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ENGLISH JOCKEY SCORES AX MONTREAL Rider from Across Atlantic Wins Wilson Challenge Cup on Luckola ait Blue Bonnets Montreal Que Tune 3 The Wilson Challenge Cup a steeplechase over the two and a half miles course for Canadianowned horses was the attrac ¬ tion offered by the Montreal Jockey Club this after ¬ noon There were five starters and three of them finished the long journey without mishap The win ¬ ner turned up in Luckola an outsider which led from the start and cantered home with a margin of fifteen length Annum which ran coupled with Buckthorn was second and Wiekson third Luck ola was ridden by George Iearce a lad that arrived from the other side of the Atlantic a few days ago 1earce showed that he was a capable horse ¬ man and he is a welcome addition to the ranks of the crosscountry riders here Pearce was an appren ¬ tice in Tom Sherwoods stable and rode a nuinbei of races In England and Ireland The showing ol Buckthorn was disappointing The horse fell in the ditch at the Liverpool and It was with sonic difiiculty that he was gotten out outThe The second and third races furnished stirring contesls with the winners first home by the smal lest of margins Cliff Stream displayed great courage in his race fighting it out with Inspcctoi Lestrade throughout the last three furlongs Am brose who had the mount could probably have won with the other horse This lad is the most promising apprentice here He also piloted the winner of the first race Orowoe OrowoeAlbert Albert Simons announced today the engagement of jockeys Ambrose and Butwell for the7 Whitney stable The contract Hint M Daly had on Ambrose was purchased by Mr Whitneys agent as was alsr that held by Walter House on Butwell The Whit ¬ ney stable is especially strong in twoyearolds and it was necessary to secure good riders to handle them themLarry Larry Carey agent for the Bevcrwyck Stable received word that the great racer Sir1 John John ¬ son had arrived safely in Hamilton Harvey Boyle will have charge of Sir John Johnson until the regu lar stable trainer arrives at Hamilton which will probably be on Monday next John W Schorr has decided to retain Froglegs for the Hamilton Derby He was thinking seriously of shipping the colt to Kentucky for the Latonia Derby but was afraid that the journey might throw the colt off promisingFrederick his form which at present Is promising Frederick Johnson purchased Reybourn from William Garth this morning and turned the horse over to J I Mayberry to train trainThe The horses owned by J K Fell Bartlett McLen n nand I1 S IV ltandolnhiwlll J yr5hll fie t to Brookline at the conclusion Of the Blue Tionnets meeting diaries Kohler owner of thV noted horses Fitz Herbert Novelty Zeus and others now hi France visited his barn at Sheepshead Bay a few days ago Trainer David J LeaTy who is training Mr Kph lers American string has the collection well ad ¬ vanced and several of tlieni may be shipped to Can ¬ ada iu the next fortnight
