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ALL READY AT MONTREAL SPRING MEETING AT BLUE BONNETS SCHEDULED TO OPEN TODAY. Indications Point to Most Successful Period of Sport in History of the Montreal Jockey Club-Americans Well Represented. Montrc.il. Quo.. June 2. — An excellent anginal is offend by the Montreal Jockey club for the opening of the seven days" spring meeting at Bine Bonnets tomorrow. The races have tilled except ionally well, sixty rive horses being carded. There are mote aid better horses here than ever before ami the pro* jieets of keen sport look exceedingly bright. There is no question bait that the meeting will ]irove the l.«si ever held at Canadas most picturesque course. Kvcry thing is in readiness for the opening. The officials are all on hand and the weather man pram-i-.- bright sunshine for the IH.H ■!■ . so ii is likely that a record-breaking crowd will be in attendance. His Kxoellcncy Karl Grey, accompanied hy his suite, will be present and the occasion will be a great ■ocial function. The feature races are the Windsor Cup and a steeplechase over the two and a half miles course. The patronage from points outside of Canada promises to be much larger than in previous year-, the New York delegation coming on two specials, one of which arrived tonight. Another is due tomorrow morning. The indications are that alxmt twenty layers will be in line, although it is expected that this number will be increased as the meeting pro gresses. 1*. S. P. Randolph will send his fast horse. Plate Class, from here to Brookllne, Mass.. at the conclusion of the Blue Bonnet* meeting. Plato Glass has been nominated in the Grand National Steeplechase to DO run at Brookline. and if all goes well he will go to the post in that stake. Jockey Guy Garner arrived from Louisville this morning and G. Archibald also came from Churchill Downs. Frank Lightfoot reports the loss of his good juniper Dr. Pillow. The horse was injured in a race at Woodbine last fall and. his leg failing to respond to treatment, he was destroyed.
