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LARIKINS KINDERGARTEN STAKES. Montreal, Que.. June 13. — Thomas Clydes colors ■were seen in front for the first time at Blue Bonnets when his homebred filly. I.arikin. by Athcling -Judy. easUy won the Kindergarten stakes, the feature of todays program. I.arikin outbroke M others and made a runaway race of it. Columbia Lad was the runner up throughout and was an easy second, while Dredger, finishing with a great burst of speed, beat the heavily backed Etta Louise out for third money. it was favorites day. five of the choices winning. There was a huge crowd present and the .specula Hon was lively. The weather was warm and the track fast. Besides the Kindergarten Stakes there was a race for hunters at a mile and an eighth ami a steeplechase over the two mile course. Mr. Dion Kerr came on from New I oik to ride his Firefly in the banters race and the mare won with ridiculous ease after trailing along rtn second place until straightened oui in the homestretch. In the steeplechase Cardigan made a show of the others. Me was a urnnl horse today and went to the front before liny reached the first jump. Mcclain had to take a restraining hold on him to keep him from racing himself into exhaustion. W. P. Biggs said this afternoon thai arte* the victory of Gilpin over Water Dog and Schroeilers Midway, jockey W. Knapp was told not to accept any more mounts here. Mi Biggs says no report of this was made t.. tie- lackey Ctah.
