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WORK OF KINGS PLATERS AT MONTREAL Montreal Quo September 1 As the day for the opening of the autumn meeting of the Montreal Jockey Club draws near interest In the running of the Kings Plate increases daily The past week was an easy one for the nominees for the guineas now stabled at the course as ther were given only useful gallops and light work This is due to the fact that the horses which have remained in Montreal all summer are In a well advanced con ¬ dition and will not have to be hustled along between now and race day Saturday September 0 0The The majority of the trials by the platers have been useful ones although none of them has been set down and only one or two have gone the full distance of a mile and a quarter The majority of the en ¬ tries will get their final work on or about Wednes ¬ day The going at Blue Bonnets shows improvement as compared with the spring meeting and if in the same condition on race day a new record for the Plate will likely be established establishedThe The most useful trials known of so far at Blue Bonnets are Floral Crowns mile with his weight up in 147 This horse will carry top weight in the Plate due to his having to pick up 5 pounds penalty lie is a blocky horse and may be able to shoulder the impost and run well with it Irish Heart is known to have worked a mile in 147 going on the mile and a quarter In 218 eased up He is also credited witli having worked a faster mile than this thisStoneycroft Stoneycroft Star which will carry the silks of A Scott Ires worked his best when he carried alwut five pounds over his weight and went n mile in 147 all out This horse will show improve ¬ ment over that work Bacchante owned by the Charlovoix Stable has never gone further than a mile the greater part of her work having been at six furlongs Her best mile Is said to hare been done in 148 Bacchante has a habit of bearing out when overtaken by another horse In her work workThe The others which have been fitted here have shown nothing to Indicate that they will beat the above named The rail birds are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Song Bird from Ottawa and Planover from Saratoga as rumor has credited this pair with working some fast trials The dockers claim that Song Bird worked a mile at Hamilton before being shipped to Ottawa In better than 144 while Plan over is said to have gone a fast mile at the Spa SpaThe The application of several trainers who will bring strings of jumpers here for the autumn meeting of the Montreal Jockey Club at Blue Bonnets have been received Included in the number comes ap ¬ plications from former jockey Donohiie who Is now training a publlce stable John Coyle who trains the string of horses run under the name of Miss Cham blett and Harry Rites who trains a public stable These horses will be shipped from Saratoga to Mon ¬ treal at once They will arrive here tomorrow which will give them a rest of several days before being asked to race after the trip
