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OFF DAY AT TORONTO TRACK ■ — ♦ Ordinary Racers Furnish Entertainment at Woodbine Park. . « , Falmonth Plate Falls to Leonard B., With Remedy Third — Wrap Wins for 3fcw Owners. ♦ TORONTO. Ont, May 25— Today was an off day at Woodbine Park. The day previous to the closing day of the Ontario Jockey Club meeting usually is. and this was no exception to the rule. Ordinary racers made up the fields in a majority of the races, and if there was a feature it was the Falmouth Plate, fiftli on the program. This was a dash of three-quarters, in which some speedy horses went to the post There were eight starters, with Remedy and Contemplate coupled as the Foreman entry. This pair found strong support and went to the post at odds-on. Form players were beginning to think that Remedy, with a score of four straight victories, was invincible. Carrying equal weights with Son o Battle and ridden by W. Harvey, Remedy could do no better than finish third, beaten by three lengths for second place. Leonard B., a first-time starter at the meeting, was the winner, when he came up in the final stride to down Son o Battle right at the finish. The field was dispatched to a good start after a four-minute delay at the barrier and when the start came Remedy and Son o Battle drew away from their opponents and, racing like a team, were heads apart until just before entering the home stretch. They were setting a fast pace, going to the quarter post in :23 and the half mile in :47%. It was a question which of the pair would be first to give way. On the turn for home Remedy had enough of it and then Son o* Battle took command and drew into a lead of a length over Leonard B., which was a head in front of Remedy. Schaefer, in an attempt to come through next to the rail at the three-eighths post was blocked and had to be taken back. He came around the leaders in the stretch and, finishing gamely under a drive, wore Son o Battle down to get up right at the end. Fourteen maidens went to the post in the first race, a dash of three-quarters and, like all events of this sort, there were several "good things." The play finally centered on the Thorncliffe entry. Table Talk, and W. J. Salmons Bucephalus. When it came to the running there was only one horse in it-Table Talk. Ridden by A. Tryon and raced into the lead when the start came, Table Talk drew away into a commanding lead until she led her field by eight lengths rounding the far turn. In the final eighth, Tryon took her in hand and, at the finish, had a margin of three lengths to spare over Royal Watch. The latter, finishing with good courage, easily disposed of the tiring Bucephalus. EASY FOR JLXGLE. Press Gang and Ruine were withdrawn from the Thick Thorn Steeplechase and of the six that started, Henry Dattner and Helsdelite were coupled. This pair was heavily supported at odds on. At the last minute a strong play developed on Jingle. The latter, racing for the first time in the colors of George W. Beardmore, was the winner, beating the others in easy fashion when he led Helsdelite home by a margin of five lengths. Bocking Horse showed the most speed for the first turn of the field, when he went to the front and led by a couple of lengths. Henry Dattner was second and Helsdelite third, with Jingle following in fourth place. At the fourteenth fence Henry Dattner fell and when he went down Blackburn rushed Jingle to the front and he held command of the situation thereafter. Helsdelite, who has started in all but one or two of the steeplechases at the meeting, tired badly the last quarter. Rocking Horse quit to a walk after going a turn of the field and was eased up at the finish. Harry Giddings saddled his first winner at the meeting when he sent the Trap Rock filly to the post for the Mount Royal Stable. Wrap was ridden by Townrow, set all her own pace and beat the J. E. Griffith entry. Fair Beth, by a length and a quarter. Belle of Govans was third. When the start came Fair Beth :.nd Wrap were off in front, while Belle of Govans left with the tail-enders. Wrap showed the most speed and, after racing in close company with Fair Beth in the first eighth, drew away on the far turn where she opened up a three lengths margin. In the meantime Mergler was busy on Belle of Govans, and Farrells mare was gradually improving her position. She had a big gap to close and the effort proved too much for her, for at the finish she was driving hard to beat Carlos Maid by a length for third place. EXDLESS A SURPRISE. Endless proved a surprise when he beat the odds-on choice Black Friar in the Lome Plate. Endless previous effort was through the steeplechase field a few days ago and was pulled up. He was meeting some shifty platers in todays effort and his chances were not taken seriously. Carrying 122 pounds and ridden by McCoy, Endless followed along until straightened out in the home stretch. When called on by his rider Endless responded with a rush that carried him to the front in the last sixteenth and. passing Black Friar, defeated him by a length. Drawing Beard and Seths Hope were the ones to set the pace and raced like a team for three-quarters, but when put to a drive both quit. Mad Mullah was withdrawn from the Co-bourg Plate, which left six to go. It looked like a soft spot for Hoi Polloi, and the public eagerly accepted short odds on her. T. Burns had the mount and he rode a confident race. In the early running he was content to rate in behind Cedar Crest, which set the pace. Going to the half-mile post, Hoi Polloi moved up and, in the run around the far turn, drew away into a commanding lead. Burns had the mare under restraint in the last eighth, and passing the judges she had a five-lengths lead over the tiring Cedar Crest, which lasted long enough to beat Brevet by a neck for second place. Horologe was never bothered in the final race and scored an easy victory over Great Rock. The former, quick to begin, was permitted to steal into a long lead until he had a margin of eight lengths at one stage of the race. Great Rock, which was rated along in last place, moved up on the turn for home and easily disposed of the others. The winner had a lead of six lengths over Great Rock at the finish and the latter was a like distance in front of Rim.
