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PROMISING OPENING AT D0RVAL PARK. Biff Crowd Turns Out to View Good Racing — Schemer Wins the Feature Contest. Montreal. Que.. May 29. — Norman Macfarlanes consist. -nt Schemer accounted for the Caiighnnwaga Handicap, the feature event of the opening days program offered bv the Dorval Jockey Club. He was ridden by A. Mott. came from behind in the stretch and won going away by a comfortable margin over S,|lieeler. A steeplechase over the two-mile course was one of the attraction;. It was the lirst jumping race ever run over the Dorval course and aroused much enthusiasm. I.. W. Carths Stucco proved tin- best of the half dozen that went to the post and won by tin lengths from has. F. Crainger. I.ady l.ut- tertly was the only one of the liehl to meet with mishap. She fell at the tenth fence. Considering that the tit Id was a new one the footing was g I despite the heavy downpour of Sunday. One of the largest crowds that ever turned out at Dorval lark for an opening day was present. The fields that went to the post were well matched and interesting contests resulted. A. H. Da h- did the starting, while James Milton acted as associate stewards, with apt. W. F. Iresgr.-.ve and Joseph A. Murphy. Owen Pons lost the two-year-old filly My Girl last night, lons was forced to start the filly when she was sick at Havre de Grace and she never i .co.erid from that r.-ii-c. The stewards of the Canadian Racing Associations hae ordered that in future the engagements of jockey J. litz be made only by his employer. .1. Sinnott The lads ride on Col. Gutelius led to this ruling. W. A. lorter was an arrival from Pittsburgh this morning. He will remain for the Blue Bonnets and Ottawa meetings before returning south. D. Raymond, who has haaa ill for some months, was a visitor at Dorval this afternoon. lie reports several foals at his farm, among them a filly by Malamont Sans Couer and a colt by Trap Rock Destitute. The yearling by Malamont— Sal Volatile has grown into a grand-looking filly. Mr. Raymond recently added the Disguise marc Cloak to his band of broodmares. J. J. McCaffcrty. who is training the horses that race in the colors of Thomas H. Love, reports his charges doing well. He has three steeplechasers t 1 • and four flat racers, among them the good jumper Garter. Mr. McCafferty has disposed of Zodiac ami Rip Van Winkle to T. Daly. T. Parretto bos sold at private sale to William Stormont the racers Scaramouch, Dryad and Bay-bourn.
