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MONTREAL HAS AUSPICIOUS OPENING. Lotus Eater Wins the Mount Royal Handicap — Inlerno Is Withdrawn. Montreal. Quebec. .Tune 4.— Before I Crowd of LOOP people made up of the elite of lie- ln» iin •• ol Quei.ec. the Inaugural meeting of the Montreal Jockey club began tin- afternoon at the Bine Bonnets, coarse back of Monad RoyaL The situation of the course is most picture .pie. HIIToiiudi d U 11 I by hills on the top of which are a number of haiid- bosm residences. Every BTallable space in the grandstand was occupied, while the clubhouse balconies were filled to imn Inn lass. Back of the grandstand wen- shoal 200 automobiles, while the. space reserved for carriages was packed. All the nobility In th -Dominion were present, parties coming from H ronto, Ottawa sad even as far wesl .is winnlp g. An attractive progrssi ol sis iocs, three of which were slakes, wore provided and I niajoiily of the lacs furnished keen contests. The Mount Royal Handicap, the big race of the nay, was won by the Barbarity Stables Lotos Later, which beat the Be* graa entry, Deaee, in hollow- fashion. Inferno, iin- raek of the BeagrsJB stable, was scratch" I, as the horse did not ship well ft"iu Toronto. The Inaugural cup which opened the days -port went to Pantonth. which beat Preen onl ■ nose after ■ SBBWW-Stralalng finish lasting all of the last furlong. The steeplechase also peered ■ good race. Lulu Young getting to the front in the last few strides and beating lull of Fun out by a short margin. A well Blled parse program la i Ifered tor tomorrow and with Clifton Forge, Belle of Jessamine, Pan] Clifford: Lady Powell, rare, Kitty Smith; Gold Run. Full of Fun. Cardigan; BoUoway, Iraahoe, Gilpin; Etta lionlsn. Agaes lord. Vetox; Gotdie, Ormondes ltiu-li t. and Cobmosa among the entries, good rachsg stems assured. T. K. Lynch.
