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HEAVY SHOWERS AFFECT BLUE BONNETS Will Cash Runs to His Name Bushy Head Shows Improvement Chicago Sporting Man Dies Montreal Que June 14 There was not much oC blah class to the program offered at Blue ISonnets this afternoon but the fields were well balanced and interesting contests resulted A change in the giiig resulted in some withdrawals the threequar ¬ ters svlling handicap suffering most from this cause Heavy showers that fell overnight made tho going lumpy and slow but as the afternoon pro ¬ gressed improvedA the footing improved A good thing was put over in the second race when II 0 Comstocks Will Cash galloped home with a long lead over his opponents after leading all the way Hie colt was run in blinkers this after ¬ noon and the change in equipment produced a big improvement in his running Will Cash ran like a fairly good colt and will undoubtedly earn more brackets on the Canadian circuit circuitIlnshy Ilnshy Head after his disappointing race of Saturday when he was iKateil olf by Cuttyhiink came back with a gfwnl performance this after ¬ noon He was one of the Held of nine that started in the fourth race a mile dash out of the chute Taplin rated him behind the pacemaker this after ¬ noon and never made a move under well into the homestretch At tho end he was going away fast but in the last sixteenth swerved over in front of Carbide Tho latter was beaten at tho time and the interference if there was any cut no figure iu the result resultfiray firay Planet the gray jumper that races in the colors of A llonrv Higgiuson and Chester ICruin the projxrty of a local turfman I Raymond will he shipped to BrnokHne tomorrow The former will be started in the races for hunters while Chester Kriiin will fill his engagement in the Chamblet Memorial SteeplechaseThe Steeplechase The Karl of Orkney was among the visitors at Blue Bonnets this afternoon He viewed the run ¬ ning of the steeplechase from the stewards stand standClinton Clinton Cnlby member of the Chicago bookmaking linn of Smith Jones and Colby who was stricken with an attack of pneumonia several days ago died at the Koyal Victoria Hospital Sunday night at S oclock Before his death Mr Colby expressed a desire that his remains be cremated His brothr in California lias been informed of his death and it may be that the body will be shipped to Chicago In the latter event young Richard Jones will ac ¬ company the remains west westJockey Jockey Ted nice who suffered a serious accident when lie fell while riding the twoyearold Phil Ingar has sulliciently recovered to leave the hos ¬ pital Rice is still in a bad way and he will leave for his home at La Porte Ind in rest until fall Kices valet will accompany him home homeThe The miituel machines have certainly scored a big success at Ulue itonnets On Saturday tho take was close to 150000 and it is estimated that 25090 was shut out through lack of facilities for accommo ¬ dating the vast crowd that was present The man ¬ agement is much elated over the outlook and it has already been decided to place six more machines in the enclosure for the fall meeting Fifty addi ¬ tional feet will be added to the present betting en ¬ closure during the summer summerA A 0 Weston will leave for Ottawa tomorrow morning with the division of the PresgraveClyde string that he will race in Canada during the re ¬ mainder of the season seasonSheridan Sheridan Clark who has been engaged by the Connaught Park Jorkey Club to art as racing sec ¬ retary returned to Ottawa tonight with a big batch of entries for tho opening day Mr Chirk reports that tho Connaught Park course has been treated to a covering of carbon calcito and that tho footing is much improved as compared with last season Ho expects good horses to run a mile in aliout 140 during the meeting meetingThe The cuudltou books for the Windsor Park incut ing arrived this morning and were distributed among the horsemen by Jofeph McLrnnan McLrnnanII II G Itedwcll will divide his stable at the con ¬ clusion of the Ulue Bonnets meeting sending a division to Ottawa in charge of William Short The remainder of the string will be taken by Mr liedwcll himself to Hamilton
