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SOCIETY OUT AT MONTREAL SPORT AT BLUE BONNETS TRACK IS ENJOYING GREAT POPULARITY. Lieutenant-Governor and Other Notables of Quebec Province Help to Mako Up Brilliant Gathering Terah "Wins Earl Grey Cup. Montreal, Que., September 11. This was one of the gala days of the Blue Bonnets meeting. With a splendid program of seven races and the Earl Grey Cup, the Military Cup and a steeplechase over the full course as attractions, one of the largest crowds that ever visited the course was present. The clubhouse contingent was also especially strong, a luncheon given by Sir II. Montagu Allan, president or the Montreal Jockey Club, to Sir L. T. Pelletler, lieutenant-governor of . the province, bringing out everyone that counts for anything in Montreal society circles. It was a grand gathering and the presence of so many prominent Quebec people gave evidence that the sport in this province is on a solid foundation. The big crowd packed the Grandstand and the overflow made themselves as comfortable as possible on the spacious lawns, where numerous benches were placed for their accommodation. The Earl Grey Cup was the attraction from a racing standpoint. The field carded was a splendid one. but the change in track condition resulted lu many withdrawals. only live of tlie twelve originally, programmed going to the post. The race was a well-contested affair, with Terah, the ultimate winner by a couple of lengths. In the early running Pink-ola and Plaudmore alternated in showing the way. with Stanley Fay always close up, under restraint. The latter moved up on entering the homestretch -and easily disposed of Pinkola. but in the stretch the heavy impost of 122 jiounds told on him and he tired. The track conditions exactly suited Terah and he was well ridden by Rettig. The latter restrained his mount in the early running and remained a distant trailer until making the turn out of the backstretch. where he moved up on the. inside and gradually improving his position, got on almost even terms with the leaders making tlie home. turn. In the stretch. Terah assumed command and drew awav into an easy lead, and at the end led Stanley Fay by a length and a half, with the latter half a dozen length? in advance of Jeanette 31. Pinkola tired badly in the final quarter and evidently was not keyed up for a bruising contest, Pluudraorc quit at the end and seems to be a nonmud runner. The steeplechase was. replete with mishaps, ton . of the starters coming to grief. Braggadocio; the favorite, proved ultimately the winner over Bergoo. Impertinence, which had unseated her rider at the eighteenth fence, was remounted and finished In time to get third money. The scries of mishaps began at the first fence, when Zagg, a new one at the jumping game, liolted and carried Dulcian with him." Harrington. Zaggs stable companion, then essayed the pacemaking and succeeded in going into a lead of a dozen lengths during, the first round of tlie course. He was going easily at the tenth hedge where he stumbled and unseated his rider. His elimination enabled Bergoo to take command, only to succumb to Braggadocio at the last jump. The Military Cup attracted considerable interest from the fact that it is a continuous challenge race in which some of the officers in the crack regiments here engage. Lieutenant Shirley on Gold Find proved todays winner over Dr. J. F. Aitken and Knobhamp-ton. Gold Find is three-year-old by Gold Heels Eva Allen and carried his 177 pounds like a veteran. Lieutenant Shirley bought the colt about a mouth ago with tlie expectation of winning this race, and trained liim on the military ground. Form experiepced an upset in the opener when J. W. Schorrs Banives. the heavily .supported favorite, was downed In handy style bv Alfred the Great and Chief Kee. The Schorr following recouped in the following race, when Joe Rose got up in tlie last stride to wear down Chepoutuc. G. E. Hall, owner of the latter, bid no Joe Rose to 00. an advance of 00 over Ids entered price, but failed to get Mm. Blue Coht. neglected in the betting, furnished a surprise in the next race by leading home a cheap band of platers. In addition to winning with Alfred tlie Great, the St. James Stable furnished the winner in the other two-vear-old race when Starovcr ran away from the other starters and won commandingly. The stewards today suspended jockey Musgrave for the remainder of this meeting for all but his contract employer, for having struck at jockey Goldstein, the rider of Pocomoke. during the running of the second race. Jockey Harty was suspended for one day for creating a disturbance in tlie jockeys room. Jockey Preston, who was considered a good rider, but who has become too heavy, has entered the ranks of the owners and will control a small string of racers. He has secured Descomnets from P. T. Chinn. Jack Dennerlen and Joe Gaitens were sold today to K. P. Dawes, who contemplates going into racing on a big scale and has commissioned trainer Shields to secure some likely racing material. Mr. Dawes is a son of J. P. Dawes, who is well remembered as the owner of Charlemagne. Red Pat and Rose. Lieutenant-Governor Pelletier made the presentation speech tendering the Earl Grey cup. to Robert Boyle on behalf of owner E. A. Brennan. Impertinence ran today in the interest of the Charlevoix Stable. This is a new Canadian racing stable headed by Rudolph Forget. M. P.. a local millionaire. Impertinence will be raced through the season and then bred to Seahorse II.. which has been placed by the National Breeding Bureau on Mr. Forgets farm. Other mares will be secured in the near future and used for the same purpose and the stable is likely to turn out many Canadian-bred winners. Seahorse II. is the most valuable stallion in Canada, being insured for 0,000. He was bred in New Zealand and won nineteen stakes at more than a mile and a half.
