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UNPLEASANT WEATHER AT BLUE BONNETS Water Lady Takes the Jacques Cartier Selling Stakes George Smith Continues to Win Montreal Que June 15 Unpleasant weather conditions marked the dose of the Blue Bonnets meeting today Heavy showers fell all morning and made the track muddy Despite this a fairsized crowd turned out and some interesting sport was witnessed The stable of Mrs J Arthur accounted for two of the races Solden Plume beating a big band in the third iud winning in u driving liuish from Jordon The first three in this race were heads judgesThe apart in passing Hie judges The Arthur stables second victory canie when In ¬ consistent lillv Water Lady won lit Jacques artier Selling Stakes a dash of one mile with selling al ¬ lowances Water Lady was ridden by McAtee came Irom behind the leaders while rounding the far turn and easily passing the leaders in the homestretch led Squeeler by a couple of lengths at the end The latter showed much the most speed for five eighths then began to lire Crave Cunarder one of he choices made a wretched showing in this race He was never prominent at any stage and was beaten off at the finish It is just possible that this horse may bf on he verge of sickness sicknessEdward Edward MrUrides unbeaten twoyearold Oiorge Smith added another to his long list of victories when he won the second race He carried lop weight In todays race and after beginning slowly elosod a big gap and finishing fast drew away inio an easy Kail In he last sixteenth This made the sixth straight victory for the colt coltDecathlon Decathlon purchased a few days ago by the Miliih Stable Avtn at be first time of asking for bis new owner when be beat Stucco a length in a driving finish in todays steeplechase Decathlon was much the best lie raced wide for most of the ny and finished fast and resolutely resolutelySeveral Several owners who participated in the meeting at Blue Bonnets have elected lo rest until the Ham ¬ ilton niMting William L Oliver will ship to Hamilton tomorrow and H 5 Iedwell will leave wHh a division of his stable for the same place on ThursdayH Thursday H A While lost bis useful plater aunock this morning The colt was stricken with an attack of acute indigestion While has purchased the gelding Ortyx of J D Misick The latter owned the horse oulv a few days having secured him from Edward MclSrlde during the Dorval Park meeting meetingThe The lilly Misty Morn died at the Dorval rack yes ¬ terday Several horses are on the ailing list at he latter place placeTwo Two big specials left Montreal onight for Ottawa a tid several more stables will leave tomorrow tomorrowFrank Frank J Bryan who has been acting as one of the associate stewards at Ilue ronnets left tonight for New York He will go from there o Brooklinc for he Couury Club meeting Swyn Tompklns will Toliably teud a couple of jumpers to Brooklinc lo piirlidpate i racing there
