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BLUE BONNETS FALL STAKE PROGRAM. Canadian Breeding Interests Well Provided For in Two Events of Good Values. Montreal, Que July 25. The Montreal Jockey lub has opened six stake events, to be decided during the autumn meeting at Itlue Bonnets commencing on Labor day, in addition to one already closed, are the Debry Cup ami Wilson Challenge Cup handicaps, which will be run as overnight races. Tlie Itlue P.onnets Jtreeders Stake for Canadian bred three-year-olds nominated in the year of foaling closed with tho declarations of May 1 with twenty left in. The stakes now announced will close August S. They an; as follows: Provincial Nursery, for two-year-olds, owned, foaled and raised in the province of Quebec, that, have never been out of this province except between March 1 and November 1. since 1011. or between April 1 and November 1 in that in- previous vcurw and for not more than four months during" that period in any one year. The Montreal Jockey Club to add ,000, while the government of the province of Quebec, in the interest of the improvement of the breed of horses, makes the following special awards: To tin; breeder of the winner 25; to tho breeder of tin; second horse. 50; to the breeder of the third horse, S75. ami to tiie breeder of the fourth horse, $."0. The distance is five-eighths. The llochelaga. for two-year-olds, handicap, with ,200 added. Throe-quarters. Tlie Kings Plate, for three-year-olds and over. owned, foaled and raised in the Province of Quebec, j that have never been out r this province except between March 1 and November 1 since 1911, or between April 1 and November 1 in that or I previous years and for not more than four months j during that period in any one year, that have j never won a race on the flat, a" steeplechase or hurdle race, other than a race exclusively for j horses bred in the Dominion of Canada, the Kings Plate excepted. In this race then; will be 50 guineas, the gift of his majesty the king, and the Monti-en! Jockey Club to add ,000. Tin; government of the province of Quebec makes tin; following special awards to the breeder of the winner, 7."; to the breeder of tho second horse, Sl.O; to the breeder of the third horse. 5, anil to to the breeder of the fourth horse, 0. The distance is one mile and a quarter. Tlie Earl Grey Cup, for three-year-olds and over, handicap, oiy; mile and a quarter, ,500 added and tin; Montreal Jockey Club to present a cup or piece of plate lo the owner of the winner. The Champlain Stakes, for three-year-olds and over, selling, one mile, ,000 added. The Ilendrie Memorial Steeplechase, for a clial-enge cup presented in memory of the late William Ilendrie, Esq., by his son, Lieut.-Col. William Ilendrie. for four-year-olds and over, three miles, ,500 added.
