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i ELWAH CONTINUES TO SCORE. Marc from Bcdwell Stable, in Rare Form at Present. Wins Sake at Dorval Park. ionircai. Que., June lo. A record-breaking crowd turned oul at Dorval ibis afternoon. II was all ideal da tor the sport and race-goers took advantage •»! ii. A well balanced card was provided, with the Moiiul Bora! Selling Slakes, a dash of one mile and a sixteenth, as the feature. II. G. Bcdwell furnished the winner of this race iu Klwah. which made a runaway affair of it. leading from the start ami scoring easily by five lengths. Taplin. who is riding iu better form than any other jockey here. tDOS advantage of a uimmI break with Bwah and. ill the run to the lirst turn, secured a good position and look an easy lead. Tactics, the favorite, made In. tun in i.ie last quarter. Inn Taplin was alert and Klwah responded t" the whip with an extra ■ IT.. it. Tactics tired badly in the last sixteenth. Stirring finishes came with tin- running of several of the races, the finishes in the fifth and sixth Deiug especially close, it was not until the final -Hides that both Anavri and Aniolet succeeded in getting a winning margin. Ainoret was an outsider in his race, and for that matter only one favorite w in during the afternoon, this being J. H. Hough toll. The track next to the inner rail appears to In-deep and horses laving an inside position in rounding the far turn are at a decided advantage. This accounts for the i|iiitting of many at this point. Ihe hallcrnien were busy this afternoon, two of the winners being bid up. I. W. Hedrick advanced Mockery from 00 to f760 and I-. Harrington hid Anavri ap th- same amount. Both were retained. todays visitors included Col. William Heudrie, Colin Caniplicll and William Northey of the Montreal Jockey Club. Martin Foley was called to bis home in Toledo this morning to attend the funeral of his brother- in-law. who died in Kl Daso last week. His horses will Is- looked after by R. E. Watkins during his absence. Johii W. Schorrs Luke Mcl.ttko will leave New York tomorrow and is due here Driday morning. He will be ridden in the Dorval Derby by the stable tucker, .1 Hanover. Waterb.-iss had his final trial for the Derby this morning when he went a mile and a quarter in 2:68. The field for the big race i- fining down and it looks as if there will bo half a dozen starters of good quality. An additional feature has been announced by the management for next Monday, the closing day of tin- meeting, when a race for gentlemen riders will be given. At the conclusion of the Ottawa meeting A. F. Dayton will leave for Denver to lake up Starbottle and Celesta, which he purchased at Charleston, for George v?ing8eld of Bene, Jockey Charlie Ieak will probably accompany him west. William diver will ship his stalile to Aqueduct at the conclusion of the Dorval meeting.
