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KENILWORTH PARK OPENS Walkerville Handicap Feature of . Todays Inaugural at Popular Windsor Track. WINDSOR, Ont., June 29.— Kenilworth Park will throw open its gates tomorrow and 61,900 in added money will be distributed to the winning owners during the week ending July 7. Kenilworth Park has been brightened up materially for the inaugural meeting, the buildings shining like new from the lavish use of paint, while the green, velvety lawns show the work that has been done to them the last few weeks. With the resumption of racing here on Saturday, the thoroughbreds in this district will be engaged in almost continuous turf contention until August 21. During this period of thirty-five days racing more than 00,000 will be distributed amo.g the successful owners in purse and handicap winnings. Horse3 have been arriving at Kenilworth Park from Arlington and Fair-mount Park at frequent intervals during the last three days, until now all stables are occupied, while others are being accommodated at Devonshire, across the way. The inaugural program at Kenilworth Park is an excellent one with the ,500 Walkerville Handicap, at a mile and seventy yards, featuring. There were eighteen nominations to this feature and the starters will be Adamas, Boom, Brilliant, J. Fred A., King Basil, Memoria, Prickly Heat and Wandering Minstrel. Adamas and Boom comprise the Bell Farm Stable entry. Rain, which fell at frequent intervals today, will probably be responsible for slow going on Saturday. All of the officials for the meeting are on the ground ready for the meeting, which includes two Saturdays, Dominion Day and Fourth of July. Nearly all of the leading jockeys on the Canadian and western circuits have registered with Billy Kelly, the veteran in charge of the jockey rooms, who says there will be no dearth of capable riders during the approaching meeting. E. T- Moore is here to ride for the W. J. Waterman stable, D. Mergler for E. Trueman, J. Walker for O. Pons, V. Moore for W. Potter, P. MeGinnis and McTaggart for the Seagram Stable, W. Harvey for Irvine, J. Stevens for J. Maseia, C. Phillips for W. L. Brodie, A. Carlisle for A. Brent and Wall for W. L. Brodie. In addition other jockeys coming are: J. Guerra, J. Chalmers, H. Howard, J. Gwynne, J. OMalley, W. Smith, J. and F. Mann, C. Jackson, Tommie Burns, P. Gross, .1. R. Robinson, L. Schaefer, F. Silas, G. Gleason and EL Thomas. Patrons of Kenilworth Park will be treated to two innovations at the approaching meeting. First in the "loud speaker" system popularly known as the "public announcer" introduced with great success on a Canadian track at I ong Branch recently. Previous to the races, the weights and probable odds against the contenders will be annou.iccd. The other notable innovation to be introduced at Kenilworth Park is the stall starting gate at the seven-eighths starting point. This gate is a substantial affair divided into twelve stalls erected across the track and which the starters ert:- ~fter arriving at the post. When the tape is sprung a few feet in front the horses move away in a perfect line and all facing the right way for the track journey. George Palmer will preside at the barrier. Entries for the Fourth of July Handicap at Kenilworth Park close Saturday with secretary Norvell at the track. This race is at a mile and a sixteenth with 55,000 added.
