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AUSPICIOUS BEGINNING AT OTTAWA. Opera Glass Wins Bake of Connaught Cup Opening Day Feature at Conr.aught Park. Ottawa, Out.. June Id.— The spring meeting of the Goaaaaght Park lackey dab began this afternoon in a most auspicious manner Perfect rating weather and a Brett-arranged program graved to., strong a BBagnet for Ottawa race-goers to resist, anil one of the biggest gatherings that ever turned out at this course was present. The eluli provided as a feature race the Duke of Connaught Cup. It proved a stirring contest in which Harry C Hidings furnisht tl the winner in S. I.. Thompson s Irish racer. Opera ;i.tss. which came from behind in the stretch to beat Dolina out by a length in a driving finish. Todays was the iiftii running of the Duke of Conns ugbl Cup, the brief history of which is here shown: t-.:r. Winner. A.Wt. lackey. Val Time. 1913 Dy Bam ite 1 MS J. Bobbias.3 788 1:421 1914 I.wan: liimli...... 11 G. llama... 1,199 1 1- 1915 King llambarg.3 i*7 A. Claver.. 195 1:45% 1910 Thornbill .". 112 W. Behaha. 840 1:41% 1911 Opera class i 101 .1. Bell 955 1:40% Maraader came from a long v.;..s back to win the opening dash. Me begaa slowly, aad raced in the rear division until in the final quarter. Anita found a track that salted her better this afti-rn and she ran back to the form sh* di« played at Woodbine Park. Collins eras . his,- to the rail with her from the start ami. saving ground oa everj turn, she came fast in the homestretch, an I wearing Between Us down, outgann-d l.im in tie-final drive. lior-iin.ii had an agreeable surprise awaiting them on th.-ir arrival -t Coanaaghl Park abea the special borse train palled in. Thus., in charge found fifteen or tweatj wagons awaiting to haul their traps lo the different tables and. w In a thi horses reached the barns, the] were led into tails that had been bedded dm, a at the expense i I the Connaught Park Jnekej club. Hcrucmon Shew Their Appreciation. These little courtesies fairly took the horsemen off their feet. Thej arere Ion I in their prate i. .-the liberality shown by tie- maaagemeat and the only uraj they roiild -how tl. ir appreciation w , lo enter liberally ami nuike the prog;. mi as :.t tractive as pus-.;!..... The .-aid provided bj til-i bib for today and Monday shows thai the horse raea can do when they want to beln out and it might be well for the other clubs dowa the line t.. take pattern after Coaaaughl Park and install some of the innovations which they have iaaagurated. The set and division of tin- special which was to have patted out of Montreal this asorateg, was delayed -and did not leave Bine Bonnet* aatil noon. Half a dozen borseascfl are due hen- Ma day morning from Devonshire, among them G. II. Browne, W. B. Trevy, W. A. Burttscbett, s Poll .-•ml P. I. Teahaa. Jockey a. Johnson will come on nith th.- Polk stable. It devehna that G. 11. Mailman 11111 not G. Nor-mi!e was the pur. ha-, r of Jack Becvea at i.ii-Bonnets on Thursday. Mortim : Mahoaey, who is look teg after the Interests of the Grand Kapids people up here, reports that aiai.y of the regulars have aanoaaced their inteutioa of participating in the etiag to be given at tin- Paraiture City. Judging from the applications for stable room that is pouring in, there will be no shortage of hors-.s ami plenty of materia! will be on band to insan good sport.
