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DEMANDS FOR INCREASED PURSES MET. Montreal, Que., July 17. The second meeting of the Montreal Driving Club, which opened at De-lorimier Park yesterday, met with unexnected opposition that for :i time threatened to end in declaring off the racing entirely. The horsemen called a strike against the track management Monday morning when they announced that they would not race out the card for which I entries were taken on Saturday, nor make entries for Tuesdays racing, unless the association made all the purses of a value of 00. This question was argued at length. The track management later gave in rather than break their engagements with the public, and announced that the purses would be 00. The rulings made by the officials nt Mount Royal and at King Edward Parks are being recognized at the meeting at Delorimier Park, and the boys under suspension will not be allowed to ride until the suspensions are lifted. Several newcomers to local half-mile racing made their initial appearance at the course yesterday, lint none, with the exception of Miss Fielder, figured prominently In the events.
