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STAR VOTERS CAPITAL RACE Easily Accounts for Woodstock Plate at Wood ¬ bine Before Large Monday Crowd TORONTO Ont Hay 23 Over a track that had been drenched by a hard nights rain J K L Ross Star Voter picked up 126 pounds and scored an easy victory in the running of the Woodstock Plate which was offered as the feature race of the days card cardAfter After a slight delay at the post the field was dispatched to a good start Mythology dashed away in the lead and set the pace for the first quarter Keogh did not hurry Star Voter and waited until the turn into the baekstretch before sending him to the front After racing Mythology into defeat Star Voter raced along at an even pace with Keogh keeping a restraining hand on him He was never in danger thereafter and won by a safe margin marginThe The track was in wretched condition due to the incessant rains which set in last night and con ¬ tinued unabated until late this morning The skies cleared off before the time for the first race and a remarkably large Monday crowd journeyed to tho course The card was reduced to small fields by a liberal application of the blue pencil but despite this keen and spirited racing was provided providedThe The running of the steeplechase was productive of a number of falis and a good finish Of the nine starters but six finished the course without mishap and Superba carrying the colors of G B Klliott was an easy winner Going to the seventh fence which is in front of the stand Le Cyprin made a bad landing and before Green could properly regain his seat he bolted through the wings For ¬ tunately neither rider nor horse was injured Tim Petrie which lost his rider at the first obstacle cleared the inner rail and bolted into the space reserved for parking automobiles He was captured before he did any damage to himself himselfThe The Frenchbred Manoevre was an easy victor in the inaugural dasa He was ridden by Parrinjttqn who waited with him until entering theIiomo stretch before making a move When called on Manoevre easily raced into the lead and drew away to win by two lengths with Enriijb Ctmiao second and Wraith third The latter showed the most early speed and led to the last eighth where he quit badly when challenged challengedThe The Whitby Purse for Canadianbred threeyear olds and over at threequarters of a mile fell to Mallowmot which carried his new owners colors to victory at the first asking askingTAILOR TAILOR MAID A SURPRISE SURPRISEThe The withdrawal of Irish Kiss and King Thnish from the Queen Hotel Handicap the secondary feature of todays program left only three to contest it and Tailor Maid furnished a surprise by running away from Duke John while Goldine the other starter was a distant trailer throughout throughoutFrank Frank Farrar yesterday sold to J Hefferlng the juniper Kingslon Pier and the Canadianbred Mal ¬ lowmot at private terms Howard Oots has the horses belonging to Mr Heffering among them the twoyearold Flying Beauty a winner at New Or leans leansJohn John A Payne who was the biggest purchaser at the Ross sale announced that he would ship all his purchases to the Thorncliffe track Joe Tevis Is slated to take charge of the new string Mr Payne shipped the mares he purchased in Maryland to Ills farm at Canton Ky KyGeorge George A Bain who conducted the sale for the Thoroughbred Sales Company departed for Chicago while Charles F Hill left for New York This was the first sale that Mr Bain ever conducted at Woodbine Jockey L McDermott was declared not entitled to apprentice allowance on the three mounts he had during the afternoon afternoonThe The Thorncliffe Stable has secured first call on the services of jockey Johnny McTaggart for the Canadian season seasonJockey Jockey Torn Parrington will ride for E F Whit ¬ ney his year yearTrainer Trainer M C Kelly has announced that he has turned out the horses Arrah Go On Silver Springs and the two twoyearold fillies for the summer at his farm Silver Springs Md MdPost Post time in the first race Tuesday and Saturday will be set at 230 while 3 oclock is the hour for the remaining days of the meeting meetingCarey Carey Winfrey has blistered the campaigner Pas ¬ toral Swain and he will be on the shelf for some time timeA A new departure in the mutnel pay off was established Saturday when the fractions smaller than a dime were paid out Five cent pieces were paid on several of the winners winnersWilliam William Smith following the running of the fifth race Saturday claimed Hindoostan from E T Zollicoffer for 2100 2100Benny Benny Itcnch has taken over the book of jockey J Williams who arrived this morning Williams will ride as a free lance lanceE E Ilankins was an arrival from New York this moining and was a bidder at the Ross sale saleSteeplechase Steeplechase jockey T Bevan wan an arrival from San Diego Cal this morning and will resume rid ¬ ing through the meeting meetingIt It was stated that the forthcoming meeting at the Vindsor Jockey Club that both American and Cana ¬ dian machines would be in use in the mutucl pa ¬ vilion
