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JUMPERS MEET WITH MISHAP ONLY FOUR OF FIELD OF ELEVEN COMPLETE COURSE AT MONTREAL Wickson an Outsider in the Betting Takes Strath cona Steeplechase with Ringmaster the Favor ¬ ite Second Heavy Going at Blue Bonnets Montreal Que September 11 flic Strntlicona Steeplechase was provided as a feature liy the Mon ¬ treal Jinkey Clul at Blue Bonnets this afternoon It brought out a field of eleven junipers and ro sulted in i driving linisli between the favorite Ringmaster and the outsider Wickson in which the latter won by a want half length Only four tinishcd the course without a mishap the other siveil coining to grief at different stages of the running Gun Cotton which was coupled with Ringmaster was the first to tumble She went down at the third fence Highbridge was a keen factor to the eighteenth jump where he fell and ivvyn Tonipkins entry The Prophet stumbled over him himRwana Rwana Tunibo scored an other easy victory this afernoon when he won the third race a dash of six furlongs for wbich he was made an even in iiiey favorite lie led from the start and Small had him well in hand at the linisli where he beat Ilnvious a length Knights Differ a wellhacked second choice was third thirdHay Hay of Pleasure came back after her hardearned victory of yesterday and galloped home in the second race with a winning lead of three lengths lengthsThe The track was heavy rains last night making the going deep in spots It dried out sime during thr afternoon and should IK in fairly good condi ¬ tion tomorrow Five favorites scored but as three of them were at extremely short odds their vic ¬ tories did not hurt the layers to any great extent extentJockey Jockey Ambrose made a hurried trio from Havre dc liraco lo seek an Interview with the stewards of tin1 Canadian Racing Associations in regard to his ease The lad had been not Hied that he would have to appear in person before the suspension im n rd at Fort Krlc would be lifted The matter wa iiiickly adjusted after Ambrose made an ex platiation of the charge of grasping the bridle of Moncroif in the race in which lie rode Thrifty Ambrose left for Maryland tonight to join the stable of his employer Albert Simons SimonsCharles Charles Patterson who trains the Ogden colt Calgary explains the hitters defeat yesterday through the fact that the colt does not fancy the going Calgary is a longstriding colt and the tippy going made him tire Mr Patterson still expresses confidence that Calgary can licat any cell MI training over a fast track issean the Hurst Park colt that Miss Cliamldet piWiased from William Walker i few davs ago wl be pointed for the Harbor Hill Steeplechase 1 Flu run at Piiing Rook Itrossenii was well olid by A G Rlakeley and is said lo be a alikely likely fencer fencerone one Moyne who has been racing n few horses for tin past few years retired from the ranks as an owner when he disposed of the good distance Iorse Chester Krum He sold the latter to Chir nie Footo yesterday and in future the horse will hi trained by K I Watkins WatkinsWillie Willie Martin has decided to turn out Rye Straw anil Mediator at Mrs L A Livingstons farm at iibonrg Both horses have been going sore soreftor ftor his race in the Kings Plate Hushlark was i foiitod to J F Smytbe by Hugh Pa ton
