slightly lame after his effort In the second race yesterday, and Kilkenny came out of the seventh in similar condition. It. 1. Williams, represented in the sixth race Wednesday by Sun God, claimed Summer Sigh from W. Walker for ,700. J. A. Parsons took Lady in Black from j W Schorr for 82; 700 by May Of the claiming "routo yesterday. ? , Jockey T. McTaggart has gone to New York. I u. It. -Allen s plater Kentucky Boy suffered a Iff? laceration in his last race and will be rested up for a time. F. Dahukens two-year-old filly Polvthin. which was scratched from the Butterfly Purse because of a slight fever, is reported improving today and will be ready for ruciug soon.
