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MONTREAL MEETING COMES TO CLOSE. Tcrah Wins Stake Feature of Closing Days Program at the Blue Bonnets Course. Montreal. Que.. June 10. — The most successful spring melting ever held by the Montreal Joefcei Club ciinie to a clost with the running of todays program. A crowd that exceeded in point of num-beis that of Saturday last turned out to witness Hie apart. Small fields went to the post in all six of the races, but the finishes were close and exciting, that in the steeplechase being especially so. when Br 1*1 my. after ji gruelling stretch drive, .just managed to will by a nose from Waterway. In the closing race Spanish Prince ami Thomas Calhoun fought it out stride for stride throughout the final furlong. Hie former winning by a short head. Onlv two favorites. Roseboro and Rose Queen, succeeded in winning. The feature of the afternoon, the Blue Bonnets Handicap, furnished a surprise. Only three contenders went to the isist ami the winner turned up in Terali. the outsider of the trio. Terah was ridden by Kettig. trailed his field until well Into the stretch, closed with a rush and. catching the leaders tiring, drew away from his opponents at the end. The tabled history of the Blue Bonnets Handicap is as follows: M 7tMaiuchance ..:: 121 R. McDanl.$ 67.". 2:004 MMis.* park view o 111 C. Koerner. 07." 1:42 = 1900 Terah .... 4 108 Rettig 1.5* 1:57« tlor tliree-vear-olils. * ne mile for three-vcar-olds. Rose Queen made a runaway of the opening dash at six furlongs. It was Rose Queens maiden effoir at the meeting and she was heavily backed by her stable connections. The result was never in douut after the first furlong had been traversed. A majority of the stables that participated in the Blue Bonnets meeting will leave for Hamilton tonight and tomorrow. Some few, including tli : strings owned by Mrs. L. A. Livingston and A. Weber, will be shipped to New York. while Thomas Clyde and several others have elected to remain over at Bine Bonnets until the time arrives for shipment to Saratoga. Starter A. B. Ifcide will make good use of the days lay-off between the close of Blue Bonnets and the imi a lag at Hamilton. Mr. Dade left for New York tonight and xvill lie married on Monday.
