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KINGS PLATE CHART WOODBINE PARK Toronto Ont May 24 James G Fairs Last Mark rated the top juvenile of last season had his name enscrolled to the long list of Kings Plate winners when he took down honors in the eightyninth running of that historic On ¬ tario Jockey Club fixture this afternoon Handled with the utmost confidence by jockey H R Bailey the husky son of Koenigsmark and McTab came to the con ¬ clusion of the mile and a furlong tussle four and threequarter lengths in the van of the Whittier Park Stock Farms Lord Fairmond who was threequarters of a length before William J Fewsters Joey Bomber Carr Hatchs Sweepblu was a well beaten fourth fourthLast Last Mark also established a new record for the Guineas completing his task in an excellent 152 His victory was worth 11010 and the Fair colofbearer was held a lukewarm choice at 2l2 to 1 with the fans Directly after the running ownertrainer Fair was presented with the trophy sym ¬ bolic of the event by Ray Lawson lieuten ¬ ant governor of the Province of Ontario While receiving the award one of the great ¬ est ovations ever given a winner at Wood ¬ bine was handed to the gallant Last Mark MarkThe The spring meeting of the Ontario Jockey Club came to a most brilliant conclusion this afternoon when a gathering of some 50000 visited the historic grounds of the Ontario Jockey Club ClubStarter Starter Richey effected a perfect break in the Plate all 16 runners leaving in per ¬ fect alignment Going into the first turn Meal Time raced slightly in advance of Joey Bomber All British and Lord Fair ¬ mond Last Mark was in seventh position After straightening away for the back stretch run Joey Bomber moved to Meal Time and after a slight brush took the head position positionAfter After being overtaken Meal Time began to drop back with Lord Fairmond moving into second position at the fivefurlong marker Here Last Mark had moved into fourth position Around the last turn Last Mark was mildly shaken up He moved smartly to Baileys urging had dead aim on Lord Fairmond who had just moved to the front of Meal Time in the home stretch then in the last sixteenth definitely proved his superiority Lord Fairmond ran a good game race He had the money approaching the final furlong but just wasnt a match for the Fair performer Joey Bombers race was an exceptionally good one oneThe The Kings Plate chart follows FOURTH RACE 1 18 MILES Bon Jour Seyt 16 1944 150 6 126 Eightyninth running 4 9413 9413May KINGS PLATE 10000 added 3yearpIds Foaled in Canada Gross Value 14660 Net value to winner 11010 and 50 guineas second 1500 May 2448 Wdb third 1000 fourth 300 breeder of winner 700 Index Horses EqtAWtPPSt 4 12 StrFin Jockeys Owners Odds to 1 LAST MARK w119 310 72162 42 11 113 H R Bailey J G Fair aZ52i LongdenJOEY LORD FAIRMOND w119 12 3 42 41 22 33 2J J Longden Whittier Park Stock Farm 460 460W JOEY BOMBER wb 119 5 1 2 11 12 21 33 R Fisher FisherSWEEPBLU W J Fewster 3835 3835C SWEEPBLU w 119 10 12 134 8 63 41 45 R Watson WatsonPOLIPAT C Hatch 405 405R POLIPAT w119 71516 16 12h 7 5 V Bovine BovineMEALTIME R C Mitten f575 f575J DreweryRED MEALTIME w119 1 2 1 24 3 5J 6 J Drewery J H Black 745 745E RED BOTTLE wb 120 11 13 12 91 10 81 7J F Mann MannKID E V Del Orr f575 f575N KID RUMBLE w119 4 8 9t 7 5 61 8 R Shufelt ShufeltMISTY N Heise 3805 3805D MISTY WATERS wb114 9 6 8kiOM1 93 9 J Wagner D J Kennedy f575 f575J FACE OFF wb119 2 14 111 111 91 KM 1051 j Dewhurst J E F Seagram 2520 2520Kinrara CHANCE TOSS wb119 8 11 15J 151 13 11211113 p Remillard Kinrara Stable f575 f575Parkwood WAR WRACK wb119 13 9 141 14 142 134 121 E Roy Parkwood Stable b3905 b3905G ALL BRITISH wb 119 6 5 31 32 J2 121 13 T Atkinson G Turner 330 COLERAINE wb 119 14 4 51 121 15 151 151 C Rogers E Short f575 f575ANUNDONA ANUNDONA wb 114 16 16 1013J 16 16 16 J Stanlon Parkwood Stable b3905 b3905fMutuel fMutuel field Time 2347 112 138 152 Tratk fast 2 Mutuels Paid Odds to 1 C LAST MARK a Entry 705 440 350 1521 120 75 1021I LORD FAIRMOND 545 405 1721 1021 I JOEY BOMBER 1140 470 470Winner Winner Br c by Koenigsmark McTab by Lovetie trained by J G Fair bred by James G Fair WENT TO POST437i OFF AT 439 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME TIMEStart Start good from stall gate Won easily second and third driving LAST MARK easily best was rated close to the pace under strong reserve moved to the leaders leaving the back stretch forged to the front before entering the home stretch then drew out steadily through the final quartermile without need of punishment LORD FAIRMOND raced forwardly placed from the start while saving round was placed under pressure in the final quartermile held on willingly in the drive but was no match for the winner JOEY BOMBER broke fast took command from MEAL TIME after the opening three furlongs drew clear but began to falter when the real racing began SWEEPBLU was in repeated trouble early found clear sailing in the last three furlongs and closed with good courage POLIPAT closed stoutly after being outrun early MEAL TIME showed good speed for the opening six furlongs then began to falter RED BOTTLE made up some ground KID RUMBLE could not keep up ALL BRITISH raced well the first five furlongs then tired FAIR MARK had some speed The others were never troublesome troublesomeOverweight Overweight Red Bottle 1 pound
