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FINE OUTLOOK FOR WOODBINE Total of 20,000 to Be Distributed in Stakes and Purses During Seven Racing Days. TORONTO, Ont., September 17. W. P. Fraser, secretary of the Ontario Jockey Club, is enthusiastic over the prospects for fall racing nt Woodbine Park. The coming meeting promises to be greater than ever this fall, when during the seven days of racing 20,000 will be distributed in stakes and purses. Or this amount 7,000 will be added to the steeplechases, one being provided for each day of the meeting. The climax will come on Saturday, October 1, the closing day of the meeting, when there will be run the Ontario Jockey Club Cup at two miles and a quarter, with ,000 added; the Grey Stakes, one mile, ,000 added; Hcndrie Memorial Steeplechase, two miles and a half, ,000 added; Durham Cup, one and three-quarters miles with ,000 added, and three overnight races with purses of ,500 each, which brings tiie total distribution of the Ontario Jockey Club for that day to 7,000. The Toronto Autumn Cup is one of the famous fixtures of the Ontario Jockey Club course and includes among its winners such fine horses as Claude, Plate Glass. Star Charter, Great Britain, Rancher and the greatest of all present-day long-distance racers, the redoubtable Exterminator. The latter will try for it again this year. All the stakes have been well patronized and with the tempting prizes offered it is certain that there will be no shortage of high-class racing material. It should be the best meeting held in Canada this year. The following is the order of running of the stake races to be decided at Woodbine Park: Woodbine Autumn Steeplechase Handicap. ,- 000 added. For three-year-olds and over; about 2 miles; September 21. Maple Leaf Stakes. ,000 added. For three-year-old fillies. Foaled in Canada; 1, 1-10 miles; September 21. Toronto Autumn Cup. ,500 added. For three-year-olds and over; 1 1-t miles; September 2-L William Mulock Cup. ,000 added. For three -year-olds and over. Foaled in Canada; 1 mile and 70 yards; September 2tt. . Lnnsdowne " Nursery "Haudienp". ,000 added. For two-year-oldsl Foaled in Canada; 3-i mile; September 27. Stanley Produce Stakes. ,500 added. For thrce-yeur-olds. 11-4 miles; September 28. Seagram Cup. ,000 added. For three-year-olds and over. Canadian-owned; 1 1-1C miles. September 20. King George Stakes. ,000 added. For three-year-olds and over. 3-1 mile; September 29. Grey Stakes. ,000 added. For two-year-olds. 1 mile; October 1. Hcndrie Steeplechase. ,000 added. For four-year-olds and over; 2 1-2 miles; October 1. Durham Cup. ,000 added. For three-year-olds and over. Foaled in Canada; 1 3-4 miles; October 1. Ontario Jockey Club Cup. ,500 added. For three-year-olds and over; 2 1-1 miles; October 1.
