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KINDERGARTEN STAKES TO VIRGINIA YELL. Plsu.lit Two-Ycar-Old Wins Opening Feature of Montreal Jockey Clubs Meeting at Blue Bonnets. Montreal, Qac., June J. — J. I Jones famished the winner id" the feature race of the opening days program at Btae Beasseta this afternoon, whin his Plaudit tana ye.ir-old Virginia Yell bat a big band in the Kindergarten Stakes, a dash of five-eighths, to which the Montreal Jockey Club added ,500. Virginia Yell was ridden by Johnson, set a f.isl early pace and beat Jim Hofforing out by a s.anl half length in a driving finish. Storm Hound, favorite for the stake, had a rough race, as did also Orlando ef Havana, the eeeeSMl choice. This was the eleventh running of the Kindergarten Stakes and its Matae* briefly outlined follows: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Yal. Tine. 1907 Lark in 1r Oiggins .. ..$ MS I :01 1 90s Tony W NSC. II. Shilg 873 1 :dl 1803 P.usy 107 Mnsgrave . 1,288 1 HI 1910 Ptarateaa IMG. Bans... 1.203 1:05% Itll Kittle Pit lose. 11. shilg 1.303 1:01 - 1912 Cock o the Walk. Itll Lounsberry . 1,160 1:02% 1013 Cannock H Snyder 1,JS.i 1 :l ! . 1911 Cop.monad.-t 113 ti. Hums .. 1.585 1 ■; 1915 Teas Klv.ard ION J. Mote;. If.. 1 .rc 1 :!_••-•- 1018 Waakeai 108 r. Robinson 1,433 1:01% 1917 Virginia Yell ..128 A. lehaaea 1,383 I :02 Baacacr carried has weight in the mile condition race and aroa in easy fashion. The Irish col; Iron Cross II.. ma unfortunate in not being abb to get through next to the inside rail, or he might have beea troublesome. Thomas MoCreary. who trained the steeplechase Kaccbreek far A. J. Davis, was graated a jockeys license to ride 1 1 • • horses in hi, stable. IK bad the mount on Baeeareeh ia todays race. Dr. J. . Ash left for Windsor tonight to assume his duties as paddock judge at the Devonshire meeting, which begin, on Saturday. li was officially announced this afternoon that an order in council was passed and signed by the •.ovcrnor general this morning, which prohibits betting aa race CO arses in Canada after August 1. This means that the season up lure will come to a chase aa that date. J. V. Heiley, v. ho is training the division of the Stable thai William Carth left ill Canada. saddled two winners this afternoon. Virginia Fell, which won the Kindergarten Stakes and Stucco, which won the Steeplechase. Jockey Borel Arrives from Belmont. Jo-key Charles Morel was an arrival real P I-mont Part this morning. lie has made an arrangement to ride the Wilfred Yiau horses at the IMue r.onn -ts meeting. Bead has had a couple of offers to sign with lletrsauUtaa turfmen and will probably accept a contract from one of tbCSB on his relate to Near York. li. .. Keduel! has obtained second call on .iockcy W. Collins for the present meeting. Collins is riding in good form just now. The J. K. K. Baas Stable hold:, first all on him for the Canadian season. B. 1". Carman reports hat his young Pronmstiok stallion Meridian is proving a sure foal getter. Five of the mans that were mated to him last spates, Yenctia Stromo, Daruina. llori/.on. Paradise Qaeea and the dam of Achievement. Achieve, have foaled colts and all arc bays. Paradise Qaeea has a tare year old by The Turk, with the division or the stable that Mr. Carman brought up from Keluiont Paafc. His name is Tapper. Meridian eras bred to twenty -two mares this spring ami The Turk to five W. P. 1r.iM r. secretary of the Ontario Jockey Club, ciime up from Toronto to attend the opening of the Blae Beeaseta meeting. lb- will remain ovr until tomorrow to be present at the mooting of the stewards of the Canadian Barbae. Association,, which will be beM in the club bsaac at the Maatreal Jockey clubs coarse at lo:::o a. m.
