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CROWD OF 30,000 AT WOODBINE Ok ONTARIO JOCKEY CLUB Entertains Largest Gathering in Its Eventful History. Parisian Diamond and Minata Triumph in Outstanding Features of All-Star Program. 1 TORONTO, Ont., September 23. Thirty thousand people turned out at the Ontario Jockey Club course this afternoon and the day was a memorable one in the history of racing at Woodbine. A program in the main made up of long distance races, five of which were stakes and two of them steeplechases, made the sport most attractive The bright particular features were the Ontario Jockey Club Handicap, 7,500 added, at two and one-quarter miles on the flat, and the Hendrie Steeplechase, J5.000 added, over the two mile and a half course. Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark furnished the winner of the Hendrie Steeplechase in Minata, which beat J. S. Cosdens Hallavill by a scant length in a driving finish. Hallavill made all of the pace, racing Overmatch and then Sea Tale into defeat, but when Minata challenged in the final eighth his early efforts told and he tired. Both of the Harrison entries, Sea Tale and Overmatch, failed to finish, the former losing her rider at the eighteenth jump, while Overmatch fell at the fifth jump. SEAGRAMS POPULAR VICTORY. Parisian Diamond, which races in the colors of the Seagram Stable, proved best of the band of stayers that went to the post in the Ontario Jockey Club Handicap. He defeated Bit of White by a scant length in a mild drive. Lang made too much use of Bit of White. The latter set a fast pace from the start and raced into a good lead during the first mile, withstanding repeated challenges from Finery. Anderson, in the meantime, saved Parisian Diamond from the pace and he was kept under restraint for the first mile and a half. Rounding the far turn, the last time, Parisian Diamond moved up fast and at the top of the stretch he caught the leaders and passed them in the final eighth. The winner hung up a new track record for the distance when he clipped of a second off the old mark of 3:53, made by Great Britain in 1914. Chloris and Push Pin staged a stretch duel in the running of the Stanley Produce Stakes and when it came to a finish Turner put it over Weiner and landed his mount winner by a neck ?n the final strides. The Michaelmas Handicap was captured by Kirk Lady, which made all the pace and w.n ridden out by a length from Old Top. Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark Stable made it a double when Sea Monarch won the Lincoln Plate Steeplechase by eight lengths from Tlieodosius. STALLIONS OX PARADE. Directly after the running of the second race there was a parade of the stallions, the property of the Canadian Racing Associations. A majority were purchased in England and two of them, Spring Wheat and General Piobyn, were bred by King George. These horses are to be placed in suitable counties throughout ihe provinces of Quebec and Ontario for the improvement of tne breed of the horse. The whole expense, including the purchase and maintenance of these horses, is born by the different Jockey Clubs of the Canadian Racing Associations. Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark was not present to witness the double victory scored by Minata and Sea Monarch. She left last night for her summer home at Caperstown. The condition books of the Maple Heights meeting, which is scheduled to run for thirteen days, from September 30 to October 11, were distributed among the horsemen this afternoon. Thomas Hodge secured by private purchaso of Mrs. L. A. Livingston the Canadian-bred filly Flea. The latter will run in the colors and interest of Mrs. Livingston during the remainder of the Woodbine meeting. The selling steeplechase was set back after the running of the steeplechase stake at the request of the owners of those who had entries in the stake. They were fearful of taking any chances of their riders getting injured in the selling steeplechase, which might prevent them from riding in the staUo. The usual prize went to the rider of the winner in the Hendrie Steeplechase. It was a handsome crystal pin, the gift of Colonel William Hendrie, son of William Hendrie, Continued on sixteenth pazc ;0NTMI0 JOCKEY CLUB Continued from first page. for whom the stake was named. The clever apprentice R. Doyle goes from here to Laurel. Several offers have been made for the lads services, but as yet no transfer has been made. The five-year-old Spinaway, which beat a field of fast platers here yesterday, is one of a pair that Mike Daly purchased from Samuel D. Riddle. The other was the seven-year-old Bully Boy, which Mr. Riddle purchased after he won a race as a two-year-old for 7,500. Both horses are destined for a campaign at Oriental Park next winter. Willie Martin, who is handling the P. G. Christopher horses, has decided to have the firing irons applied to Sir Clarences ankles. The horse will be turned out for the winter near Hamilton. The other of the Christopher horses will be raced at New Orleans. Mayor House was an added starter in the Ontario Jockey Club Cup. The horses wero called to the post for the first race this afternoon at 1 :45. A
