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j SPEEDY SECOND THOUGHTS 4 Takes the Cadillac Hotel Handicap with Ease. . Johnny Dundee Beats John Finn Out of Second Money Mom Shows the Way in First. KEXILWORTIL Out.. July J5. Second Thoughts the fleet and consistent daughter of Ultimus Lydia II.. which races under the colors of E. F. Whitney, was an easy winner of the Cadillac Hotel Handicap, which was offered as the feature race this afternoon. Johnny Dundee ran second and third was the best that John Finn could do. The dash was at a distance of five and a half furlongs, with .$.",00 and a silver idate added and was worth SI. !,- to the winner. A field of seven cantered to the post, there beiig but two withdrawals; the stable companions to the winner Caretaker and Clansman. There was a short delay at the post before the field was dispatched to a good start. Parrington took his mount to the front witli a rush and setting a good pace under restraint easily held her opponents safe all the way. Johnny Dundee was always in close pursuit of the winner, while John Finn was on the inside s;nil racing in close quarters. When straightening out for tiie rush home Second Thoughts maintained her advantage while John Finn was closing up steadily and was wearing Johnny Dundee down. The race was run in quite good lime, the dls-. Jaiice-jH-ing covereiLJn l:00if,. Trainer. W. Irvine was called to the judges pagoda and presented with a piece of plate for Mr. Whitney by C. C. Schantz of the hotel for which the race was named. Well matched fields faced tin; starter in the different races and there were some spirited finishes. Maiden jockeys were given an opportunity in the running of the third race, which was a dash of three-quarters under claiming conditions. and served as a vehicle for jockey S. Nuckles. astride of Polar Cub. to graduate from the ranks. Mom, from the stable of S. F. Baker, had to be ridden shaiply part of the way to score from a rather poor band in the opening race, but finally won easily. Sudor took a baud of Cauadian-breds into camp in easy fashion in the second race. BELARIO TAKES CLAIMING HANDICAP. In a claiming handicap, which was at a mile and seventy yards. Belario scored in an easy manner from Mm ray and Dresden. The winner raced in close pursuit of Fort Bliss and respouded with a rush when called ou to pass the leader into an easily decisive lead. Trainer W. Scofield will ship the J. K. L. Ross stable from here to Hamilton tomorrow. Twenty head an; in the consignment. The Brookdale Stable will ship to that point tonight. The stake blanks for the fall meetings in Kentucky arrived and were distributed by Julius Reader. An improvement that is under construction at the Windsor Jockey Club course is a new runway from the paddock to the track. The old walking ring has been removed, which adds materially to the size of the paddock. J. Lafflin of Louisville, Ky., was a visitor tips afternoon and will remain for a few days racing. Steward Nelson ordered scratched the entries " Mrs. J. Phillips, which were accepted by the cnr;-clerk. There is a Canadian Racing Association-ruling against Jack Phillips, delivered last year, and. under racing rules, a man and wife are regarded as one. D. J. OLeary arrived from New York this morning and inspected the track at Devonsire. which was found satisfactory. Grey Lag will be shipped here to compete in the International Stakes, to be run on Saturday. Jockey E. Sande will come to ride him. 7. I. Wilson lias secured a call on jockey J. Rowan and will take him to Hamilton for the racing at that point. John Marino reports that the coughing epidemic has struck his stable and all but two of his horses are ou the shelf.
