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i 1 1 ! . ! ; ! 1 j : D0RVAL PARK MEETING FINISHES. Was the Best in All Respects in tho History of the Club Improvements Now Planned. Montreal. Que. September 20. With the running of todays program tho fall meeting of the a Worval Jockey Club was brought to a close. It o of was the most successful meeting in the history of 1 the club and speaks well for the new management, s New records for attendance and amount of money 1 handled in the mutuel machines were established e and the increased patronage in the clubhouse en- 1; closure was particularly noticeable. Encouraged by this success, the club plans many 1 improvements and, in speaking of them this after- i noon, Capt. W. F. Presgrave said: "The track at I Dorval will be rebuilt. I dont mean by that it n will be resoilod. but rebuilt. The entire foundation 1 will bo dug out and soil better adapted for a race track will be substituted. I aim to make Dorval 1 one of the fastest tracks in Canada. 1 deeply appreciate the support given the meeting by the horsemen and I want to provide them next, season with a track that will be first-class in every respect. The grandstand will be extended toward the clubhouse, which will, I am sure, make that part of the enclosure more popular. I am well pleased and I feel sure that my associates in the club feel the same." Captain Presgrave will leave for Toronto to I12 present at the Woodbine meeting. Todays feature race enabled jockey L. Lykcs to show his ability as a rider. In all of her races up here this summer Water Lady has been dropping out of contention early. Today, although beginning last, Lykes got her settled in her stride before they 1i;mI gone fifty yards and. quickly t.king the lead, she was never again headed. Top o th Morning, the odds-cm favorite, finished unplaced in this race. 1 Another young rider showed a good effort when 1 J. Bell landed Captain B. winner by a nose in J front of the odds-011 favorite, Silk Hustle, in the J opening race. Bells ride was all the more praise- 1 worthy for the reason that the crack Robinson had the mount on Silk Bustle and in the stretch Cap- , tain B. was repeatedly bumped by the favoriTe. Col. Gutelius ran in the name of W. A. Allen, the latter having purchased the colt yseterday from J. Sinnott. Capt. AV. F. Presgrace has decided to send his good two-year-old Waukeag to Laurel. The other horses in his stable have been turned over to George B. Cochran to train. Daniel Murphy, a well known follower of the turf from Brooklyn N. Y.. was married in St. Patricks church in this city yesterday morning to Miss Tansey, daughter of George Tansey and niece of a well-known Montreal politician. Dennis Tansey. The couple left last night for a tuur of the middle West. William Shields left tonight for Laurel with the entire band of Dr. J. S. Tyrees racers. He also took the Paul Powers thoroughbreds south. Dr. Tyree has a big band of yearlings at Penning, and Shields probably will winter at that track. !. D. Odom, who has been managing the Shields stable all summer, also left for Laurel. The filly Audrey Austin, half-sister to Southern Maid, lias been turned over by T. J. P.ird to Capt. W. F. Presgrave, who will breed her next spring to Bwana Tiimbo, with the idea of getting a Kings Plater. Tar Brush, in the Bird stable, has been fired and will be turned out for the winter. Lieut. J. K. L. Boss, one of the prominent Canadian owners, whose home is in Montreal, contemplates purchasing a stock farm near hero. Mr. Boss is extensively interested in the thoroughbred and it is Ids ambition to breed some high-class racers up here. He already has the foundation for his stud in several well-bred mares. George B. Henncssy claimed Dundreary for after he won the sixth race yesterday. Samuel Nesbitt, who has the stallion Dorante in the stud at his farm back of Montreal, has a promising yearling filly by Moss Bock Adoration, that is at his place and which is said to have shown some fast trials. He also has two sucklings, one by Dorante Marys Aunt, and another by Dorante Adoration. Mr. Nesbitt also has the Lithos mare Mo-s Boss at his place. He contemplates mating Maryora with Dorante next spring. K. J. Crawford lias decided to remain here for a week with his horses and then ship direct to Laurel. The two-year-old filly Golden Bantam is rapidly rounding into form again and should give a good account of herself at the Maryland tracks this fall. She is the property of G. L. Goodacre, a well known business man of Washington, D. C.
