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MUCH ACTIVITY AT WOODBINE Kings Plate Candidates Given Their Final Preparation Herendesy Much Improved TORONTO Out May IS There were all kinds of rumors at Woodbine Park today as to the con ¬ dition of the Kings Platers but the report that Royal Visitor the favorite for the big race anil Heath Bell both from the BrennerGiddings stable were among the many horses that are coughing was refuted by their presence on the track Both are in excellent condition The fact is that the stables third horse for the Guineas Chief Sponsor is the one affected affectedRoyal Royal Visitor was given a workout of a quarter mile today in 25 in preparation for his final trial tomorrow morning Heath Bell was sent the full Plate distance one and onequarter miles in 212 the half in 49 and mile in 142 142The The three Livingston Platers Flea Moll Cut purse and Ragged Robin worked together a mile in 140 Moll Cutpurse was in front at the finish Flagging Spirits from the same stable went three quarters in 115 115Herendesy Herendesy and Resarf the Dyment Platers work ing along witli Woodbine showed wonderfully Im ¬ proved condition over their last trial The Heresy colt led his stable companion Resarf easily at the end of a mile and a quarter going the distance in 211 yr the first half mile in 50 and the mile in 142 Judging by the improvement shown today Herendesy will carry the Dyment colors to the post on Saturday SaturdayThe The Seagram pair Crown of Gold and War Tank received their final trial but their work was any ¬ thing but encouraging both being all out at the end of a mile and a quarter In 215 Messrs Ed ¬ ward and Norman Seagram were on hand to see the Platers work workThe The Thorncliffe stable pair Witch Flower and Fuse also went the Plate distance their time being 214 the half in 50 threequarters in 118 and the mile in 140 140Commander Commander J K L Ross also was on hand to see his horses work Baby Grand went a mile in 145 Boniface the same distance in 144 Milk ¬ maid in 145 King Thrush in 145 while Billy Kelly galloped threequarters in 110 Diadema and Muttikins half in 49 Reliance half in 49 Mo ¬ tor Cop threequarters in 110 Registrar three quarters in 115 and Sailing B mile in 145 145FAST FAST WORK OVER FAST TRACK TRACKOthor Othor workouts today were as follows Uncle John threeeighths in 30 Mary Head threequar ¬ ters in 118 Belario threeeighths in 37 Captain Scott and Playright half in 55 Antiphon half in 51 Madge F mile in 148 Charlie Boy five eighths In 104 Donald J fiveeighths in 101 Thursday Nighter fiveeighths in 104 May May threequarters in 118 Captain B mile In 140 Voltage threequarters in 119 Tsllor Maid half in 52 Jean Corey threeeighths in in 37 Goldine threeeighths in 37 Flying Ford threeeighths in 38 Thorny Way threeeighths in 39 Flame threeeighths in 30 Pimlico milt in 143 The Cigarette fiveeighths in 105 Besthoff three quarters in 110 Citizen half in 51 Mickey threeeighths in 37 Jadda threequarters in 115 Rubidium threequarters in 110 Runnyven threeeighths in 37 Worthy Opponent half in 52 Sweet Bouquet mile in 145 145Fair Fair Lassie belonging to C Wilson of Fort Erie is ill at Woodbine Park with pneumonia pneumoniaThe The program book of the spring meeting of the Coiiiiaught Park Jockey Clnb to be held June 15 to June 22 was adopted at yesterdays meeting It provides for a distribution of 43000 in purses during the seven days racing There will be a raec for Canadianbreds each day also a steeplechase and handicap feature featureThe The officers who have been chosen by Commis ¬ sioner Perry of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to represent the federal government at the Cana ¬ dian race courses this year in accordance with a recent decision of Hon Mr Doherty minister of justice received their introduction to the mys ¬ teries of the parimutuels at Ottawa yesterday They were given all the information they desired about the methods of betting selling calculating checking and paying off They start their work on Saturday at Woodbine and the Mount Royal course at Montreal The Mounties will not do any actual police work at any of the tracks their duties being confined to representing the govern ¬ ment in connection witli the parimutuels depart ¬ ments The provisional and city police will be on duty to maintain order at the respective plants and in addition to this the Jockey Club will engage Pinkertons to keep undesirables from gaining ad ¬ mission and to keep the lid on touts The Quebec department through Inspector Francis Dunn lias arranged a special crusade against handbook op ¬ erators and it is understood that the Ontario gov ¬ ernment will do likewise
