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WHALE OIL WINS THRILL Earns Close Decision Over Kings way in Breeders Stakes Jlefiner Another Thorncllffc Stable Starter Gets Fourth Place Just Behind lias tings Stables Star Crest TORONTO Ont May 21 In a most spec tacular finish that brought thousands of rac ing fans to their toes Whale Oil which Ava second to Aymond in the Kings Plate and one of the three members of the Thorncliffe Stable that contested the one mile and one sixteenth of the Breeders Stakes decided here this afternoon earned the award of 3420 He mastered R W R Cowies Kings way after the pair raced closely lapped for practically the entire journey and at the end it was just a head that separated the pair as they flashed across the winning line to finish eight lengths in advance of the Hast irigs Stables Star Crest which took third Fourth was snared by another Thorncliffe entrant when Refiner took a nose decision from Pandorus the starter of the Seagram Stable The others to compete and finish in the order named were Varsity and Fair For ¬ tune tuneThere There was little delay in the Breeders Stakes and from a good beginning Kingsway went out to lead the way closely followed by Whale Oil and Pandorus The others were rather close up but they were not making any serious trouble for the front runners At the turn Whale Oil charged up to get into the lead but he was unable to pass Kingsway Pandorus was beginning to weaken and he was joined by Refiner with the others still trailing trailingWhale Whale Oil and Kingsway were both driving to the limit and it was stride for stride during the closing stages with Whale Oil proving the gamer to earn the decision decisionStar Star Crest came along gamely to land third a length and onehalf before Refiner which just outnodded Pandorus PandorusLARGE LARGE CROWD CROWDThe The fourth day of the Ontario Jockey Clubs spring meeting all but eclipsed the first days sport at this course A banner attendance turned out to witness a rather pretentious program consisting of two features both of which carried a purse of 5000 added These particular numbers were the Breeders Stakes a test for homebreds and the mile and one sixteenth of the King Edward Gold Cup Both attracted small fields but produced ex ¬ cellent contests contestsRacing Racing took place over a racing strip that was drying out and overhead conditions despite murky clouds were of good nature natureThe The A Brent stable accounted for its first purse this season in Canada when Propus under a capable ride by A Snider was re ¬ turned the winner of the fifth event which brought a limit field into action for the Co bourg Plate a test of six furlongs Second fell to W L Brodies Blue John when he weakened after setting the pace for the great ¬ er part of the journey only to meet defeat by a length and a half Third went to G L Strykers Tewsenelda when she easily led J C Fletchers Moden and the eight others othersPropus Propus away in the first flight raced into third position early and followed at the heels of Sidney W and Blue John until the far turn was reached There he was sent to the inside to readily assume the lead and through the final stages when Blue John was shortening strides he drew out steadily to cover the route in 113 Blue John led Tewsenelda by five lengths and two lengths separated the latter from the fastgoing Moden ModenJUVENILE JUVENILE RACE RACEThe The Patricia Plate for juveniles served to bring about a close finish for winning honors When three of the seven starters came down to the end of the short race in close order with the winner turning up in Justone from the Eastland Farm Stable He received a nose decision over Richard Whitneys Cock Robin while John F in the silks of J P White and the favored starter easily saved third from 1C E Hitts Royal Dawn and the three others othersJustone Justone gained an early lead directly after the beginning and resisting strong chal ¬ lenges from John F for the first three fur ¬ longs held on in determined fashion when Cock Robin slipped through on the inside entering the stretch and in a hard finish just succeeded in making good goodEider Eider from the Eastland Farm Stable of C V B Cushman registered the fifth tri ¬ umph and the second of the afternoon for that establishment when he was an easy winner of the two miles of the Minto Steeple ¬ chase in which there were but three to op ¬ pose him over the short course John Bosleys Raspberry was the one to finish in second place being beaten by forty lengths while Mastery due to remaining upright was third sixty lengths further back Melita II in the silks of the Flying Horse Farm Stable lost his rider at the twelfth fence and was elimi ¬ nated Eider with L Veitch in the saddle lost no time in going away into an easy lead at the lower turn of the field and for a moment Raspberry was permitted to go along in chase Mastery was some distance back and just showed in the van of Melita II Eider was striking some of his fences but Veitch was quick enough to hold him together Reaching the last turn of the field Melita II displaced Raspberry to force the pace but a bad landing at the twelfth fenr unseated W Marsters and this afforded Eider more opportunity to draw away as Rasp ¬ berry was dropping back steadily and Mas ¬ tery was beaten after a mile Through the closing stages Veitch took the big Eastland topper under restraint and he just galloped from the last elbow to the end of the journey
