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BONIFACE WINS FRONTIER J. K. L. Ross Crack Racer Captures Windsors Valuable Race. Firebrand a Big Failure Double for Soss Stable Hopeless Breaks Track Record. WINDSOR, Ont. July 13. J. K. L. Ross great race horse, Boniface, the son of Transvaal Cerina, ridden by Turner, was returned the winner of the Frontier Handicap, which featured the opening days program at Windsor this afternoon. Second portion of the big fixture fell to Registrar, which was coupled with Boniface as the J. K. L. Ross entry, while T. J. Conways Planet was third and the Seagram Stables Golden Sphere fourth. The fixture was a dash of a mile and an eighth under handicap conditions, for three-year-olds and over, to which ?10,000 had been added, and was worth ?9,375 net to the winner. The nineteenth renewal of the Frontier brought together one of the best fields that ever contested for the rich prise and from a spectacular standpont was a thrilling spectacle, in which Boniface, displaying his bulldog courage under severe pressure, wore down the leaders and was drawing clear through the final sixteenth. The start was delayed by the fractious behavior of Boniface and Louis, and when the barrier was released Thompson rushed to the front with Golden Sphere, followed by Mainmast, with Registrar racing in third position and Firebrand following in fourth place, next to the inner rail, while Turner had taken a steady hold on Boniface and rated him off the early pace. SPECTATORS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC There was a general closing movement when the field was straightened away for the run down the backstretch, but Golden Sphere stuck to his task in impressive style, while Firebrand could not get through on the inside. Turner gradually brought Boniface up and rounding the far turn he was in striking distance of the leaders and gaining steadily. Swinging for home there ensued a battle between the leaders that brought the crowd up cheering and encouraging horses of their choice. Golden Sphere was still heading Mainmast, which in turn had a slight margin over Registrar, while Dcniface was racing the fastest on the outside of the others, and Firebrand had dropped back beaten. Turner called upon Boniface and he responded courageously and drew clear to win by a margin of two lengths, while Registrar had a half length advantage over Planet, which came with a belated burst of speed through the final sixteenth of a mile. The mile and an eighth was negotiated in 1 :52, which is within four-fifths of a second of the track record. The fractional time was as follows: 23, 4S, 1:12 and 1 :3S"i. Boniface was accorded an enthusiastic ovation as he cantered back to the winners circle and immediately became the target for the camera men and moving picture operators, but appeared indifferent to the commotion that he had caused. Racing came to Windsor this afternoon under conditions that were auspicious and a crowd that taxed the capacity of the stands was on hand to welcome the sport under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Racing Associations. The track had benefited wonderfully from the slight wetting it received yesterday and was in fast condition. HILDUR IX FAST RACE. The Ross-McDaniel-Turner confederacy were very much in evidence at Windsor this afternoon and scored a double with Boniface in the Frontier and Hildur in the Inaugural Purse. In the latter race the field was made up of some fast sprinters and Hildur was carrying top weight of 121 pounds. The start found the light weighteti Ultimata in front and showing- the way to Dr. Hickman, while Hildur was in third position and racing under slight restraint. Dr. Hickman assumed the lead at the top of the stretch when Ultimata feil bark, but Hildur was closing fast on the outside. Turner sent his mount to the leader with a rush and he passed Dr. Hickman and was under slight restraint at the end. The three-quarters were run in 1:11. The biggest surprise of the afternoon came in the race for Canadian-breds, the Tecum-sch Purse, at one mile. The Ross stables Diadama was an odds-on choice and it wa3 a terrible blow to her many admirers when Royal Visitor not only took her measure but did so in a manner entirely unlocked for. Diadema set the pace under restraint and appeared to hold her opponents safe. However, when Royal Visitor challenged in the last sixteenth the Ross filly failed to withstand it and gave way, tiring badly and Toare-ly saving second place from the fast closing Keltic Continued on twelfth page. BONIFACE WINS FRONTIER Contlnncd from first pace. It was quite an analogy in names that Hopeless should win the Hopeful Purse, the inaugural dash of todays program. The public seemingly looked upon this as a "hunch," together with the additional fact that the Headley colt had won his two previous races in Kentucky, and backed him into favoritism, although there was a decided plunge on the Florisant Stables La-throp, which had worked and raced impressively at Latonia in the few times he faced the starter. Todays contest was at five-eighths and it proved to be a real horse race. Lady Boss, from the G. C. Winfrey barn, elected to set the pace and she made her opponents hustle to keep up with her. The quarter was run in 22 and the half in 4G. Arendal was in closest pursuit until the half-mile post was reached, while Hopeless and Lathrop followed always within striking distance. Entering the homestretch Hopeless moved up with a terrific rush that carried him past the pacemaker, but not far from Lathrop, which also had closed in when the Headley gelding made his move. From there on the real battle began. Stride for stride the pair raced through the last eighth, Hopeless gamely holding on to his slender margin, while Lathrop was striving with might and main to pass the leader. On they swept by the judges and the public had to await the official placing before it was sure of the result. The verdict was a nose in favor of Hopeless. Incidentally the track record was reduced from 1 :00 to 5D. Another Kentucky victory came with the running of the second race, in which Roscoe Gooses Hereafter triumphed over John E. Maddens Citation and J. B. Respess" Fin-castle. It was u close finish and the Madden three-year-old just failed to get up, losing i by a head. The time was fast, three-quarters in 1:11. The racing officials for the meeting are: Charles F. Price, presiding steward ; W. I. Fraser, associate steward; J. B. Campbell, associate steward; Francis Nelson, Canadian Racing Associations steward; F. W. Ger-hardy, judge; D. S. Gillies, judge; Harry Morrissey, starter; Joseph McLennan, clerk of scales; S. E. Parmer, paddock judge; C. R. Wigney, patrol judge; David Boyle, timer; Col. H. R. Casgrain, physician. S. M. Henderson, who has some of the J. E. Madden horses in training at Windsor, will more than likely be represented in the running of tho Provincial Handicap Saturday by the two-year-old Bud Lerner, which is at present in New York. Charles F. Price, presiding steward, assembled the riders in the jockeys room previous to the races and lectured them on rough riding and the punishment for infractions of the rules. The Thorncliffe Stable was delayed in shipping from Fort Erie, due to the shortage of cars, and the stewards excused Witch Flower and Irish Jig from their races for that reason. The suspension against jockeys J. McTag-gart, H. Erickson and K. Parrington, incurred at Fort Erie, was continued here until the cases will be passed upon by the stewards at the meeting of the Canadian Racing Associations tomorrow. The mare Leamington Belle was ordered scratched from the third race this afternoon by the stewards because she was not in the hand3 of a licensed trainer. W. Walker received a letter from ex-jockey S. Donoghue from San Ysidos, California, where he left the horses Coca Cola, Chick Barkley and Plow Steel, which were reported doing fine and in splendid condition. E. Trotter has secured a call on the services of jockey J. Owens for this meeting and the remainder of the Canadian season.
