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KINGS PLATE AT WOODBINE Historical Canadian Fixture Inaugural Day Attraction of Ontario Racing Season of 1933. TORONTO, Ont., May 19.— Saturday is Kings Plate day. A new Canadian racing season will be ushered in with the opening of historic Woodbine Park. The Kings Plate, its seventy-fourth running, is the oldest race run continuously on the American continent. Never has there been such interest in a renewal of this famous classic as this year. No less than twenty-four have been named overnight and it is confidently expected that the largest field in the history of the stake will parade postward. Unlike in previous years when the race was usually considered between representatives of two or three of the larger Canadian-owned establishments, this years running is considered the most open since the stake was inaugurated. No less than half the entries are considered to have better than an outside chance. The opening is important in more respects than usual. It is the first meeting to be held under the newly formed Incorporated Canadian Racing Associations, the new turf body being composed solely of tracks in the Province of Ontario. While several of the more important New York stables that usually send a division to race at Woodbine such as the C. V. Whitney and Belair Stud stables are not represented this spring, there are enough good thoroughbreds already on the grounds to assure a splendid weeks sport. Joseph E. Widener, leading spirit in Belmont Park and Hialeah, has a division of his stable here in charge of Roy Waldron. It is the first time that the Philadelphia sportsman has ever sent a string here to stay the entire racing season. A splendid supporting card has been arranged by racing secretary J. B. Campbell. The opening number being of chief interest outside of the featured Guineas. This brings to the post a dozen home-bred juveniles, the cream of Canadian breeding establishments. The "Daily Double" style of wagering, which was introduced last fall, will again prevail. This will be on the second and fifth races each day. Special booths have been assigned for those wishing to wager on the "Double" which will open at 1:30 and close immediately as the horses parade to the post in the fifth race. All that is needed to make the meeting an unqualified success is a continuance of the pleasant weather that has prevailed during the past few days. The first race will be called to the post at 2:30 p. m., daylight saving time. W. J. Charlton was at Woodbine distributing badge lists for the Thorncliffe meeting among horsemen.
