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REVIEW OF CANADIAN RACING SEASON OF 1924 Total of ,914,060 Distributed in Stakes and Purses by Various Racing Associations Above Figures Represent Gain of More Than 00,000 Over Distribution of 1923 J. K. L. Ross Largest Money Winner on Circuit Hallucination Leads the Horses Jockey . N. Foden Carries Off Riding Honors Complete Summary of Years Racing - All elements considered, Canadian racing made a cheerful exhibit this year, showing a decided gain in total distributed over the corresponding record of last year. Some of this is accounted for by the return cf Windsor to the fold and the addition of Long Branch to the tracks in operation, but not all of it. Racing is carried on in Canada under distressful burdens of taxation, forced on the government by the stern necessity of reaching into every money-producing business to defray the heavy annual expenses entailed by the World War. The Canadian racing bodies are standing up to this onerous condition manfully and carry on anyhow, like true, sons of Great Britain. That they have been able to do and make ends meet is creditable to their tenacity in meeting and overcoming the difficulties, as well as to their patriotic discharge of their share of the obligations resting on them as citizens of the Dominion. In the items cf total distribution and daily average of disbursements to winning owners, the Ontario Jockey Club of Toronto maintained its customary leadership. Its place as a model racing organization has been cordially recognized on this side of the line for years past. Whether it made money or lost money is a secret between itself and the government, but certain it is there was no falling away from the high standard of values characteristic of its stake race offerings. The group of tracks depending on Detroit for patronage, Windsor, Kcnilworth and Devonshire, are reported to have experienced something of a falling off from preceding years in the matter of attendance, but this has not been officially confirmed. The racing at all three was of the most attractive character and deserving of overflowing success. It is worth noting that the racing over the far northwestern tracks of British Columbia was unusually popular and well patronized, especially at Vancouver. Of course, promoters there have no such dense population to rely on as those of eastern Canada. A set-off to this is that nothing near the rate of taxation is levied on their receipts as that exacted from the Ontario racing organizations. An outgrowth of this pleasing condition is the steady expansion of thoroughbred breeding. Quite a surprising number of well-bred English and American sires and brood mares are in use. It is not beyond the bounds of reason that a young champion from there will in time successfully challenge the representatives of eastern breeding on the eastern Canadian tracks. Following are details of results of the Canadian racing season that show its salient features, the first tabulation disclosing the distribution, of money at each meeting, percentage of winning favorites and other interesting information. S s: . 3 3 "si sj 5 P s 5 E? ? ? STff 5- s?srp 5-2. 3 "a 5-3 02 -0 ap o o -.3 " s a- -g? - s-a 03 2s- as- g 2? s Track and Meeting. "2 2 3 K r ST 2. n- n - 5 - : e . ga : g g s j A g 3 - q r. a T ; 3 3 c oi ; ? 7 70 ? 129.040. 1G 11 22 8 9 .33 Woodbine Park Toronto. 1st .meeting . .40 .j?7 . Woodbine Paik Toronto, 2d meeting 7 49 GO 131 124,80 -4 13 1- 1- . -4J Windsor. 1st meeting 7 49 74 110 SO.,9., 12 12 25 1 3 .-4 7o0 20 8 21 4 .4 .41 Hamilton. 1st meeting 7 49 OS 119 74 Kenilworth Windsor. 1st meeting...., 7 49 70 117. 73,310 13 14 2- 1 3 .7 Hamilton. 2d meeting 7 49 08 119 70.39., 19 12 18 7 4 .39 Fort Erie, 1st meeting 7 49 00 12S 09,730 19 8 22 7 8 .39 20 0 23 7 4 - .41 GS.07, Fort Erie "d meeting 7 49 71 132 ? 49 co m 00.920 n 9-23 3 4.35 Blue Bonnets Montreal, 1st meeting. 7 49 84 .143 59,870 15 19 15 4 9 .31 Kenilworth Windsor. 2d meeting.... 7 49 77 135 - 58,100 21 1, 13 - - - .43 Devonshire Pk Windsor. 1st meeting 7 49 01 110 54.200 12 7 30 - 0 ..I Thorneliffe Pk Toronto. 1st meeting 7 . 49 71 11 S .,3.G60 17 19 13 4 b .o. Thorncliffc Pk Toronto. 2d meeting 7 49 03 128 -:-V0O 20 1- 17, o 3 .41 Devonshire Pk Windsor. 2d meeting 7 49 07 107 51.400 13 14 22 1 1 ..7 Dorval Park Montreal. 1st meeting.. 7 49 . .70 103 4...930 23 11 L, 3 7 .47 -Blue Bonnets .Montreal. 2d meeting 7 49 04 112 44.39., -I 7 -0 10 4 .44 Dorval Park Montreal. 2d meeting.. 7 49 00 104 42,200 20 14 1.. 0 7 .41 Connaught Pk Montreal. 1st meeting 7 49 .59 107 41.500 10 19 14 - 4 3 .33 Connaught Pk Montreal. 2d meeting 7 49 02 115 40.-00 17 10 - o .dj Long Branch Toronto, 2d meeting.. 7 49 02 90 30.900 19 . 9 2t 11 o .3J Branch Toronto. 1st meeting.. 7 49 OS 111 30,900 15 11 23 1 2.31 Dufferin ng Park Toronto. 2d meeting.. 7 49 70 117 30.400 18 0 ... 1 4 .3, Niagara Falls, 2d meeting 7 49 49 87 30,200 17 15 17 8 9 .3o 11 14 9 7 .49 Niagara Falls, 1st meeting 7 49 57 90 30,100 24 Dufferin Park Toronto. 1st meeting. 7 40 70 100 34.400 17 1-. -0 o 4 .3 31,200 21 11 17 0 o .43 7 "19 1st meets Brighouse Pk Vancouver. , 4 1 .39 102 31.000 19 11 19 7 Brighouse Pk Vancouver. 2d meefg l,ansdowne Pk Vancouver. 1st meets 7 49 70 102 30.000 21 12 10 9 0 .43 Hastings Pk Vancouver 1st meeting 7 49 74 114 30.000 19 12 18 7 7 .39 Lansdownc Pk Vancouver. 2d mectg 7 49 70 107 30.000 17 7 2. 3 4 .3o Hastings Pk Vancouver, 2d meetitfg 7 49 77 109 30.200 17 lo 17 4 7 .3o Colwood Park Victoria. 1st meeting 7 49 49 8o . 20,000 20 9 14 13 0 .o3 Willows Park Victoria. 1st meeting 7 49 83 118 24 700 10 9 24 - o .33 Delorimier Pk Montreal. 1st meeting 7 49 .. 93 23,150 20 11 18 3 4 .41 Delorimier Pk Montreal. 2d meeting 7 49 .. 88 22.900 20 10 19 G 3 .41 Mt. Koyal Pk Montreal. 1st meeting 7 49 .. 90 22,2;0 16 12 21 4 5 .33 Mt. Koyal Pk Montreal. 2d meeting 7 49 .. 9., ,0o0 0 14 1j 7 .i Colwood Park Victoria 2d meeting 7 49 73 103 21.700 24 7 18 8 4 ,49 Willows Park Victoria. 2d meeting. 7 49 04 101 19.000 19 3 5 .39 Kempton Park Montreal. 2d meeting 7 49 .. 92 17,3o0 24 1 3 1- 7 o .4J Kempton Park Muntreal, 1st meeting 7 49 77 17.150 17 10 22 10 3 .3o Totals and Grand Percentages..... 294 2.05S 2,459 4,591 ,914,000 7S1 477 799 224 19S .33 Xo betting on one race. " The following tabulation shows the amounts distributed by the various racing organizations of Canada from 1919 to 1924, inclusive: Organization. 1919 19-0 1921 1922 1923 1924 Ontario Jockey Club ,570 $ 200.SG5 $ 239.5S0 $ 255,470 $ 252.750 $ 254.420 Hamilton Jockey Club 131.840 132.875 143.080 139,74o 145,14., Windsor Jockey Club 201.910 103,700 175,055 141H5 Niagara Kacing Association 104,730 120,405 131.580 137.27 137.S05 Kenilworth Kacing Association 243,420 153.850 149,270 149,090 131,410 Thorneliffe Park " Kacing and Breeders Vssoeiation 114.800 99,000 100,500 109,500 105.800 Western Kacing Association 107,080 194,825 140,300 108,100 105,000 Montreal Jockey Club 950 101.125 121.930 122.175 107.075 104.205 Dorval Park Jockey Club 83.750 80.900 89.305 88,730 88.190 Connaught Park Jockey Club 80,415 S3.050 81,800 82,800 81,700 Iong Branch Kacing Association .... .73,800 Belleville Driving and Athletic Association .... 72,300 Metropolitan Kacing Association 02,000 34.900 70.000 70.000 70.800 Brighouse Park Association 49,000 52,100 58,000 02,200 West Coast Jockey Club 01,200 Westminster Thoroughbred Association 49,800 52,i00 59,100 00.800 Colwood Park Association 47,700 Deloriinier Park Jockey Club 51,050 50,200 49,00 40,550 40.050 Columbia Country Club..., . 49,000 44,300 Back Kivcr Jockev Club 59,900 55,200 54.300 48.050 44,300 Manitoba Jockey "Club 40,000 3S.90I 35.200 9,900 34,500 King Edward Park Jockey Club .... 44.800 41,100 35,300 45,400 trndon Jockey Club 49,000 49,000 40,800 33,030 Toronto Driving Club 34,500 British Columbia Agricultural Association. ... . t25,200 Victoria Country Club 0,000 Grand totals , ,520 ,809,285 ,S55,215 ,785,095 ,595,295 ,914,0G0 tFall meeting of 1923 held at Stamford Park. Meeting held at Dufferin Park. tMeeting held at Willows lark. The following is the comparative daily distribution: Kacinc Races Days Kun Daily Av. Daily Av. Daily Ar. Daily Av. Daily Av. Daily Av. Track 1924 1924 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 Woodbine Tark 14 9S $ 3;570.00 4,347.50 7,112.SG S,247.SG 8,053.57 8,172.80 Hamilton 14 98 9.417.14 9,491.07 10,202.80 9,981.79 10,307.50 Windsor 14 03 14,422.25 12,050.00 12,503.93 10,122.50 Fort Erie 14 98 11 ,760.43 9,028.93 9,398.57 9,805.30 9,843.21 Kenilworth Park 14 98 17,387.14 10.989.29 10.002.14 10,049.29 9,380.43 Thorneliffe Park 14 98 8,200.00 7,071.43 7,007.14 7,821.43 7,501.43 Devonshire rark It 98 11,977.14 13,201.71 10,021.43 7,721.43 7,542.80 Blue Bonnets 14 98 950.00 0.723.10 8,709.29 8.720.79 7.091.07 7,447.50 Dorval Park 14 98 5.9S2.14 0,185.71 0.383.21 0,337.80 0,299.29 ConnaughtPark 14 98 5,743.90 5,932.14 5,842.80 5,914.29 5,835.71 Long Branch 14 98 5,271.43 Xiagara 14 98 5,104.29 Dufferin Park , . . 14 98 4,428.5" 4,957.14 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,057.14 Brighouse Park 14 93 3,542.80 3,721.43 4,185.71 4,442.80 Lansdowne Park 14 98 4,371.43 Hastings Park 14 98 3,557.14 3,750.00 4,221.43 4,342.80 Colwood 14 98 3,407.14 Delorimier Park 14 98 3,040.43 3,585.71 3,530.00 3,325.00 3.289.29 Willows Park 14 9S 3,228.57 3,500.03 3,101.29 Mount Koyal Park 14 98 4,278.57 3,942.80 3.878.57 3,432.14 3,104.29 Kempton Park 14 98 3,500.00 2,992.31 2,514.29 2,475.00 2,404.29 Maisonneuve Park .. 3,500.00 3,500.00 2,914.29 2.359.29 Stamford Park 14 98 4,357.14 King Edward Park 3,271.43 2,935.71 2,521.43 2,128.57 Totals- and gen. aver. 291 2,058 $ 2,200.00 $ S.032.7G $ 7,000.81 $ 7,083.71 $ G.592.13 $ G.510.41 It was appropriate and right that a Canadian turfman head the list of money winners in Canada for the year. This honor fell to Commander J K. L. Ross of Montreal, and his powerful racing establishment carried off the lions share of the prizes distributed by the various racing organizations of the Dominion. The Ross horses accounted for a total of thirty-nine winning races, finishing second in twenty-seven and third in nineteen. The money won in the stakes and purses amounted to ,G95. The Seagram Stable of Waterloo, Ont., which has for many years past figured conspicuously in Canadian racing, enjoyed a most successful year, finishing second to Commander Ross in money earning, with forty-six winning races, which together with second and third moneys of twenty-seven and thirty-one placed horses, added a total of ,100 to the stables coffers. Third on the list is one of the American invaders in the Kenton Stable of H. G. Bedwell. which has every reason to be satisfied with its campaign oVer the Canadian tracks. The Kenton Stable horses finished first in fifty-four races, second in a like number, third in sixty-four and returned to the Slates .with the tidy sum of .390 to show for its endeavors over the tracks across the border. Other owners who did well in Canada this year are A. C. Bostwick, with winnings of 8,135; Mrs. A. E. Alexandra, 0,720; W. M. Cain, S,875 ; AV. G. Campbell, 4,745 ; H. S. Hart, 3,735 and E. F. Whitney, 1,-745. The following are the leading winning owners over the Canadian tracks for the year 1924: Owner. 1st. 2d. 3d. Amt. Koss, J. K. L. : 39 27 19 93,095 Seagram Stable 40 27 31 08,100 Kenton Stable 51 54 G4 07.390 Bostwick, A. C 25 12 15 48,135 Alexandra, Mrs. A. E 39 27 24 30,720 Cain, W. M. 30 20 27 28,875 Campbell, W. G 40 20 10 24,745 Hart. II. S 12 13 18 23,735 Whitney, E. F 14- 15 15 21.745 Qiieen City Stable 5 . 2 2 18.885 Salmon, W. J . 5 5 7 18,840 McMillen, J 17 10 15 18,500 Nevada Stock Farm Stable.... 0 11 5 18,395 Morrow, E. J 15 21 11 18,180 Triple Springs Farm Stable... 15 8.7 17,425 Shafer, C. B 21 20 9 17.050 Arthur, J. 14 19 29 13.850 Madden, J. E 10 11 9 1G.OG0 Larvey, H. B 9 5 0 14,935 Fletcher, J. Cv 11 14 11 14.835 Joaquin Stable G 0 14 14,830 Creech, B. 30 10 13 14.7G0 Tolman, S. N 8 15 14 14.100 Thorneliffe Stable 7 10 8 13,735 Hallucination, the property of Commander Ross, was the acknowledged champion of the Canadian turf for the year 1924. The four-year-old son of Witzwilliam Pleasant Dreams won all five of the stake races in which he started. These included the William Hendrie Memorial Handicap at Woodbine Park, Dominion Handicap at Hamilton, Kenilworth Handicap at Kenliworth Park. Hamilton Cup at Hamilton and - Toronto Autumn Handicap Cup at Woodbine Park. The total money won by Hallucination amounted to 5,750. Spot Cash, a product of H. P. Whitneys famous breeding establishment, he being a son of Broomstick Payment, that carried the colors of A. C. Bostwick, was a prominent figure in Canadian racing again this year as he was in 1923. He won five races, finished twice and third in the same number, accounting for 2,795 in prize money. His stake victories in Canada included the Windsor Hotel Cup at Blue Bonnets, National Handicap at Hamilton, Dominion Handicap at Fort Erie. He was second in the Frontier Handicap at Windsor, second in the Hamilton Cup at Hamilton and third in both the King Edward Golden Cup and th Tocnto Cup at Woodbine Park. Vrana, a stablemate of Hallucination, was the aueen of the three-year-olds on the Canadian circuit. The daughter of Marathon Priscilla Mullens won five races and finished second three times, adding 0,450 to the Ross Stable earnings. Vrana won the Breeders Stakes at Woodbine, the Canadian Derby at Fort Erie, the Maple Leaf and Stanley Produce Stakes at Woodbine, in addition to finishing second in the Breeders Stakes and Durham Cup at Woodbine, and the Colonial Handicap at Hamilton. Among other horses that raced with success in Canada were Dunks Green, New Hampshire, Digit, Catalan, General Thatcher, Chloris, Shuffle Along, Redstone, Nancy Langhorne and Opperman. The following are the leading money winners over the Canadian circuit during the racing of 1924: Horse. 1st. 2d. 3d. Amt. Hallucination 5 0 0 5,750 Spot Cash 5 2 2 22,795 Vrana 5 3 0 20,450 Dunks Green 2 3 1 14,090 Catalan 0 1 1 14,140 Digit 2 0 1 13.105 General Thatcher 1 5 2 13,075 New Hampshire .-. . . 5 - 4 4 11,230 Redstone 9 4 2 10.070 Chloris ;.. 3- 5 2 10,305 Guingarap 1 1 1 10,025 Horologe 1 2 3 8,530 Sarko ..... 4 0 6 8,410 Kings Court 5 3 7 8,305 Nancy Langhorne ............ 4 5 3 8,210 Opperman 5 1 3 8,135 Maternal Pride 1 1 0 8,125 Shuffle Along G 0 2 7,835 While N. Foden rode the largest number of winners on the Canadian tracks during the year 1924, his success Avas achieved for the most part over the courses outside the jurisdiction of the Canadian Racing Associations, where the competition was not as keen as over the main circuit. Nevertheless, Fodens record is an excellent one, eighty winners out of 312 mounts, for the high percentage of .2G. On the big Canadian tracks P. Walls, L,. Lang and J. Wallace were the outstanding stars of the saddle. Walls, Avho was under contract to the Ross Stable, Avon seventy-seven races out of 344 mounts, Lang seventy-six out of 355 and Wallace sixty-eight out of 328. H. Paden, with sixty-two winners and T. Wilson Avith sixty-one, also figured importantly in Canadian racing this year. The folIoAving are the jockeys Avho rode twenty or more Avinners in Canada during 1924: Jockey. Mts. 1st. 2d. 3d. TInp. P.C. foden, X 312 80 50 35 141 .20 Walls, V 344 77 09 54 144 .22 La"-. I .....355 70 59 50 170 .21 Wallace, J 328 03 51 45 164 21 Paden, II 237 02 4G 45 134 .22 Wilson, T 323 01 53 45 lGt .19 Mo.ters, AV. .... 310 49 47 50 1G3 .10 Seobier E 244 40 33 42 123 19 Mcore, E. T. ....... 234 45 44 42 103 .19 Abel, A 274 37 30 39 102 .14 MeAIaney. K 301 33 35 39 194 11 Hinphy. AV 140 33 23 23 04 23 Petzoldt, E 130 33 21 17 59 .25 Leibgold, M 170 32 30 20 88 19 Martin. AV 192 31 28 23 110 10 Howard, II 144 30 19 18 77 .21 Ambrose, E .....179 29 30 27 93 10 Baker, F. J lGl 23 30 13 90 !l7 Xea. E 131 27 21 19 04 .21 Greenwood. C 147 20 10 12 93 18 Punshon, K 174 20 29 23 90 .15 Chalmers, J 15c 20 22 29 79 17 McKnight. W 191 25 32 29 103 !l3 Sharpe, F 139 21 30 10 09 .17 Hooper, C 107 23 23 24 97 14 Thomas, II 1G4 22 23 43 70 13 McCrann, K 101 21 21 31 91 "i Corbett, C 234 20 25 24 105 !o9 J-c. F 181 20 19 23 119 .11 OMahoney, C 142 20 12 24 SG .14 W. Mulligan, Avho presides over the W. S. Campbell Stable, carried off the training honors of the Canadian circuit He saddled forty-eight Avinners, two more than to the credit of W. II. Bringloe, the major-domo of the Seagram establishment H. G. Bedwell, who trains his OAvn horses, Avhich raced under the name of the Kenton Stable, Avas third on- the list with forty-two victories. A. E. Alexandra follows Avith forty, then comes Henry McDaniel, that A-eteran and successful conditioner of horses, Avho is in a great , measure responsible for the success of the Ross Stable. McDaniel had thirty-nine Avinners. The following are the trainers who saddled fifteen or more Avinners during the Canadian racing season: Trainer. Wins. Trainer. wins. Mulligan, W 48 Arthur, J - n Bringloe, W. H. ...40 Henderson, S. M...19 Bedwell, H. G. ...42 Rice, J. D 17 Alexandra, A. E. ..4.0 Buxton, C 15 McDaniel, H 39 McNaught, J. W 15 Healy, J. AV 30 Phillips, G. E. ... 15 McDermid, D 30 Irvine, W 14 Creech, B 30 Schelke, F. ..!.!!!!l3 Wishard. U. S. ...24 Hcsseltine, S 13 Campbell, G. W 23 Boyle, D 13 Duggan, J. J 21 Boden. J 13 Bcchtelheimer, F 21 Gallagher, H. ... 13 Walsh, AV 20 Hinphy, P .".13
