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FEATURE RACE TO YORKIST ! W. Russells Recently Acquired Plater Takes Canadian Handicap Looking Up and Gloria France in Close Contest. WINDSOR, Ont., September 3. The Canadian Handicap for three-year-olds and over foaled in Canada, a purse of ,000, served as the feature j of the third days racing at Devonshire Park I this afternoon. Although a field of only six faced ! the starter the race was productive of a keen struggle to the final eighth when W. Russslls Yorkist drew away to win easing up. Bugle March was as easily second, witli the early pacemaker Sturdce third two lengths away. That Russell secured a bargain when he claimed Yorkist for ,700 at Fort Erie there is no doubt, ne was away none too well today and, despite baing carried extremely wide when entering the stretch, he came on to win as his rider pleased. Nine fast sprinters met in the fiftli race, the secondary feature, but the contest developed into a two-horse affair between Looking Up and Gloria France. This pair raced as a team for most of the way and the former proved the gamer when the real struggle came. Incidentally the Ogden Stable filly equaled the track record of 1:11, established by Eddie Riekenbacher yesterday. Alvin T. Hcrt took the measure of some good two-year-olds in the third race. Previous to the running of this race W. C. Weant claimed the favorite, Mary Reigel, for S2.G00 from W. F. Knehelknmp. Closing with" a rush in the stretcli run Acclaim annexed the opening dash, which was for maiden two-year-olds. F. Richards, general manager of the Dorval Jockey Club, and Raymond Beaudry, treasurer of the same association, are arrivals in the interest of the meeting to open at the Montreal course two wefts hence. Oaklawn Belle was not permitted to start here yesterday for the reason that her owners were unable to give a satisfactory account of her racing during, the past five years. She won a maiden race, at the-reeent Mpuntjtoyal.. meeting andtherq. isTOSirableoibrhV eligible to such a race. Tomorrow and Monday the racing here will commence at two oclock.
