The Detroit times., 1912-08-27
WINDSOR RACES LACK A
STAKE FEATURE TO-DAY
Handicap With Extra Large
Purse and Snappy Entries
Supply Deficiency

tuesdays racing IT Windsor. the
second afternoon Of the weeks meet
ing. must 80 without q stake feature.
Opening with the Ferry handicap.
won by q neck yesterday by McKen-
xie's Buckhorn over John Furlong,
the Pons hope, there 10 stake race
for every day but this.
However. q feature has been pro-
vided in the third race. q handicap for
which a.purse OF $700. the largest OF
the day, has been hung up. Despite
the fact that there IL no big stake.
there has been plenty OF good sport
arranged. With such ponies AZ Mis-
sion. CHI Edge and Star Charter In
the handicap. but alone will furnish a
lot Of excitement.
Mission has been picked by many
az the favorite for the big event OF
the afternoon. CliR Edge. White
Wool and Star Charter all have their
backers. however. and heavy play L.
expected on the handicap. ~
Yesterdays opening was auspicious.
There were 1000 people to watch the
sport. the weather was great except
for q little too much warmth, there
were thirty layers. and they reported
that betting was brisk.
Indications are that this fall meet
ing will exceed In interest that OF the
summsy. Weather conditions ut least
promise 70 be much better than they
were for the former meeting when
rain spoiled the chances to draw rec
|ord-breahing crowds.
They arc saying, however. that the
-Havre de Grace track still has II on
Wfndsor IN one respect and that 10 In
Transportation. While the eastern
track n q long distance from the three
cities on which II depends for support,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton, nevertheless, the crowds can get
away from the track 10 less time than
from the track across the river.
Windsor ofacials claim that. their
track possesses an advantage owned
by no other, closeness to the business
district Of the city from which II
draws its patronage.
Visitors are seeing In the brisk wag
sring at the Windsor track an indica-
ton OF Detroits prosperity. They say
that the way the sports are coming
ACROSS with ventures on the ponies
shows conclusively that there 10 plen-
ty OF loose money In this city.
Lined up In the betting ring are
such prominent layers as Tob Shaw,
Henry. Haul. Willie Apologize. Roy
Offutt, Al Koenigsberg, Frisco" Gard
ner, Lee Wagner, c. B. Walters, J.
Mellinger, George w. Zeller. M. ID.
Miller, George Howard, Claude Kyle,
r. Kaverne. Frank Shannon, r. A.
Kennedy Ed Colell, william Beverley.
p. j., McGrath, z. l. Howard, Mike
Harris, J. Shapiro. Max Frank,
Charles Smith, George Yonge, Eugene
Moyne, Frank Balm. Eddie GRAVES. Al
bert Ess and w. Dee.
Among the prominent turfmen here
for the week are: z. r. Bradley. r. K.
Watkins, Francis j. Pons, w. w. OAR
len, John ID. Schorr, Otto Stifel. J. B.
Respess. J. w. Fuller. Robert Davies. |
r. J. Mackenzie. L II. Adair w. @.
Yanke. Col. w. K. Applegate. Howard
DOTS. James MacManus, T w. O'Brien.
Clint Colby, A.. r. Loudon, Judge |
Monck. J. II. Madigan, T. Harmon. |
Harry McKenna, Val Miley and Frank |
Hayes.
The auction at the Wayne Gardens |
Of yearlings from Walter o. Palmer's
Edehwoid stud was not highly sue |
cessful. A display Of tombstones be- |
ing arranged for the granite dealers
convention seemed to have a depress- |
Ing effect upon the buyers. A score |
Of horses we're sold, the highest price |
paid being t525. This amount was
given by J. j. Brady for brown Ally |
by the Commoner.