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1 I 1 1 1 I 1 ; 1 . 1 i I WATERBASS PROVES GOOD WEIGHT CARRIER. Amos Turneys Crack Three-Year-Old Packs 125 Pounds to Victory at Connaught Park. Ottawa, Out.. June 2i». Amos Turnovs three year-old, Waterbass. dispelled the theory that he is not a weight carrier when be phfhed up 12." pounds and made a runaway affair Of the Merchants Stakes at Connaught Park this afternoon. He showed a good performance in setting a fast pace all tlie way and winning with plenty to spare. The race was a dash of one mile and an eighth and 1 there were live starters, with Waterbass an odds-I ; on favorite. Jockey Smyth sent him to the front in tlie run to the first turn and. opening up an easy lead, rated him along under slight restraint for the remainder of the trip. Sandbar, an added starter. was second and Recoil third. The beat Salsa f the afteraooa came with the running of the steeplechase, which was over the full curse. In a desperate drive which lasted throughout the last furlong, l.uckola beat Klngcaah a nose. Ragaaa, Lewis earths tally, met with a mishap at the thirteenth fence, where he fell and Injured his spine so badly that he was shot. Jockey Kohler was shaken up. hut his injuries were not of a s.-rious nature. Tin- speedy Can Zareta beat one of the best binds of sprinters that has ever gone- to the post at Con aaaght Dark whea she won the Hotel Breslln Cap, a dash of six furlongs. She was ridden with good judgment by C. Peak, who reserved hex beaked the early pace and in the homestretch she came from behind and won easily. Prederick L. and Adams Express, which ran coaMed as tin H. c. BaReabeek catty, were never prominent. For what was declared by the stewards to be an Incompetent rid.- on Bnraar, jockey Habtey was told not to accent any more mounts at this meeting, A big party came over from Montreal to witness the racing, among them being . H. Northey. secretary of the Montreal Jockey club, and John I. Ryan, geaeral manager of the Canadian National Breeding Bureau. Mr. Byaa was accompanied by Lord Seymour. It. V. Haymaker has man based from Bolicrt Davi.-s the three year old Amazement. The latter is intended for racing at Vancouver. II. . Ilalleiibeek was among the arrivals. He motored up from New Tort and will remain until the end of the meeting. The plans of the stable are to race the horses ..n the Canadian circuit until the opening of the Saratoga meeting, when thev will be bhipiied to the Spa.
