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BLUE BONNETS MEETING ENDS. G. M. Hendrics Sands of Pleasure Win- Jacques Cartier Stakes, Closing Feature of Last Day. Montreal. Que., .Tune 14.— The Jacques earlier Stakes, the feature race of the closing days program at I*. In. Bonnet* this afternoon, furnished :; stirring contest in which Sands of Pleasure, running in the colors of G. M. Hendrie, got up in the losing strides to heat Jack Reeve* hv a head. There was a delay at the start caused by a raise start, in which Reprobate ran away three-eighth*. When the start finally came, th.- tetter bowed a good hurst of speed hut tired after going Cn-i quarters. The history of the Jacques Cartier Stakes in tabalated form is a* follows: Tear. Wium r. A.wt. lackey. Yal. Time. 1907 Niblick 5 85 J. Murphy. $ B75 1:40% 1908 Goes Fast :; 84 Pram-is ... 875 1:39 1900 enter Shot ..! 108 Mentry 1,075 1 ■_-. 1910 Banivc* 3 108 U. Burns... I 531 it,1 1911 Spellbound 5 103 Cross 1.595 l:39y3 1912 Blackford 8 108 C. Turn r . 1.4011 : li 1913 Plabbergaat ...3 lib J. Wilson.. 1,445 1:40% l!i!l Barnegal 4 101 J. Callabau. 1,850 1:40% 1915 Water Lady ..4 :i I L. McAfee.. 1,515 1 !"" 1918 Phil Cngar :! llo P. Robinsna 1.290 I -i Ibl7 Sands of FlVr.-i m n. Jeffcott. .1,415 1:44% W. L. Maupia scored his first vi.t ry of the !"■ - it Reason on the .-111.1111.111 turf when Idle Michael wen the sice Lane Steeplechase. The closest finish of tin- meeting came with the running of the first race, a dash of fire-eighth for two ] ear-olds, in arhich fear of the m starter* pa** 11 the .judges noses apart. l.ady Eileen came from behind and finished like a flash, getting up in the last stride. A complaint has been lodged by S. Iltedow, "vii : ei Montreal, against Jockey M. Birmingham, who bad the mount mi Dominion Park when the latter wen the race here that called for nuiideu Jockeys. Birmingham is alleged to have rid,: * a winner at some one of he hush lacrtiay* Time Limit Set fur thinping Hpt£"s Back. Horsemen raciag at Blae Bonnet* arere notified yesterdaj bj tie- custom representatives, that all American borst » must be shipped back to the states aithin .1 n *k 1 fl : the rl -■■ of the * -anon, August I. Hie bond* for the horses crossing the line an pal up by different racing clubs and, in order ro hive these bond* released, the horses must be return d ii where they came from. Mortimer Mahonc; left for Ottawa tonight to be on hand for the op sing of the Counaagbt Park meeting, which I* scheduled to begin on Saturday. Tic official* for the Maiaonneure meeting hare heen announced. W. W. !..!e- will be the see retary and presiding judge; c. c. Campeau, clerk of the course; William Murray, starter, and ft. J. Morris.. 11, presiding steward. Another his special palled out for Ottawa after the races this evening and if ems there will be no ■bortage of horse* at the Connaught Park meet Ins this spring. A. ii. Dad . Ifraacia Kelson, Joseph McLennan and other officials, who will preside at that meetiag, all left tonight. The II. c. Bedweli stable won hue- of the *eren steeplecliase* ran at Blae Bonnet* this spring and .1. W. Heatey woa two of the others with V 1 Btocktoai stucco. The Brookdaie staid. • farnisbed two winner* In Blackbura and Badducee. R, w. Moore scored a duuhle with Atriet and W. .1. ln - - R, McBride and .1. s. Tyree ate* gathered in two purses. .1. W. Heatey also won two races with l.ady Eileen and eae with Virginia Veil. Last Spark was e iised from starting in the sec-sad race ou account of sickness. The horse wai taki n down with a slight attack of fever thia morning.
