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I i . i INDOLENCE A FAILURE AT D0RVAL PARK. Runs Unplaced and Harbard Wins the Fleetwood Handicap — Dorval Track to be Fast Today. Montreal. Que., June 2. — l*. Sheridan furnished the w inner of todays feature at Dorval. when Harbard won the Fleetwood Handicap, in which he beat King Hamburg a length and a half. There were four starters, with Indolence ruling a strong favorite, lilt- latter, making his first appearance of the season on the Canadian circuit, raced poorly and was beaten for the short end of tin- purse by lhil Iligar. Celte made the pace and quit in tinhorn. -stretch. It was a perfect day for outdoor sport and a large crowd turned out. Speculation was brisk, but form students found the task of selecting tin-right ones a dilliciilt proposition. The winners paid handsome dividends. The track dried out over night and was in good condition. The going will be fast tomoriow provided no more rain falls in the meantime. A starting gate has Im-cii erected :t Illue Hon- nets to school the Canadian two -year -olds stabled at that course. On.- of Mr. Dades assistants reports at the track every morning to school the youngsters. Secretary Sheridan Clark will leave for Ottawa Tuesday night to complete details for the opening of the Coiinaiight lark Jockey Clubs meeting. Mr. Clark has applications for over 400 stalls. The Krookdale Stable, owned by the Messrs. Dynient and the big string of Joseph K. Seagram will lie shipped from Toronto to Couiiaught lark. In a letter from Havana. 11. D. Drown said that at the automobile races held at Oriental lark Jlav 25. the pahl admissions totalled 30,000 and on the second day 5.0O0. So well has automobile racing caught on in Cuba that plans have already been made to build a two-mile automobile track at Oriental lark. About a dozen horsemen have been resting their horses at Oriental Park, among tin -m K. II. Baxter and Thomas Chi ek. Former jockey J. S. Whatley has purchased the bay filly Squeeze Em by Stanliopt — Salamis and the brown filly Moon Love by Howling Rrook — Best lowly, from Mrs. K. A. Livingston. Williams Shields is making an effort to engage jockey B. Byrne to conn- to Canada to ride the horses he is training for Dr. J. S. Tyree and laul Cowers
