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| I j J , I • ! . i , ■ I | . I ! ! ; i , i j I 1 1 ] | : i I I t l l ; • i 1 3 1 • • • 1 1 1 M I 1 rj NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRST • Victorious in King Edward Gold Cup Handicap. ♦ ■ Coronation Stakes Fall to Fair-bank — Dunks Green Winner of the Steeplechase. • — -— TORONTO, Ont., May 21. — New Hampshire. Wilkes-Barre and Spot Cash finished first, second and third in the twentieth renewal of the King Edward Gold Cup Handicap this afternoon. A head separated the first from the second horse at the end of the mile and a sixteenth. A neck intervened between second and third. Brilliant Jester and Damask, the only other starters, were five lengths further back. P. Walls rode the winner. From an added value of ,000, the race netted Commander J. K. L. Ross, owner of New Hampshire, ,580, and a leg on the cup, which must be won four times for possession. The Montreal horseman now has won the trophy race three times. Boniface scored for htm in 1921 and Baby Grand in 1923. Frank Bryans weight adjustment made an excellent race of the 1921 renewal of the stake, although New Hapshire was in front throughout. Beginning rapidly, the Granite colt opened up a lead going to the first turn. Walls steered him clcse to the rail under steadying restraint two lengths in front of Wilkes-Barre and Spot Cash. Through the rear stretch he took an even stouter hold of the Montreal representative, but let him have his head again around the far turn. At that stage Wilkes-Barre and Spot Cash began their charges. To the sixteenth post New Hampshire was going easily, but Walls roused him with the whip there and he responded gamely. New Hampshire carried 117 pounds. Spot Cash, under 128, was going fastest of all at the end. ilDM DAUGHTER WITTS. The Coronation Stakes shared major in- terest with the Cup. It was a five-eighths dash for Canadian-bred two-year-olds, with an added value of ,000. Fairbank. coupled with Siberian as the J. C. Fletcher entry, fin-. ished on the front end of the procession past the finish, three lengths in advance of Duchess from the Seagram Stable, which also had Irish Belle in the race. Royal Pearl, half of the Kenton Stable entry, finished third, another six lengths in the rear. Scobie rode the winner. He rated the daughter of Anmer — Rock on along with Southern Clow in the early running and drew away in the stretch to -win ,525. There was considerable crowding at the far end. in which Village of Hit was the chief sufferer. Mrs. L. A. Livingstons Kingship filly came on after being knocked far back and finished fourth. Pollymara, in the silks of the Kenton Stable, beat a bad band in the opener, which called for maiden three-year-olds and over. to run three-quarters. Wheatstick. a first - time starter, gathered second money for Commander J. K. I* Ross, and Wrackhorn was third. The winner went to the front after the first quarter when Pali tired, but was ridden out to withstand the rush of Wheat-stick, which ran greenly and refused to extend himself until the final sixteenth. Church rode the winner. CAVENDISH A CROPPER. W. Hunt restrained Dunks Green far off the early pace for a turn of the field, then moved into contention and easily disposed of Woodley II. in the final eighth and won for R. B. Strassburger the ,325 of the ,000 added to the steeplechase at two miles. Wood-ley II. finished second, one hundred lengths further back, and McDoran and Aunt Lin staged a race of their own for third money, McDoran beating the mare by three lengths. Cavendish fell at the thirteenth jump after making much of the pace to that obstacle. Henry Dattner lest Harris at the final fence when challenging the winner. Trajanus went to the front in the final race at the top of the turn when Curland quit, and won by half a length hard ridden. Night Raider was gaining slowly at the fin-- ish after closing ground in a rush around the turn. Persistence got up for third money. The race was at a mile and a sixteenth. .1. Chalmers donned the silks of C. C. Smith-;. son to ride the winner. Jockey W. Smith leaves for Akron, Ohio, this afternoon. W. R. Woolatt of Windsor was a visitor to- day. Among the latest arrivals from Kentucky are trainer Rody Patterson with six head and I*. Clausen with A. J. Wells Harmoni- ous, Permarco and Honey Cal. Jack Fairman will race for E. E. Major tomorrow, having been purchased at private sale from S. N. Hulman. J. T. Kermath will ship to Belmont Park after the close here. The Riverdale Stable of James Heffering will be campaigned at Ottawa. W. A. Prittie of New York and Charles Meiser of Maryland are visitors. The Mary- . Continued on siilceuLU page. ; . i | j I ! i ! I j I | j | ; i I ] | j j ! | | i I ! j i i i , , j ! j i I .NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRST "ontinued from first page. land Hunt Cup is contested annually over Mr. Heisers estate. Jack Price will handle a division of the Walter J. Salmon and R. T. Wilson horses, which T. J. Healey shipped from New York to Ottawa. A carload of two-year-olds make up the band. Henry McDaniel will divide the J. K. L. Ross stable, sending some of the horses to Ottawa and the remainder to Blue Bonnets. Frank Regan has discarded one of his crutches for a cane and believes he is well on the way to recovery from a broken hip. Ho will ship the horses of Mrs. L. A. Livingston from here to Ottawa. J. W. Healy, Sr.. will campaign a string at Ottawa, while his son, James, will race at Thorncliffe in the week following the Woodbine close. Marshall Gassidy has been engaged to do the starting at Thorncliffe. James F. OHara arrived for the Thorncliffe meeting and reported that G. D. Bryan, Jr., is improving in health following a recent stroke. Mr. Bryan is now able to take short rides in his automobile. Frank Bray wired to learn the impost placed upon Sunsini by handicapper Frank J. Bryan for the Toronto Cup, leading to the belief that the son of Sun Briar will be shipped here to run for the 0,000 stake in its thirty-third renewal Saturday. Sunsini •Will be asked to carry 106 pounds. It is believed that D. Connelly will come here to ride the Lilane Stable gelding. S. W. Campbell claimed J. McMillens Vacuum for ,550. It was the first claim of the meeting. A
