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, , . i RACING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. Viitoria. B. .. June 2... The Victoria Country Clubs spring Bteetlag, which opened Saturday last. .am.- to a siieeessful close today. The pati age. toroiagboul was satisfactory. The ring was an open . in- and eigbl b...ks pro rated .2110 daily, the value of tin- purses. At tin- approaching meeting in Van rer the paging will l»- |1.9M eaek day. owing lo an IgreeUBeut that the Counfrv Club has with the Victoria Citi Coiin.il th.-re will lie only six days racing In re during eaek meeting. J. I I nll.-rloii. who is the head of the Canadian Pi, In Steamships Coinpauv. acted as presiding lodge, assisted I.v Irving II Wh.-alerofi. Ike wealthy K.ni in I, breeder and ow n.-r of St. I— MB Island in Pu-.t Sound Robert LeigbtoU. the original pro moter of rasing at V.i in Oliver and Victoria. Is man a-.-r of iH.th meeting, wh.h largely owe their sue-,.s to his cffoits Mr. Leiiihlon will also conduct • ne we. k meetings this fall duriiiL the lairs al Spokane. Yakima and Walla Walla. Wank. Al Spokane th.- purs,- will aggregate 0,000, including a SS.8M Ii.ila Th.- se.-oii.l meeting at Vaiieouver will run from Julv 1 to Jul* 8. Kverv thing points to a highly successful meeting.
