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CLOSE FINISHES AT DORVAL PARK Slumbcrcr Knyderoseros aad Anavri Win by Short Heads Hearts of Oaks Good Race Montreal Qne June 4 Large fields went to the post in a majority of the races at Dorvsil Iark this afternoon While the horse lacked good class the program was evenly balanced and several of the finishes were close enough to leave the winner in doubt until the official placing was displayed Slnmbercr Kayderoseros and Anavri won their races by short heads In the feature race a dasli of threequarters for Canadianowned horses Hearts of Oak showed a good performance He picked up 118 pounds made practically all of the pace and beat the oddsoufavorite Knights Differ by a length The latter was unfortunate in propping just as the barrier was sprung or the result might have licen different differentSam Sam Ivonis today sold the twoyearold Cincin ¬ nati to 1 Raymond a local sportsman who has gone into racing on rather a pretentious scale Mr Itaymond maintains a line stock farm near Montreal and has among other matrons the good Disguise mare Sal Volatile Louis has arranged to turn his use ¬ ful handicap horse Boxer out at the Raymond farm for tho summer summerJockey Jockey Eddie Taplin was taken sick after coming off the road this morning anil was forced to cancel his engagements engagementsThere There will bo eighteen inutuel machines and twentyfour cashiers in operation at Blue Uonnets They will be arranged as follows Four straight three place and three 2 show machines two straight one place and one show live dollar ma ¬ chines one straight one place and one show ten dollar machine and one straight twenty dollar ma ¬ chine chineAfter After hearing an explanation from jockoy Ambrose of his riding if Milestone in his races here and at Toronto the stewards issued a ruling which brought suspension to the lad His rase together with trainer M Dalys has been referred to the com ¬ mittee of the Canadian Racing Associations for con ¬ sideration and just what action it will take remains 1o lie seen seenFrank Frank Shannon who was in charge of the ring at the Juarez track last winter will manage the betting rings at Hillcrest and Dufleriu Park this summer Shannon at present is operating at Dor val Iark IarkII II Sheppard a wellknown trotting official who has been engaged by the Dorvsil Iark Jockey Club to manage and act as racing secretary of the Grand Circuit meeting to IK lield here August 19 to 2T announced that a 5010 purse would be given for an exhibiton mile Ixjtween tho two great pacers William II and Directum I to be featured some Sunday during tho meeting meetingManager Manager Samuel Holnian will put a force of men at work spreading clay on top of the track im ¬ mediately following the present running meeting Tho track will then be treated to another applica ¬ tion of chloride of calcium and when finished will be expectedNews the fastest course in Canada it is expected News conies from Hamilton that Secretary Allie Louden in order to popularize stotplechasliig with patrons of the Hamilton Jockey Club will permit horses to school through the lield between races This is an attraction at Iimlico Saratoga and many of the big limit club meetings on the other side of the Atlantic and it helped In a great meas ¬ ure to bring steeplechasin back to favor with the general public It is understood that all of the big crosscountry stables will participate in the rac ¬ ing at Hamilton this year
