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i SEAGRAM COLORS IN FRONT Solace Meets With Unexpected Opposition From Soult. ♦ Chestnut Son of Trojan Forced to Display Best Speed to Win Woodstock Plate Feature of Woodbine Card. TORONTO, Ont, May 22.— Solace, a chest-I nut son of Trojan, carrying the colors of the j Seagram Stable, scored a well-earned victory in the Woodstock Plate, a race for three-year-olds, to which a purse of ,000 was added by the Ontario Jockey Club. There were only four starters in the Woodstock Plate, and Solace was a prohibitive favorite, going to the post at odds of 3-20. Ridden with excellent judgment, Pichon, the Seagram rider, managed to beat the imported colt Soult, but his victory was far from the easy thing that was looked for. Soult began fast and outran the others to the turn and led into the home streeh. At the eighth post Pichon was working hard on Solace, in an effort to shake off Soult, and in the final eighth, under punishment. Solace began to draw away until he had a lead of three parts of a length at the finish. Bigot was third, beaten by a head for second place. The Wilson racer, a distant follower to the head of the stretch, finished with a rush and was rapidly overhauling the leaders at the finish. The stake was worth ,660 net to the winner. J. E. Griffith, the Maryland sportsman and breeder, furnished the winner of the Victorious Plate in Fair Beth. There were thirteen starters, Emplette being withdrawn. On form, Fair Beth looked as if in a soft spot and a short price was eagerly accepted on her chances. She went to the post a 11 to 20 favorite. L. Schaefer had the mount and. when the start came, Fair Beth was away in front, but was taken in hand and rated off th? pace. J. Thomas had rushed Len Sweep into the lead and, in the run around the far turn, drew away and had a length advantage at the eighth pole. Making the turn for home, Schaefer, hugging the rail, released Fair Beth from restrain and she again assumed the lead and, at the finish, she was a length in front of Gilded Youth. The latter, finishing fast on the outside, wore Len Sweep down to beat her out half a length for the place. Gangster closed a big gap from a slow beginning and finished going fast. John Nixon saddled his first winner at the meeting when he sent George W. Beardmores Continued on twentieth page. SEAGRAM COLORS IN FRONT Continued from first page. Wych Elm to the post for the Hopeful Steeplechase. Wych Elm was ridden by A. Kelly and won in easy fashion, leading the favorite. Manifold, by a half a dozen lengths at the finish. Cherub started out like a winner, outrunning his opponents. He drew away in the early stages and had a four lengths lead over Wych Elm the first turn of the filed. Kelly then shook Wych Elm up a bit and at the sixth fence he took command and never relinquished it. Wych Elm, fencing in bold fashion, gained at every obstacle and, once in front, there was never any serious doubt as to who would win. Jingle was going well to the thirteenth fence and, when he took a tumble, it looked as though he tri£d to brush through the jump and. striking the obstacle with his knees, he turned a complete somersault. Fortunately neither rider nor horse was hurt. John Nixon saddled his second winner r-f the afternoon when he sent Taurus to the post for the Hampton Plate, a dash of a mile and seventy yards, for three-year-olds and over bred in Canada. Taurus was an even money lavorite and was ridden by C. Ralls. G. W. Foremans Remedy scored his fourth straight victory when he galloped home an easy winner in the Waterloo Plate, a dash of three-quarters under claiming conditions, for which he was 1 to 4 favorite. Remedys backers had a few anxious moments in the early stages of the t:ip, when Eockaday caught and passed him. The latter led until making the turn into the home stretch, where Harvey sent Remedy op on the outside and in the final eighth the latter drew away into a six lengths lead. Rockaday lasted long enough to_ beat Attack by a neck for second place. _
