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SANDWICH WEATHER AT BLUE BONNETS. Rancher Stays Well and Takes the Derby Cup in a Canter — Cu Bon Wins Again. Montreal. Que.. September s. Varied track condition- prevailed at Bine Bonnets this afternoon. The going was slow daring the running of the first two race-, sloppy for the next three and muddy i r the last two. Just before the horses went p. the post for the -••e-onel race light showers fell and before- the limning of the third the rain came down in ten-rents. There wen but few withdrawals and as a rule keen contests wen- in order. The finish of the steeplechase was especially close, three of the live that finished bring ill a compact bunch, fin- winner of this race turned up in the- outsider. Cu Bon. Wolke made the fatal mistake id making his effort too soon with March Court or hi- would have won. Thi- i- the see.. ml | lace- that this rider ha- lost through poor judg nun . Th" George M. Hendrie stable furnished the winner of tin- Derby Cup in Rancher, which won in a canter. The conditions of this race called for i journey of one mile and three quarters. In the early running Heart- of Oak sprinted into a long j lead, but after going a mib- he eptit and dropped 1 back to la-t place. Slipper Hay shouldered 134 pounds and maele a 1 runaway affair of the second race, winning easily from Corn Broom. Water Lady won tin- -print handicap for all 1 ages, coming from behind and getting up in the filial stride. Sid Bdgar again had bad luck, being caught in a jam in the la-t twenty yard-, a- a 1 i-e-ult of which Cooper was forced to pull him up. | Several owners announced today that they would 1 ship their horses from Blue Bonnets direct to Wood ; bine Iark at Toronto to freshen them for the fall 1 meeting of the Ontario Jockey Club. Among them 1 are- O. M. Hendrie. J. K Seagram. L. W. Garth, ■ J. S. Hendrie. Edward Trotter, C. A. Crew. W. Bennett ami ;. P. Sherman. Joe-key Clavcr was suspended for the rest of the meeting by the- stewards for rough riding and forehand " was suspended hy -tarter Dade tor disobedience - at the post. . f. Garrett will look after the engagements of Jockey Ambrose at DarvaL He »ni act in a iik. capacity at Toronto ami go from there to l.aur. i. Entries for tin- opening day of tin- Dorval meeting will close- at the Blue- BoniK-ts track Thursday. J. B. Uncle Jimmy i Gray aanoamcod that he will 1 di-|H.-e of his yearling- during the Laurel meeting There an- eleven, all by Mint. The latter is a new , sire. He i- a son of Bock Sand- Mem-ie it.. | y Hampton. Six of tin- baud are e-olts and five fillies. All are solid brown, with the exception of a filly. which is a bay. In their trials they have ■hwii i nineli speed. Among them is a colt from the dam I of Cutcliiis.
