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NOMINATIONS FOR A CANADIAN RACE. Montreal. Que.. May 25. The Connaught Cup. which will be the feature race „f the third day of the spring meeting at the Montreal Jockey Club. opening at Blue Bonnet-:. June 8, lias attracted the liest list of entries this filurv has yet had. Twice as many have been named as compared with 1915 and, with favorable conditions, a good field should go to the Hist. This race has a handsome gold cup presented to the Montreal Jockey Club as a l erpetual challenger trophy by Field Marshall His Royal Highness the IMike of Conuaught and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Conuaught. The conditions are fashioned for three-year-olds and over, owned prior to May 1 by Canadians residing in Canada. It is a handicap and has an added money value of ,500. The distance is one mile and a quarter. This will lie the fifth running of the race and. with such a list of horses as have been named, acceptances should lie numerous and a good contest ensue. The previous winners of the event have been Plate Glass, Bwana Tuinlsi. Hearts of Oak and Black Broom. The nominators and the horses named are: James Barrys Thornhill. C. A. Crews Pepper Sauce and Ohl Pop. J. . Fletchers Aprisa, II. Giddings Bee Hive. II. L Hamiltons Prince Phils-thorpe. Koliert llanleys Euterpe. George M. Hcn-dries Rancher and Kands or Pleasure. Hun. Sir John S. Ilendries Privet Petal. William Kraus-mauns Hampton Dame, J. Lumsdeus Candle. N. Macfarlanes Schemer. N. N. Moonoys The Usher, apt. W. J. Press King K., D. Raymonds Boxer, J. K. L. Ross Cncle Bryn and Damrosch. Joseph E. Seagrams Philistine, James A. Thompsons Ormulu. Thonicliffe Stables Fountain Fay, Calgary. King Hamburg and Recoil. W. T. Trcnholtuos Our Main-lie. Wilfrid Yiaus Achievement and Sheer Face, and William Walkers Batwa.
