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Canadian Racing Season of 144 bays Opens Today at Woodbine Park Track Greenwood Club Inaugurates SevenDay Session Followed By Home Courses Own Meet MeetWOODBINE WOODBINE PARK Toronto Ont May 7 The 1948 Ontario racing season embracing 144 days of sport opens at Woodbine Park Canadas most palatial horse park on Sat ¬ urday The initial seven days of racing will be conducted under the auspices of the Greenwood Racing Club Ltd with the an ¬ nual spring meeting of the Ontario Jockey Club following immediately making the stand at the historic East End enclosure one of two weeks duration durationThe The May 8 opening is the earliest in the history of the Queen City racing racingThere There are more thoroughbreds on hand to furnish the sport this spring than at any time in the past dozen years Besides the vast number of locallyowned horses who wintered hereabouts there has been a de ¬ cided influx of horses from many parts this season and their presence in the daily line ¬ ups is certain to add much interest to the sport sportThe The riding colony has been enlarged too The majority of reinsmen who have been riding on the ICRA circuit the past few years are on hand waiting to don silks but in their ranks today are capable lads whose names will be quite unfamiliar to many fans fansChief Chief among the many improvements that have come to Woodbine this year is the installation of the Jones Lightning Eye Camera the same device that proved so popular with local fans at the Long Branch Jockey Club and the Niagara Racing Asso ¬ ciation last season seasonPost Post time for each afternoon of the Greenwood meeting has been set for 230 p m The daily double will constitute the first and second races racesEight Eight flat races headed by the sixfurlong Greenwood Handicap which carries a value of 2500 are listed for tomorrows inaugural card Eleven of the best runners in train ¬ ing have been named overnight for the feature with the Parkwood Stables winter raced Kingarvie allotted the top impost of 122 pounds The latter was entered by trainer Arthur Brent along with the sea ¬ soned Gregalach and Moldy and it is ex ¬ pected the R S McLaughlinowned entry will rule quite a heavy choice The race should be productive of good sport with such capable performers as Double Briar Vice Admiral Sweepnito and Y Gun named
