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4 i : ! ■ ; i j I 1 I 1 | | 1 ] j i 1 I i i w TORONTO RACING NOTES 9 Numerous stables have asked for stalls at Woodbine and will start shipping to the Ontario Jockey Club course from various quarters in the near future. Mose Lowen-stein has asked for twenty stalls and will bring along the crack juvenile Cruising. The latter, making his debut in the Aberdeen Stakes at Havre de Grace, finished third after forcing all the pace. John Bosley is bringing ten head composed of both flat and steeplechase performers. J. W. Marchbank, the California breeder and sportsman, plans to race at Woodbine for the first time and has asked for eighteen stalls. H. G. Bedwell and the Geneseo Stable, with twenty-three and twenty head respectively, will have the largest string here. E. Albright, the former well-known jumping rider, has asked for seventeen stalls for the public stable he is handling, among which are some shifty juveniles, the property of H. Nesbitt. The local trainer, W. G. Wilson, who at present is racing at Havre de Grace, has asked for a dozen stalls to accommodate the thoroughbreds under his care. The powerful Greentree Stable, which always can be depended upon to send along some smart performers, has asked for ten stalls. The veteran Jim Arthur has been allotted accommodation for eight head he is sending to take part in the meeting. Starter Marshall Cassidys assistants have arrived in Toronto and will start si hooling from the three-quarter chute at Woodbine Monday. It has been learned from a reliable source that J. E. Smallman, London owner, is negotiating with Kenneth Dawes for the purchase of Marine, star member of the re-i cently disbanded Mount Royal Stable. Mr. and Mrs. Smallman arrived from London recently to inspect the horse and the deal may be consummated within the next few days. Marine should prove a valuable addition to any thoroughbred nursery. Spey Cres, W. H. Wrights plate representative, made the railbirds sit up and take notice, working a mile in 1:46 at Thorncliffe. "Whitey" Fields, well known hockey player of the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets, and former agent for the late Francis Dainty, will in all likelihood make the engagements for jockey Tommy Aimers this season. Superintendent Walter Sharland has had a crew of men working on the track at present and it is in just as good shape as it will be at race time. Work will commence the first of next week putting the jumps and the steeplechase course into shape. It is not just certain when the field will be open for schooling purposes, though it is expected that if the present fair weather continues, it will be available the latter part of next week. Condition books were distributed at Wood-! bine Friday morning by W. G. Kelly for the Thorncliffe meeting. Horsemen were more than pleased with the book, which caters to all classes. There will be no purse of less than 00 and conditions governing the events assure the usual large fields. An interesting feature is the naming of the various races, many honoring famous Canadian sires. The piece de resistance of the meeting is the renewal of the Prince of Wales Plate after a lapse of one year. This stake carries an added value of ,500 and is staged over the one mile and a sixteenth distance. The juvenile Surfun, the property of J. E. Smallman, will be fired next week and sent back to the farm at London, Ont. Terry Wilson is the latest addition to the rider ranks, having checked in from Tan-foran. Wilson was formerly with the Sea-i gram stable and rode Flowerful to victory in the Kings Plate for that establishment in 1923.
