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ALL IN READINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, Que.. September 3. Beautiful Blue Bonnets, the finest race course in Canada, will come into its own tomorrow when the third annual fall meeting of the .Montreal Jockey Club will commence. Every indication points to tlie best meeting ever given at this popular track. There are more horses here than ever before and, better still, the class of horses that will participate in the racing also shows an improvement. About 250 horses are now on the ground and by Monday, when the Fort Erie delegation arrives, there will be twice that number. The plant is in splendid shape, especial attention having been given to the steeplechase course since it was last used. Christopher J. Fitzgerald gave this matter his personal supervision and the cross-country sports claim that the Blue Bonnets field is now one of the safest and best in tlie country. Several stables arrived this morning, among them P. M. Civill, H. McCoulskey. Steve Davidson and mos luriiey. There were thirty-three horses in this consignment. II. G. Bedwell and John W. Schnr are due tomorrow morning with three more carloads, while H. Flippen. J. C. Ferriss. Jr., and J. Everman will reach here Sunday. Quite a number of stables came on direct from Windsor, while Thomas A. Clyde. A. G. Weston. Robert Boyle and E. A. Brennan came from Saratoga. The steeplechase division is especially strong this fall and such capable jumpers as Sir Wooster, Itallacalla. Waterway, Braggadocio, Reginald, Thistle-dale and Economy will be seen. Thomas Clyde brought on twenty-two horses. Mrs. Livingstons stable is the largest on the grounds. Her string numbers twenty-five. William Shields lias received several additions to the stable he campaigned at Windsor and Fort Erie, one of which is a promising two-year-old called Al Herford, named for a Baltimore sporting man. W. I. Hindi and Call Boy. which have been resting at Hamilton, are also additions to Shields establishment. An excellent program of seven races is offered for the opening. The features are the Laurier Handicap, for three-year-olds and over, at a mile and an eighth. A six-furlongs handicap, for all ages, in which some of the best sprinters here are entered, and a steeplechase over the short course. The fields in all races are evenly balanced. Insuring stirring contests. As the track is in splendid shape, Canadian records are in danger. It is the intention of the Montreal Jockey Club to feature steeplechasing this fail, and a race through the field will be given daily. Several of the officials are already on band. Among them are C. J. Fitzgerald. Joseph McLennan and F. W. Gerhardy. Starter A. B. Dade and Judges J. J. Burke and Francis Nelson are expected to arrive in tlie morning. The meeting will continue for thirteen days.
