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HEAVY TRACK FOR OPENING Devonshire Racing Good, How- ever, and Attendance Is Large. Grier of Spain Wing Disabled Veterans Han. d icn p in Canter — Bar None Leads Field in C. SI. Hall Purse. ♦ WINDSOR. Ont.. June 27.— Grier of Spain, racing for H. Dattner, Detroit sportsman, showed a decided liking for the heavy going that prevailed at Devonshire, and was a cantering winner of the Disabled Veterans Handicap, at one mile, the best race on the opening day program. There were seven originally named to go in the feature. Beau of the West and Wellet declined the issue, leaving five to strive for the ,500 purse. Seven lengths back of the winner came McConnell and Walkers Jack Alexander, with Strongheart, the favorite, leading Jack Haskell for tne minor award. The field was dispatched in good alignment, with the entire five going to the first turn heads apart. Turning into the back stretch. Lion Hearted had succeeded in gaining a neck advantage over the Dattner four-year-old, while Strongheart was rext on the outside, and Jack Haskell was heading the McConnell and Walker colorbearer. In the racing through th-» back stretch Grier of Spain succeeded in going to the front, while Lion Hearted began faltering and dropping back. Meanwhile D. Chamberlin began making his move on Jack Alexander. Reaching he far turn, Grier of Spain had opened daylight on his field and Thomas had gene to the w hip on Strongheart. Straightening out for the run home the ultimate winner was well clear of his field and, increased his advantage at every stride until at the finish it was a wide gap that separated him from Jack Alexander, which closed strongly on the inside. Strongheart, though responding gamely to hard pressure, was no match for the first two. It was a banner crowd that was on hand for the opening and spirited racing was the order of the day. The track was deep and heavy, owing to heavy rairs of yesterday. ROMP FOR FLOWERING BOWL. The first race was a mere romp for W. C. Hannas Flowering Bowl, a maiden four-year-old. Seven faced the barrier. Flowering Bowl took a lead quickly and was never headed. Rippling went well until reaching the head of the stretch, where she lost some ground by turning wide, but she managed to hold on well enough to finish second. Fleur-de-Lis challenged in the latter part after closing a lot of ground, and was going well at the end. Mrs. C. Garrigans Ignite rewarded the favorite players in the second race, for two-year-old maidens, by leading all the way. Patsy Lewis was gaining fast toward the finish and easily held second place safe from Fair Orb, which also closed fast and beat out the tiring Preferred, which was a contender in the early running. The ill-fated Omaha meeting contributed the winner of the third race, which went to A. D. Freemans Timekeeper. He appeared beaten at the start, but soon found an opening on the inside and went through to win eased up. H. G. Bedwells Fair Gold also closed fast after being crowded at the start. Norwester had good speed all the way and held on gamely to finish in third place. Mint Toddy, a recent winner at Omaha, was on his bad behavior at the post and threw his jockey, and then ran away for a quarter of a mile. BAB NONE IN CANTER. Bar None won the C. M. Hall Speed Purse in a canter. The Berkley Springs Stables colt, which had been beaten far off in several races in the mud at Washington Park, went to the front when asked and finished eased up and with a lot to spare. Mud came fast in the stretch, but was too far back to be a menace to the winner. Billycock likewise gained and easily prevailed against the late challenge of Harvard, which did not get going until late. Big Sweeps performance was disappointing, due largely to a weak ride. H. Dattners Millson won the sixth race. After disposing of Turkeys Neck, he took a good lead and did not have to be urged to get the verdict. Aregal was driven hard in the stretch, but could not get close enough to be serious. He had little difficulty holding second place against Atoi, which finished with courage.
