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j • I j I ! I ! ■ I | j I j j . . RECORD ATTENDANCE AT D0RVAL TRACK. Larg-est Gathering in the History of the Course Witncbs the Sport Under Ideal Conditions. Montreal. ue.. June 2. — Perfect racing conditions, coupled witii an attractive program, brought out a record attendance t- the Derval track this after noon. It was by far the largest gathering that ever witnessed a nee run aver the track and the iiiatiag.-aient was much dated l.y the turnout. The Derval Domlakm Haadieap, a dash of a mile. for Canadian foiled horses and the Captain W. F. Preagnve Memorial Haadieap, afcm at mtte, Were tie- feature rae s. La- 1 Sp:ik made a runaway affair of the fenaer, arktte Christie beat his opponents eight leagtka in th.- latter, for which Danroseh was a heavily backed favorite. S eiair 0. Kmpjierde furnished Hi" winner of the opening race in his promising two year old Orlando of Havaaa. The latter showed the at speed from the start and re sail of the race was never in doubt. Lad] Maude Cavendish, Sir invent Meredith and Lady Meredith were among the clab house visitors aad witaessed the raaalag of the feature ran from the s.. wards stand. Fred Gaylard has paw ham d flam J. Phillips at private sale, tke plater Kgaaoat, Jockey B. Daaahwe, who had the mawafl on Hazelnut ii the rae- that called for maiden riders yesterday, is a native of Philadelphia. He was with Andy Blaketey lad year, who transferred his contract to T. F. iiornman. Bx-Jeckey W. Young has arranged to bring a division of the ;. W. Scott stable to the Windsor tracks. In the number will he the sprinter Captain Hen. ■ad 1 ost was excused by the stewards from start-ii.; in the Derval Dominion Handicap. The colt raa taken down with an attack of colic last Bight, ailt is iidng well now. E. Dcr..y Arrives from Jamaica. R. Dcaly was an arrival from Jamaica this morn iug with five horses, among them Hroomsedge. Staaley s. and liiily Canertaaa. Qeae NormUe, for many years in charge of the distribution f the Bewi services from the far western tracks, is hero with the stable ailing as managi r. It is Mr. Nor-miles first visit to Canada and he is enthusiastic aver the beautiful course of the Montreal Jockey Club at Flue Bonnets. The stable will finish out the season up here on the big tracks. Tke condition books of the Connaught Park Jockey Club were distributed among the horsemen by Joseph McLennan. A majority of the big stables racing here will shi; to Ottawa at the conclusion of the Blue Bonnets meeting. It is rumored that Mrs. L. A. Livingston contemplates removing In r entire stud of broodmares, stallions and weanlings from the Rancocas Farm in Xew Jersey to her breeding farm at Cobourg. Out., in the near future. This will make the produce of the establishment eligible to all of the Canadian-bred races. There are some grandly -bred matrons in the band and among the stallions is the young sire Lovetie. which is said to have a couple of highly tried youngsters in the K. K. McLean string, which is being trained by Lewis Garth at Belmont lark. Herman P. Conkling. who is acting as presiding judge at Dorval. will return to New York at the conclusion of the present meeting to assume his duties at some of the hunt club meetings.
