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WOODBINES TWIN FEATURES ♦ Froth Blower Duplicates His Kings Plate Victory in Breeders Stakes. • Frisius Carries Colors of William Woodwards Belair Stud to Triumph in King Edward Gold Cup Handicap. % TORONTO, Ont., May 27.— The Ontario Jockey Club provided a card of exceptional interest for todays offerings at Woodbine Park, the Breeders Stakes, with ,000 added, at a mile and one-sixteenth, and the King Edward Gold Cup Handicap, at a like distance, being the principal attractions. The latter event was for the older racers of high grade, while the Breeders Stakes brought out the best of the three-year-old home-breds. Both produced spirited renewals. Picking up considerable weight over his triumph in the recent renewal of the Kings Plate, R. W. R. Cowies Froth Blower stamped himself the peer of three-year-olds performing in the Dominion of Canada when he shouldered 127 pounds to register in the Breeders Stakes, which brought out a field of seven. Bronze, from the Thorn-cliffe Stable, which landed in second position in the running of the Kings Plate, earned a like position in the Breeders Stakes, when he was beaten by a neck after a furious stretch drive. Oilrite, a running mate of Bronze, landed into third place, while R. S. McLaughlins Skygazer led home Stepoff, Maotacks, Kirkland Post and Hayloft. The Breeders Stakes was endowed with ,000 added, and the Cowie colt, by his magnificent score, added just ,390 to his earnings. Bronze earned ,000 for landing second honors. Oilrites portion amounted to 00, and Skygazer received 50 for finishing fourth. It was a brilliant renewal of this stake, and Froth Blower gave his backers some concern in the early running, when he raced along among the tail enders for the first six furlongs. Jockey F. Mann, however, was allowing the colt to settle in his stride and, on approaching the far turn, had entered into a contending position. At this stage of the journey Bronze had displaced Kirkland Post and Skygazer as the pacemaker, and he was holding to his task in game fashion. Froth Blower, however, was not to be denied and gradually wore the Thorncliffe starter down to earn his score by a neck. Oilrite was five lengths farther back and held a wide gap over Skygazer and the others. BY MATTER OF INCHES. There was a thrilling finish with the running of the King Edward Gold Cup Handicap, when four of the six starters that contested the mile and one-sixteenth journey were so closely locked that the official placing was necessary in deciding the placing. Victory fell to the Belair Stud of William Woodward, when Frisius, under a masterly ride by A. Pascuma, received a nose decision over Mrs. H. Pynes Storm, while just a short haed away from the pair came Boys Howdy, from the H. C. Hatch barn, to land third. Marine, of the Mount Royal Stable, and the top weight of the six starters, was an exceedingly close fourth, with Meridian Queen in command of Solace. Frisius was in command of the situation from the beginning of the contest as he showed rare stamina, waging a bitter battle for the length of the home stretch to earn ,460 for the Belair coffers. A furlong from the finish the field of six were closely locked as they were spread acros sthe track, and at that point any of the starters had a splendid opportunity to make good. T. M. Glassco furnished the winner of the initial offering, a race of one mile and seventy yards, which was framed for maidens and winners of one race. Pat Gaiety was the colorbearer for the Glassco Stable, and his victory came at the direct expense of the public choice, Darksini, of the Seagram Stable. It was a tight fit between the pair, they being separated by a head, while five lengths further back came the highly regarded New Broom representing the Eastland Farm Stable. Pat Gaiety was ridden by E. Fator and staged his winning rush from eighth place, and his triumph was well received. The first disqualification of the Canadian season took place in the Minto Steeplechase when Kiang, after being returned the winner for the Dorwood Stable, was set back for fouling Libertin on the flat after the last jump. The placing, when revised, gave Libertin the major prize for the Fox Chapel Stud. Jingle was moved into second place for the Brier Stable and W. Garth Sangamo was third before Ginger Snap, a stablemate of Jingle, and the only other of the seven starters to complete the journey. Kiang was in the thick of contention throughout the early stages. He raced in pursuit of Libertin and for a brief period after the sixth jump, was in command, but W. Collins was not hurrying his mount and before the next jump Libertin had regained his place of honor. In the meantime Nazor fell at the very first jump, while Royal Doul-ton fell at the fourth. With this pair eliminated, Libertin and Kiang readily drew away from the three others and they had things all to themselves. However, Libertin was not through as Kiang assumed command at the twelfth jump. Coming again under the urging of M. Sims, Libertin was on equal terms with Kiang at the last jump and it was after taking the obstacle that Kiang swerved over on Libertin and caused the interference that brought the penalty. W. G. Merion, who journeyed to Radnor, Pa., with the Justa Farm Stable and met with good ruccess, arrived from the Rose Tree course with fourteen performers that will finish out the season on the Canadian circuit.
