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OTTAWA MEETING COMES TO A CLOSE. J. S. Tyrees Carhide Successful in Stake Feature - of Getaway Day at Connaught Park. Ottawa. Out.. .Inn.- 2.:. -The closing day "f the , . spring meeting ol the Coaaaaght Park Jockey * tali • attracted a large gathering, it was also ladies . daj and this, i t course, helped to in. -lease the . attendance. J. S. Tyrces Carbide won the icaturc ra.-,, the .IiiMiiiL Stakes, a dasli o! five-eighths J for two year-olds, in which he heat Ormolu a length . in a stirriag stretch drive. Carbides victory was in a measure due to the skilful ride that he re oeived There was ,„, question as to Ormolu being " beat, i.ut his chances were ruined win n Moore attempted . to go through an impossible opening at the sixteenth post, where he was forced to pull up and I . go to the outside, ormolu was gaining on the . winner at the end. lour 0« the seven races were i marked by driving Bniahes, In which short heads separated the firal two. . liter a scries of disappointments, Pardner Hnaliy . scored when be heat a hand of good milers m the Kussell Uonse Handicap. Taplin had to give him j a musing finish to heat the last closing Polly 11. a in ad. The latter, ■ distant trailer In the early . stages, finished will, a rusti and in another stride would h.ie beaten Pardner. . The steeplechase went to Promoter, which won , , by a lna.l H nil Tom Horn. The latter ran in the . name and colon of L. Garth and was coupled with Humility. Mr. Garth purchased the horse lroni William Walker this morahmg, . ih inconsistent riding of Jockey 1". Murphy has been so conspicuous of late that the uncials deemed • it wise to request his employer, T. .1. Rrown. to . suspend the lad for a couple of weeks, with the , hope that he may regain his form. Murphy had • , severe fall several weeks ago and since the tcchJetrl has been showing timidity, with the re suit that in- has been beaten on a aaaahcx of horses s that were best In their races. Between races trainer Prank M. Taylor brought 1 „,i |i. c. llallenl.i cks Impression and Frederick « L. and sent thesa a mile in 1:42%. This was | public trial for the Carter Handicap, to be run at | Aquedoci nct Saturday. The two Will he shipped I to New x"ork tomorrow. Immigration officers yesterday arrested Willie Carroll and Kdwanl MeKeon and they will he deported as undesirables. Carroll, who is known i around the race tracks as "Salnmy Rill." is supposed to be a go-between for bookmakers and riders. • He got into 1 rouble up here last season and Wat » i,. It. Tompkins will ship his stable from here « to Saratoga. William Walker goes to Fort Brie with his horses. A special train ol fourteen carloads of horses leaves for Hamilton tonight.
