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PAN ZARETA BEATEN AT CONNAUGHT PARK Good Texas Mare Finds Her Big Impost Too Much for Her in Slow Going Recoil Wins Ottawa Out June 17 The Conuaught Park Jockey Club offered a handicap at threequarters as a feature this afternoon It brought a small but xekct Held to the post and incidentally furnished a surprise the winner turning up in the extreme outsider Hecoil which came from behind in the stretch to beat Hack Hay a head In the closing strides Pan Zareta the favorite was third The Texas mare was asked to shoulder 134 pounds and the task proved a bit more than she was capable of today Hack Hay set a great pace considering the slow going and appeared to have his opposition beaten at the eighth post but at the end his early effort told and lie tired Recoil the winner ran in much improved form for which tho light impost of fiO Kumls probably accounted for forIt It was a day of surprises In the opener which called for twoyearolds bred In Canada the winner turned up in Old Pop backed from 25 to 1 to 8 to 1 Old Pop smothered his opponents with speed and was never headed Hilly Frew the favorite swerved out on the far turn which did not improve his chances chancesW W P Heed has purchased the twoyearold Hose Water from L W Garth who acted for Samuel Ross in the transaction transactionJockey Jockey H McDermott a skillful apprentice under contract to A It Bresler was taken sick this morn ¬ ing and removed to a hospital in Ottawa The lad is suffering from a blood disorder which prooaldy will keep him out of the saddle for a week or ten days daysJockey Jockey T Hayes was suspended for the remainder of the meeting by starter Dado for disobedience at the post Hayes won the second race yesterday with Venotia VenotiaThe The stake blanks for the fixtures to bo run during the Empire City meeting arrived this morning and were distributed among the horsemen by Joseph McLennan IMward McHrlde announced that he would enter his crack twoyearold George Smith In all of the events for which he is eligible eligibleFrancis Francis J Poiis has secured lirst call 011 jockey J Connors for the rest of the Canadian season F Murphy who was riding for Mr Polls at Toronto and Dorval returned to Kentucky several days ago agoHedlands Hedlands victory yesterday resulted in his chang ¬ ing owners He was entered to be sold for 100 and Sam Louis whose Lady Spirituelle finished second bid him up to 800 and secured him himCapt Capt W P Presgravo was a visitor this after ¬ noon He came over from Blue Bonnets for the day and announced that he would defer the ship ¬ ment of the division of his stable that i intended for racing at Saratoga until the conclusion of the Hamilton meeting During the afternoon he ar ¬ ranged for lirst call on jockey Guy Burns for the Kings Plato to be run at Blue Bonnets next fall fallWilliam William Garth has derided to remain In New York with tho jumpers ho is racing on the metro ¬ politan circuit The decision to give steeplechase races at Aimoilnrt Is probably responsible for the change In his plans plansOttawa Ottawa workouts over a heavy track Ilils morn ¬ ing worer worerBroomsedgo Broomsedgo Fiveeighths in 103 103Carbide Carbide Threequarters in 110 Chaser Throequarters In 121 Chuckles Cincinnati Cliff Havoii Copper Kins Dark I Glomer Joe Robertson King Neptune Luther Half mile in 51 May McGee Threeeighths in 33 Paul Gainos Half mile in 52 Pesky Half mile in 52 Schnapps Tactics
