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CONN AUGHT .PARKS SPRING PROGRAM. Ottawa, Ont., March 23. The stake hook for the Connaught Park Joceky Clubs spring meeting has made its appearance. Over 5,000 will be dis- I tributed in stakes and purses during the Connaught Park meeting. June 10 to 2:;. .Manager Rohrbach, who has just returned from a trip through western Ontario, was gratified by his reception bv prominent horsemen. He states that the entire "stables of Harry Giddings. J. E. Seagram aud Robert Davics will be here for the spring meeting. Trophies have been presented by Hon. Cliflord Sifton, F. W. Calling and President II. B. Mc-Givern for overnight races to be ruu during the meeting. These will be valued at 00 and outlined in the Itook of conditions, which will provide for seven races daily. His Royal Highness, the Duke of Comialight will favor the club with his attendance each day. if possible, and will be invited to present some of" the cups aud the Merchants Stakes, which will be presented in gold to the owner of the winner. In addition to the usual events, there will be one steeplechase each day of the value of 1914.sh00. The list of the stakes for the meeting is made up as follows: Duke of Connaught Cup. ,K added, for three-vear-olds and over: property of owners resident in Cauada before May 4, 1914; one mile. To be run Tuesday, June 10. Presidents Plate. ,000 added; oiie and one-sixteenth miles; a handicap for throe-year-olds and over. Piece of plate presented by Hal B. McGivern. To be run on Thursday. June IS. Merchants Stakes, ,000 added, estimated value ,700; for three-year-old foals of 1911: one and one-eighth miles. To be run Saturday. June 20. Sifton Plate. ,000 added and trophy, selling handicap for three-year-olds and over: three-quarters of a mile. To bo run on Monday. June 22. Ottawa Lumbermans Juvenile Stakes, for two-vcar-olds. ,000 added: five-eighths of a mile. To be run on Tuesday, June 23.
