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WOODBINES FINE PROGRAM ♦ Jean Crest Proves Best in the ,000 Breeders Stakes. » Gaffsman Records Second Success of the Meeting In Victoria Stakes — Another Large Attendance. 1 TORONTO, Ont, May 26.— Old Sol and Jupiter Pluvius staged a battle at the Woodbine on Tuesday for the benefit of a big midweek crowd, easily ten thousand persons being in attendance, and the honors were about even between the pair. It was decidedly warmer than on Saturday and Monday, even for those who sat in the stand all afternoon, and an excellently arranged program, headed by the Breeders Sakes at one and one-sixteenth miles, with ,000 added, aroused almost as much interest as did the Kings Plate. It brought together Duchess and Fairbank, the contenders for the Guineas, plus the Ross pair. Manila and Cambridge, and Auction B., which formerly ran under the name of Miryachit. Favored by a shorter distance and nine pounds off her race in the Plate, Jean Crest took the lead in the ,000 Breeders Stakes for three-year-olds foaled in Canada and won by five open lengths from Forecast II. and Duchess. Fairbank, winner of the Kings Plate, and Duchess, which ran second, had no excusts and simply did not run the race that they did on their initial appearance of the year. Commander Ross, with Manila and Cambridge, was strongly favored by the general public, but both were off badly and poohtUd aumy times, but when the pair had clear sailing they did not show anything. Forecast II. ran a strong race, as he did on Saturday, but Jean Crest, with only 103 on her back, refused to quit, while Forecast II. held on grimly to hold place from Duchess. Gaffsman chalked up his second win of the meeting for the Seagram Stable when he was home in front of Zeppelin and Compromise in the Victoria Stakes, for two-year-olds, which had ,000 added. As a result of his winning race on Saturday the Jim Gaffney colt, for which 0,000 was refused by the Seagrams while in Maryland, was made an odd-on choice. Saturday he had no trouble going to the front, but today he was away none too well and Kennedy had to go to the whip to get him in front, but once there assumed a nice lead and was under restraint all down the stretch. Zeppelin finished fast and while the margin at the finish was only a head, Kennedy on the winner was looking around at Zeppelin all down the stretch and didnt urge his mount too hard. Geo. Hay was first at the start, but he was soon overhauled by Gaffsman. Zeppelin and Foretell with Compromise not far away. Puring the stretch run Compromise displaced Foretell and Zeppelin moved up to challenge the winner, but Kennedy was awake although he drew the finish rather fine and the Seagram Stable added another victory to its list. Form followers got off to a good start in the first race, the Fashion Plate, at three-quarters, when Jimmy Butwell was home in front with Edward F. Whitneys Heeltaps. Thistlewood following four lengths back and San Isabel about the same distance in front of the others. The placed horses monopolized the running, with San Isabel leading down the back stretch, closely followed by Heeltaps and Contiuucd on sixteenth pace. WOODBINES FINE PROGRAM Continued from firat pace. Thistlewood. The winner went to the pacemaker at the lower turn and was never threatened. At the three-eighths post Thistle-wood collared San Isabel, but was unable to catch the flying daughter of Ultimus — Queen of the Water. Only four answered the call in the Hopeful Steeplechase for maiden four-year-olds and upward, with its ,000 added, second on the program and the winner turned up in J. It. Macombers Blue and Red, ridden by T. Fen-nessy. having a length margin over Irish Jig, with Buddugie third. Blue and Red was allowed to set the pace on sufferance until Frank JFurst and Irish Jig were ready and then the second time around both had no trouble catching up. At the club house jump on the last lap. Frank Furst lost a 1st of ground and Irish Jig went to the front. McCloskey, on Frank Furat. appeared to be in too much of a hurry to overtake the leader and, after going by him, made a bad landing at the eleventh jump and McCloskey was tossed overboard, leaving Irish Jig looking like a sure winner, but the latter stumbled at the thirteenth jump and Williams did well to hang on. Th. Queen City Stable representative lost a lot of ground at these jumps, allowing Blue and Red to overcome the lead and the pair went over the last jump together. Both jockeys went to the whip in the race to the finishing line, but the lightweight Blue and Red was too strong and fast on the flat and won by a length going away. Tightened up by his race on Saturday, Mr. IVpp did not stop at all in the Irince of Wales Handicap at three-quarters with ,000 added and he was handy winner from Mainmast and Senator Xorris. in the fastest three-quarters of the meeting, running the distance in 1 :13%. Albert Claver was on the winner and it marked his first success since being reinstated by the Tijuana stewards. Mainmast, after a session in the E. F. Whitney stud this spring, and carrying 118 pounds, ran a creditable race and will be hard to beat from now on. Senator Norris was off well and had no excuses. Head Cover and Senator Xorris acted badly at the post and when the start came the latter was off badly, but Senator Ni rris momentarily showed his ncse in front to be quickly displaced by Mr. Pepp. which opened up a length lead and maintained it to the finish. Mainmast was always well up. but was unable to get to the leader, nor was Senator Xorris strong enough to catch Mainmast. The Lansdowne Claiming Plate, sixth on the program, at a mile and seventy yards, resulted in victory for Heir-at-Law. which races for W. J. Salmon, in handy fashion from Xormana and The Thorncliffe Stables Teas Ready. B. Thompson on the winner gave the Salmon gelding a powerful and well judged ride. Teas Ready was in the lead of the parade, at the first turn and held that position to the three-eighths post, where Xormana came strong and headed him in the stretch. Heir-at Iaw. was stuck in behind Xormana. with Teas Ready hemming him in on the outside, but Thompson pulled out and squeezed through a small opening to win going away. «
