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EXCELLENT RACING AT BLUE BONNETS. Garter an Easy Victor in the Stecplcchaso and The Masqueradcr Takes His Race. Montreal, Que., September 5. The Wilson Challenge Cup. a steeplechase over tin; two miles and a half course, and a handicap at three-quarters, in which some of the best sprinters racing in Canada went to the post, where provided as features by the Montreal Jockey Club this afternoon. Moth races furnished interesting contests in heavy going. The Medbank Stable, owned by a local turfman, Thomas J. Love, furnished the winner of the steeplechase in Garter. The latter carried Ilk! pounds, came from behind and won by a long margin, lie was ridden by Fred Williams. The Masqueradcr proved an easy winner of the handicap. Top o tli Morning, with the heavy impost of 131! pounds, was second and Startling, a recent arrival from Saratoga, was third. The latter showed the most early speed, but tired badly in the homestretch. AVilliam Garth, who saddled Garter in the steeplechase, sent another winner to the post when his own colt, Khymer, beat .Meddling Miss by a head in the second race. It was a cast; of Robinson outriding Pickens when it came to a finish. apt. W. F. Presgrave has disposed of the plater Haudfiill to James Johnston. J. Marry, whose horses are trained by J. Hewitt, has purchased the contract on the apprentice K. Wcathcrsby and the latter had the mount on Prime Mover in the closing race. The books for the Dorval meeting were distributed among the horsemen this afternoon. A majority of the stables racing at Mine Monnets will ship over to Dorval at the conclusion of the present meeting. The plater Lady Mutterfly is again back in the stable of Win. Stormont. After she was beaten yesterday the latter put in a claim for the mare and secured her. Allan Mulcroft. who trains a considerable number of Quebec-bred horses, and who maintains an extensive public training establishment at. the Mine Monnets course, has purchased at private sale the horse Froissart anil probably will make a jumper of him. Peter Sheridan left last night to attend the sale of the Spreckels yearlings. Mr. Sheridan is partial to the get of Solitaire II.. and every fall lie replenishes his string by the addition of several youngsters of this strain of blood. The purchases that he makes at the sale will be shipped to Kentucky, where they will be broken and tried out next fall. Jockey M. Anderson, the lad under contract to Mr. Sheridan, is rapidly mending after a rather serious fall, which he had early in the Canadian season and he will probably be in condition to again resume riding at one of the Maryland meetings. There will be a meeting of the stewards of the Canadian Kacing Associations at Mine Monnets tomorrow. The meeting will be held in the clubhouse, previous to the races. A. E. Ogilvie, who is acting as one of the stewards at Mine Monnets, has but recently returned to Canada after a year of active service in the trenches on the other side. Mr. Ogilvie is an enthusiastic lover of the thoroughbred and, before the war, maintained an extensive string of racers, which were in training by W. F. Presgrave. William Garth, who returned from New York after Crimpers last race at Melmont Park, will remain at Mine Monnets until the conclusion of the meeting. It is doubtful if Mr. Garth will race on the Canadian circuit next year. It is his intention to dispose of all his horses this fall. This will enable him to devote his entire time to the horses he is training for Messrs. Parr and Cosden. It is said that jockey F. Robinson will again ride in Cuba next winter. Itobinson was developed at the Oriental Park meeting by Will McDaniel two winters ago. S. Louis has purchased from Mrs. G. L. Peine at private sale the two-year-old Katliryn Gray and turned her over to E. Kathman to train. Euterpe was advanced $.101 over her entered price by S. liouis and was protected by her owner M. Hanley.
