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QUEBEC RACING HANGS FIRE MONTREAL Que August 12 Unable to put any of the three plants Delorimier Park Mount Royal or King Edward Park in condition for pac ¬ ing by Saturday August 16 the proposed resump ¬ tion of racing in the Province of Quebec has been postponed for two weeks This decision was reached at n meeting of the owners of the track held yes ¬ terday afternoon afternoonThe The plants have not been u cd since July 31 1917 when the orderincpuncil was passed prohibiting betting on races in Canada and in that time they have become in such a state that they required more repairs than was thqught necessary necessaryAnother Another obstacle was the securing of inutuel ma ¬ chines for the opening on Saturday The manage ¬ ment of the track did jiqt want to break faith with the horsemen and Jrun the meeting under aoy other style of betting than that familiar to patrons of the turf in Canada A few owners are now stabled at Mount Uoynl and will likely wait over for the opening while Word has been sent to other appli ¬ cants for stabling not to ship until later
