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STAGE COACH HOME FIRST Wins Most Pretentious Offering At Kenilworth Tuesday. Algonquin Easily Accounts for Canadian-Urcd Race Royal Dick Disappointing Favorite. WINDSOR, Ont., Sept. 2. The fifth race, the most pretentious offering at Kenilworth Park today, was well contested and S. N. Holmans Stage Coach was winner by a neck from T. F. Prices Royal Miss with E. W. Moores Phil Mayers third, three quarters of a length in front of J. F. Pecks Lady Marian. Redskin was well supported at short odds but quit after racing prominently for five-eighths. Off in good alignment, Redskin was the first to show out of the bunch with Hermidale and Royal Miss showing the way to the rest of the field. Buxton sent Redskin to the front after reaching half mile post and they ran in order named to turn out of backstretch, where Mergler called on Stage Coach, which had been running fourth up to the leader. Redskin went wide at the stretch turn and Mergler took advantage and came on the inside with Stage Coach tho latter responding gamely and drawing clear. McCoy made his move about the same time but he lost a little ground turning into the sfretch and it took too much out of his mount to overcome he advanage gained by winner. Phil Mayers which had raced well up all the way came on to be third three-quarters of a length in front of Lady Marian, which ran a remarkable race from a slow beginning. The program consisted of claiming races but despite the mediocre quality of the starters the sport Avas interesting. There were five thousand people in attendance though the weather was cloudy and the track heavy. The opening dash, a five and a half furlong race for juvenile platers, was won by tho Joaquina Stables Madame Beach with J. Arthurs Duckling second and Sea Tide the favorite, third. Duckling was the first to show after the start and opened up a substantial lead with Bryndear forcing the pace. Sea Tide was running in third position and Madame Beach, which was slow to begin, in front of Head Line and Big Money, tho other two starters. They ran this way to the stretch, where Bryndear quit and Madame Beach circled her opponents and made her run. She caught Duckling a sixteenth out and easily beat her to the end, where she pulled up decidedly lame. Duckling beat Sea Tide by a head for second place. Sea Tide was third. The second offering, a three-quarters sprint, for Canadian breds, brought out six cheap platers. Algonquin was installed the favorite and never left the result in doubt after leaving the half-mile ground, winning easily by six lengths from G. W. Atkinsons Salvo, with Caledon third, a nose in front of Bengorc. Off in good order, Bengore went right to the front, Fair Lavana and Caledon following closely with the rest not far away. At the half Abel sent Algonquin to the front and he opened up a winning lead that he held to the finish. Bengore and Fair Lavana were well done turning into the stretch. It was here that G. Huntamer sent Salvo through on the rail and landed Salvo in second place. Caledon finished strong to be third. The third race on the card, a claiming contest for two-year-olds, was won by W. M. Cains White Wings, which beat R. V. Haymakers Parmachenee Belle a length after a driving finish. T. F. Devereauxs Mit was third three lengths in front of Master Blue, Continued on twelfth page. STAGE COACH HOME FIRST Continued from first page. tlie favorite, which showed a disdlike for the going. Schaefer sent White Wings to the front soon after the start and opened up a two-length lead. Mit was the one to force the pace but quit after reaching the stretch. It was here that Abel circled his opponents and sent Parmachenee Belle after White Wings and she was going strong at the finish but could not get to the leader. Master Blue made a bid at the stretch turn but he could not negotiate the going and floundered. Parmachenee Belle was second and Mit third. Blackfopt could not untrack himself. Warfare refused to start The fourth race, a sprint at five and a half furlongs, brought out ten ordinary platers. W. M. Cains Royal Dick was installed the favorite but third was the best he could do. The winner turned up in E. H. Garrisons Hands Up with Arthur Brents Turbulent second and Royal Dick third. Oft to a good start Meddling Setli was the first to show in front with Royal Dick, Hands Up and Excuse Me pretty well bunched. They ran in order named to the stretch, where Abel taking Hands Up around on the outside, roused the brown son of Fair Play and he responded gamely to come on and win going away by a length from Turbulent which had worked her way up through the field after being shuffled back at the start. Royal Dick was third a length and a half in front of Meddling Seth, which set the pace to the stretch and quit Lady Argos, the second choice, was never prominent after tlie start. O. Brown rode the winner of the sixth, that saw eight cheap platers try conclusions at one mile and three-sixteenths. Toodles, carrying the silks of Mrs. H. F. Dubner was home first with T. Quinlans Debadou a nose in front of E. W. Moores Hilman C, which showed a startling improvement over his recent performances. Mrs. J. W. Murphys Midnight Stories led the rest of the field. McCoy lost no time sending Debadou to the front with Miracle Man running second and Toodles third. Silver Maid and Midnight Stories were in advance of the rest of the field going up the backstretch, Miracle Man . started dropping back going to the turn out of the backstretch. Brown sent Toodles up to Debadou and Overton also brought Hillman C. up to the leaders. It was a three horse race from there home with Toodles the winner after a brief struggle with Debadou and Hilman C. Miracle Man, the favorite, failed to get any part of the money, finishing absolutely last. There will be eleven cars of horses leave hero Wednesday night for Toronto. The Kenton Stable represented in the seventh race by Gray Gables claimed Quotation for ,500. Jockey Russell McDermott was set down for the remainder of the meeting by starter Cassidy. Longshot Baldy "Finkier,1 who has charge of the field glass concessions throughout the Kentucky circuit will motor from here to Latonia. Maxey Dakes will accompany him. R. J. Becker, the Buffalo sportsman, will ship his horse with those of E. C. Lucas to Aurora, 111., for that meeting. Becker ex-pects to replenish his string with some new material for winter racing. Among tho consignees for Toronto at tho conclusion of this meeting are: C. Buxton, twelve ; C. N. Smith, two ; J. P. Mayberry, two ; J. Arthur, nineteen ; B. E. Chapman, six ; F. A. Tansor, two ; C Irby, five.
