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VICTORY FOR ENGLISH-BRED » Panuco First Home in York Plate at Woodbine Park. -♦ gencT.un Stable Furnishes two of Days Winner*, at Famous Canadian Course — Stepliauus Triumphs. ♦ TORONTO Ont. May 21.— T. ::. McCreary sent a tit horse to the post when h saddled the English racer Panuco for J. F. Byers. Panuco was one of the seven starters that sported silks in the running of the York Plate, a handicap over one mile, which was S-provided as a feature by the Ontario Jockey Club at Woodbine. William T.. whose form in Maryland had been very good, was the public choice and went to the post an odds-on favorite. When it came to the running, Panuco made a show of his opponents. Leaving the barrier with a groat burst of speed, he opened up a lead of eight lengths on the first turn and on the far turn increased his advantage to ten lengths. In the stretch Grier of Spain and William T. gained on him, but McCoy had something in reserve and passing the win- ning mark Panuco was still two lengths and a half in front with a bit in reserve. Grier of Spain beat William T. by a head for second place and then came that good Canadian bred Beau of the West. The latter was rated along far in the rear until the last quarter, when he began gaining and in the stretch he finished in a manner that indicated he will have to be reckoned with when starting in races for Canadian-bred horses from now on. Panuco ran the one mile in l:15y5, the fastest time for the dis-tance shown at the meeting. UDB ON WINNER. J. Maiben put another winner over for the Seagram Stable when he won the Victorius Plate with Bachelor Skipper. There were nine starters in this race and the Seagram colt went to the post an odds-on favorite. When the start came he left the barrier with a rush and was soon out in front with a lead J of two lengths. Rounding the far turn, Tewsenelda moved up and, joining him, the pair came into the home stretch heads apart. , At the eighth post Maiben shook Bachelor Skipper up a bit and the latter, shaking off Tewsenelda without effort, drew away and at the end won by three lengths. Tewsenelda was five lengths in front of Prancing. The Seagram Stable, whose imported two-year-old Bachelor Skipper won the opening race, came back with another victory when Best Bonnet beat a band of Canadian-breds , in the running of the Waterloo Plate, a J claiming contest, at one mile and seventy , yards. J. Maiben was astride of Best Bonnet, , which was a well-backed favorite. In the early running Successor made the pace, with , Best Bonnet in close pursuit and under re-straint. Making the turn out of the back stretch Maiben released the Seagram filly from restraint and she quickly assumed command, drawing away into a lead of a length and a half. Ten lengths back of Willingdon followed Fair Oil. Successor was eased up and was last but one at the end. The Hopeful Steeplechase furnished an interesting contest and the local sportsman A. L. Christie provided the winner in Facet, a six-year-old son of Johren. Facet was ridden by S. Veitch and was far out of it until the last turn of the field, when he began moving up. Going to the last jump he caught Special Account and Even Chnace tiring and in the last sixteenth took command to draw away into a lead of six lengths. Even Chance, which carried the W. J. Salmon colors, was second, twelve lengths in front of the Essex Stables Special Account. The latter, as rank as usual, outran his opponents from the start, and drawing away into a long lead, was taken in hand in an attempt to rate him. Special Account had a big lead until after taking the eleventh jump, when he began to tire, and when he tired he quit to a walk. An eighth from home, it looked like Even Chance would win, but he, too, tired when the final drive came. FACET A STAYER. Facet certainly is a stayer. He lacked early speed but jumped well and when called on for a final effort, responded with splendid courage. Fathalla fell at the fourteenth jump. He was second at the time and had a winning chance. Red Indian pulled up at the ninth jump and Endless refused at the sixth. The latter jumped poorly and appeared afraid of the going, which was still deep and heavy. A stirring finish came with the running of the third race, then Odin, a first-time starter from the Eastland Farms Stable, beat Pious by a nose. Odin was ridden by J. Biunner, while L. Schaefer was on Pious. In the early running, Clearanfast took the lead and showed the way to the stretch turn, where Pious passed him. At the eighth post the latter led Odin by half a length. Both jockeys were driving and a sixteenth from the finish Odin got his head in front and kept it there. Five lengths back of the leaders came Willow and another neck back followed Seared o Nothin. Clearanfast looked big going to the post and was evidently not up to a bruising race. Fishman, when he found the task a hopeless one, eased his mount up. The W. J. Salmon stable scored its first victory in a flat race at the meeting, when Stephanus beat Mud by a head in the running of the Strathcona Purse, a race over three-quarters for which he was an odds-on favorite. Stephanus had the inside position at the post, and when the start came, he reared up and began slowly. Table Talk rushed to the front and set the pace to the half-mile post, where Stephanus jioned her, and in the run around the far turn, the Salmon racer drew away and had a lead of a length and a half at the head of the stretch. In the final eighth Maiben charged in on the leader with Mud, and Schaefer was forced to put up the best finish he has shown at the meeting to get Stephanus to last long enough to stall off Muds challenge. Equation was third, beaten three lengths for second place. _ — a JB E 0 b jj ■ ■ ■ in M J| e ■ » a a r r *_ v r c l * i .
