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MINNIE ADAMS TO RETIRE DOUBLE DERBY WINNER FALLS LAME IN HER RACE AND WILL BE RACED NO MORE Bouquet Defeats Czar and Dennis Stafford and Sets a Now Track Recofd Park Row Wins from Bdrwick Montreal Que September 4 Todays splendid ear l brought about spirited racing at Blue Honncts inil furnished enjoyable sport for tlie largest Friday iittcndauco since tlic opening of the course The threequarters handicap brought out some of the best sprinters at tho course including T C Mc ¬ Dowells Berwick lie was asked to concede much weight to his opponents and barely failed to land tho purse 1ark How just lasting long enough to get home before him McDowells horse was best but 1owers action in taking him wide on the stretch turn lost much ground for him He was going fast ¬ est at the end and would have won in a few strides Iurslane ran a good race and finished third thirdThree Three of the best threeyearolds at the track met at even weights in the third raco at a mile and a furlong and the terrific pace maintained through ¬ out accounted for a reduction of the former track record to l52i Czar was si slight favorite over JJouciuet mainly because Powers bad Hie mount on the former and Qiiarringtou on the latter Bouquet raced In close pursuit of Czar for threequarters and when called on came away in a Hash and won well in hand Czar holding Dennis Stafford safe all tho way i iThe The steeplechase over the short course went to Delcanta the top weight in handy style over Nuit Blanche and Kin MaiCool The race as a contest was spoiled when Sal Volatile bolted at the third hedge Sal Volatile was inakii her debut as a lumper but hail been schooled so well as to make experts predict a victory for her She showed a high turn of speed and went over the first two ob siaeles in great style Approaching the third jump she caught McAfee napping and went around the wing McAfee injured his leg and wrist severely when lie was brushed off by coming in contact with the wing and had to be taken to the hospital hospitalMinnie Minnie Adams was made an overwhelming favorite to win the second lint ran alwiit the worst race nf her career finishing beaten off and limping badly Heine took the purse from the weakly ridden Nib liek and Mariposa was third Trainer Rector stilted after the race that Minnie Adams would be retired at once as she is practically broken down The betting on the race had more or less disquieting indications the smart support being confined to Heine lie at one stage was favorite but near jiost time there was a reaction Minnie Adams was the choice After the race the stewards announced tlie indefinite suspension of Englandcr who had the mount on Niblick for Jiis listless handling of the horse The ruling was not well received by horse ¬ men as it was patent that Niblick had scant chance of beating the winner today which ran to bis best form and equaled the track record for seven fur ¬ longs longsThomas Thomas Clydes Tsjsley well backed at long odds led for the entire distance in the opening race and won easily from Gunshot and Ballet Girl Tlie closing race was a tight fit il etween Sir Alvescot and Edwin L the former winning by a neck with Serenade landing third place Jockey Schuttinger who had tlie inouut on Great Jubilee was brushed off at the start startThe The injury sustained by jockey Brannon yesterday was more severe than it lirsf thought and he was taken to the hospital lie bad his collarbone frac ¬ tured and minor bruises bruisesLights Lights Out which was injured in yesterdays steeplechase bad to be destroyed the fracture to his shoulder being found so grave that bis chance of recovery was hoi eless elessJockey Jockey 1ergen bad to cancel his riding engage ¬ ments for the afternoon on account of having broken ills linger while playing ball this morning
