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COLLOQUY RUNS SMARTLY G. H. HOLLES MARE WINS WELCOME HOME HANDICAP AT MONTREAL. P. M. Civill Assaulted While Bidding Up Lexington Lady and Stewards Take Immediate Disciplinary Action. Montreal, Que., September 15. The Montreal Jockey Club provided its patrons a splendid program this afternoon and Interesting contests resulted. The card was made up of seven races and had as features the Welcome Home Handicap, which brought together some of the best sprinters hereabouts, and the Civic Holiday Steeplechase Handicap. The fields were evenly balanced throughout the day. with the result that the public found the task of picking winners no easy matter. Two favorites, Patsaiaga and Grande Dame, were among the afternoons winners. George Hollos speedy Colloquy proved successful in the Welcome Home Handicap. She showed keen speed and led her opposition from start to finish, beating Charlie Eastman for first by a scant length. The Bedwell stable started Princo Ahmed and Pajaroita as an entry in the race, but neither of the pair finished amoDg the placed horses. Prince Ahmed lacked speed and was a distant trailer for most of the dlstauce. A bit of excitement was furnished race-goers at the conclusion of the second race, which was a selling affair. When Lexington Lady, the winner, was offered for sale, P. M. Civill stepped out on the track prepared to bid. Before he had an opportunity of making a bid he was assaulted by one Sidney Windier, who struck liim on the side of the face,, knocking him down. Civill recovered quickly and. scrambling to his feet, proceeded to bid up the mare to ,000, at which figure she was protected by her owner and bought in. When Windier struck Civill he was arrested by a Pinkerton man and hustled to the lock-up. The stewards took immediate action in the matter. A. J. Robinson, trainer of the mare, was sent for and after a session with him the following ruling was issued: "Trainer A. J. Robinson is fined 50 for intimidating P. M. Civill. a bidder on the mare Lexington Lady, trained by Robinsoji. and for harboring in his stable one Sidney Windier, who committed an assault upon P. M. Civill on the grounds at the time of the blddiug. Sidney Windier is warned off the Montreal Jockey Clubs course and a recommendation is made to the Canadian Racing Association that this man be denied admission to all its -tracks:" CivIlF took" matters una "ft JUT Z" not the least bit disturbed by the assault. He was taken wholly unawares and was .standing beside Windier when the latter struck him. It was the only unpleasant incident of the meeting.- In the Civic Holiday Handicap. J. W. Colts Reginald bolted the course at the same place where he ran out in his previous race. Willie; Shields furnished the winner iii the opener in Merman, which youngster won at long odds. The colt ran unbacked by his stable connections and hisJvictory was in the nature of a surprise. J. 17. Strode was unlucky to lose a purse when The Shaughraun was beaten in the second race. The horse was much the best of his field, but suffered repeated interference in the early stages. The finishes in all seven races were close enough to arouse groat enthusiasm. Merman won his race by a nose, while Boserrian beat Sally Preston a neck in the closing race. A length separated the first and second horses in the other races. William Walker today presented his stallion, Edwin Gum, to the Canadian National Bureau of Breeding. The stables owned by Mrs. L. A. Livingston. Thomas Clyde. J. II. Doane and J. W. Colt will bo shinned to Toronto tomorrow. William Walker left tonight for Toronto to give Stanley Fay his final work for the Toronto Cup.
