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DIGITS TORONTO CUP « Carries Silks of Seagram Stable to Victory in Noted Race. Woodbine Meeting Ends With Stellar Program — Xophime Falls in Steeplechase. ♦ TORONTO, Ont., May 24.— The spring meeting of the Ontario Jockey Club came to an end at Woodbine this afternoon with a program of sparkling excellence. The thirty-second renewal of the Toronto Cup at a mile and an eighth was the principal stake feature. The race carried an added value of 0,000 and was worth ,340 to the winner. Because of Friday nights rain the track was muddy, but the wind shifted back to the west after dawn and the temperature moderated greatly, although the sky was dotted with clouds. Approximately 24,000 persons viewed the afternoons sport, the attendance being slightly smaller than on the opening day, last Saturday. The Seagram Stable furnished the winner of the Toronto Cup. Coming from behind in the stretch, under the feathery impost of 102 pounds, its color bearer, Digit, with T. Wilson astride, was home first. A half length back of him at the end of the mile and an eighth came Deep Thought from the stable of J. K. B. Ross. Spot Cash finished third, three lengths back of the first two and a length in front of New Hampshire, which was coupled with the second horse. Opperman, Setting Sun, Shuffle Along and Sunsini also ran and finished in the order named. It was a race worthy of its history. Shuffle Along went out to kill off the speed for Spot Cash. New Hampshire followed the pace closest, leaving to Deep Thought the task of doing the running through the stretch. Digit was in third position early. Passing the half, Walls shot New Hampshire to the front, after looking tack to see if his stablemate was coming. He wasnt at that time but he did later. New Hampshire had a long lead at the eighth post but quit under his 116 pounds, enabling Digit to move to the front in the last sixteenth. Deep Thought came to the outsido for the final dash and was wearing the winner dowrn. Spot Cash, despite 12i pounds, also finished fast and gamely. Canadian breds raced a mile in the fifteenth running of the William Hendrie Memorial Handicap, and Hallucination earned ,550 Continued on sixteenth page. tears Toronto cup i Continued from first page. , tor tho stable of Commander J. K. Ea Ross. I The big son of Fitzwilliam packed 130 pounds, followed the pace closoly and won easily by II four lengths. Persistence finished second, I two lengths in advance of Flowerful, the , pacemaker. Pete Walls rede the winner. ; • The forty-first renewal of the Woodbine ; , Steeplechase Handicap closely pressed the Toronto Cup in interest and value. Of seven overnight entries from an eligible list of seventy, five went to the post far a contest of two and a half miles. Guingamp won the portion due to the winner from -he 0,000 added stake. Mickey OConnor donned the Silks of the Queen City Stables to ride the son of Dord — Guinlande, to a length victory over R. B. Strassburgers Dunks Green. Twelve length back of the pair finished Carbinier, coupled with Xophime as the Middle- j : neck Farm entry. Courteous fell at the fifth fence and Xophime at the thirteenth. H. G. ; Uedwoll saddled the winner in the absence of "Specs" Crawford. The race was over nineteen obstacles. , The appearance of Xophime -was the center of interest She fenced grandly, but struck into the top of the thirteenth and sprawled. Until after the race had finished she did not arise and the idea spread that she had been killed. J. Pierce, her jockey, also lay prone. He was carried off and the mare walked away -without apparent injury. The race was a thriller. Dunks Green went to the front shortly before Xophime fell. He Jumped easily and showed good speed on the j flat, although Guingamp, under 151 pounds,] ■was stealing up on him around the first j They took the last jump on practically the same stride and Guingamp wore the Strass- j burger gelding down in the run to the finish. Bridgie Bennett, who arrived from Balti-j more to run the jockey room at Thorncliffe, I compiled the following list of riders that will j be seen in the saddle : W. Milner, L. Lang, I A- Abel. H. Holmes, J. McTaggart. J. Mc- j i Tague. W. Banks, H J. Burke, J. Wallace, | i i I J. Williams, H Church, J. Leyland, D. Stir-ling, [ C. Frost, J. Chalmers, E. Ambrose, F. Stevens. G. Huntamer, R. Punchon and W. Marriner. I J. C. Cooley. J. Fleishmanns representa- j •five, arrived from New York to see Mr. j Fleishmanns Xophime and Carabinier run in , the Woodbine Steeplechase. j Mrs. G. A. Abbot and F. Baker are expected back to Toronto Saturday night from i , -Arizona where they went to attend the funeral of Mrs. Abbotts daughter. : Jack Hcdgins will serve as assistant to starter Palmer at Thorncliffe, pending the arrival of Marshall Cassidy from Tanforan. Frank Garrett will campaign at Thorncliffe. J. T. Kermath made arrangement for shipping Sunday of R. B. Strassbergers horses to New York Frank Bray and jockey Connolly were to leave Sunday for New York, taking Sunsini back to the Metropolitan circuit. Ed Trotters horses at due at Thorncliffe from Kentucky. Jockey Steve ODonnell called on judge ■Nelson to request a reconsideration of his suspension at Tijuana last winter. The judge told him that the matter was in the hands of the Tijuana stewards and that no | i favorable answer could be given him now. 1 I Preston Burch wired G. R. Bryson that he Would send jockey F. Lee to Ottawa.
