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„ FINALE AT WOODBINE ♦ Ontario Jockey Club Furnishes Usual Attractive Program. . Belair Studs Frisius Scores Second Victory of Meeting in Taking Toronto Cup Handicap. i TORONTO, Ont, May 30.— Staging a sparkling program for the concluding day Of the spring racing at Woodbine course, the Ontario Jockey Club upheld its former policy of supplying three valuable fixtures for the entertainment of a large gathering that braved intermittent showers to attend the closing of a rather successful meeting. In addition to the triple features, there were four other race3 that brought out an excellent grade of racing material. Chief interest centered on the renewal of the Toronto Cup Handicap, at nine furlongs, for a prize of ,500 added. This attracted seven, after the withdrawals of Boys Howdy, from the H. C. Hatch Stable, and Solace, from the Seagram Stable, which were made on account of the track conditions. The winner turned up in William Woodwards Belair Studs Frisius, which carried 119 pounds and led for the entire distance to score in a drive from Mrs. H. Byrnes Storm. C. V. Whitneys Rideaway, the only three-year-old to start, was an exceedingly close third. Marine finished in fourth place for the Mount Royal Stable to lead J. H. Louch-heims Grey Coat, C. H. Millers Meridian Queen and J. Arthurs Berber. LONG POST DELAY. There was a delay of five and one-half minutes before a suitable alignment could be secured by starter Cassidy, and he had them away in good order, with Meridian Queen and Frisius outrunning their opponents to the first turn. Frisius was able to outrun the C. H. Miller entry and he displayed a good brand of speed as he led the way. Rideaway was sent into third position, while Storm was next in order and just leading Marine, which was closely followed by Grey Coat, and Berber trailing. There was no change in the running positions as the back stretch was completed, but Meridian Queen was beginning to tire As the turn for home was neared, and it wa.s here that Rideaway made a determined challenge. Pascuma, however, had been saving Frisius for the final run and, coming out into the middle of the course, where the footing was somewhat firmer, the Belair colt held on resolutely to score by a half length. Storm, finishing on the inside, was just a head before Rideaway, while Marine, in j landing into fourth place, met defeat by four I additional lengths. Thi.s was the second 3take success for the Belair colt at the meeting, and his triumph today added exactly ,470 to his earnings. The Orilla Plate, at one mile and a sixteenth, brought out a poor band to contest the third race. However, a 3tirring finish ; Continued on thirteenth page.l j 1 * r i r f € t 3 i . •, . j i 1 I 1 ] ] ] ■, j j • FINALE AT WOODBINE i Continued from first page. resulted, in which victory went to Live One, 1 from the J. E. Smallman stable, when he , received a head decision over C. Graf-fagninis Tricky Colonel, with Flying Wings easily saving third for L. M. Shea. Homebreds of the cheaper grade furnished i the contention for the mile and seventy yards race under claiming conditions that ushered in the afternoon sport. Par Excellence, from the R. H. New stable, upset calculations when he raced to an easy score over Sun Man, from the Thorncliffe Stable, with third accounted for by J. C. Fletchers Ichitaro. Sun Man was installed the choice ; and he raced along in a forward position as he followed the pace of Par Excellence. Moving up at the stretch turn with a bold rush, the Thorncliffe Stable starter «ave his backers encouragement as he shortened the , pacemakers margin. The final run to the finish found him wanting in speed and he , had to be content with second honors. Par , Excellence crossed the line five lengths to , the good, while Sun Man held a four-length advantage over Ichitaro. The Fox Chapel Studs good jumper Liber-tin showed a brilliant performance to annex major honors in the running of the Woodbine Steeplechase that had its forty-ninth ■ running to score over five others that op- • . posed him over the two and one-half miles journey. J. Bosleys Billycock landed in , second place, six lengths behind the Fox [ Chapel racer. Royal Doulton easily led home the trio of performers from the Brior Farm , . Stable. The representatives from the latter establishment were John Sobieski. Jingle , and Marcella and they finished as named. The Woodbine Steeplechase was worth ,720. and Libertin, in addition to being installed . a top-heavy choice, was forced to establish the pace for the entire way to round out his triumph in a drive. R. W. R. Cowies good home-bred Froth i Blower, winner of the Kings Plate and 1 the Breeders Stakes, both of which were 2 run here, added further to his achievements 3 when he accounted for the William Hendrie Memorial Handicap, in which he met some B of the better class older racers of Canadian j parentage. His triumph added ,550 to his 3 earnings, and resulted in a most spectacular r drive, in which he got up to take the measure of R. H. News Aymond. The latter, incidentally, was winner of the Kings Plate j of 1930, and it was a rare treat to witness . 5 the pair striving for this valuable fixture. . J. E. Smallmans aged campaigner. Gay Parisian, finished in third place, while T. i M. Glasscos Pat Gaiety easily led home Refiner, Quatra Bras and Kitling. This was the third consecutive triumph for the Cowie colt, and so far he has an unblemished record in his three-year-old campaign.
