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DORVAL PARK RACING BEGINS TODAY Abundance of Horses on Hand to Furnish Good Racing and a Successful Meeting MONTREAL Quebec Stay 31 The stage is set for the resumption of racing at Dorval Park tomor ¬ row afternoon The entries for the first card show good average fields for the opening and with a large number of horses on nan and ready to rree there is ample assurance that there will be plenty of competition during the seven days of tin meeting Dorval Park has been given a thorough going over in preparation for the meeting and is in decidedly the best condition of its history The plant has been repainted from the main entrance to the inside rail of the track itself and the course has been resurfaced Drainage facilities also have been improved improvedThe The Dorval Handicap at threequarters for threeyearolds and over will feature the first days card cardFollowing Following are the officials for the meeting Francis Nelson steward representing Canadian Racing Associations D Raymond and 1 Mcltride stewards N M MacFarlane and Sheridan Clark placing judges Sheridan Clark racing secretary James F Milton starter Joseph McLennan clerk of the course and scales J 1 Mackessey Tinier W W Lyles paddock judge W Martin patrol judge judgeW W F Knebelkamp lias arrived from Louisville with a stable of eight horses Three belonging to Jack Phillips were shipped in the same car The apprentice W Moore accompanied the shipment shipmentJockey Jockey I Stirling got in from Maryland He will ride as a free lance here Walter Campbell also arrived from Maryland MarylandThe The apprentice rider 1 Murray under contract to J I Misick has been showing good form at the meetings here and probably will be popular with owners seeking an allowance allowanceMr Mr Misick reports that William Garth recently refused an offer of 4000 for a yearling colt by AVrack The Busybody The mare won twice for Mr Misick two years ago in April at Havre de Grace and was sold to Mr Garth in May fifteen days later laterJ J Walter Long Law one of starter Miltons assistants was at Dorval Park this morning super ¬ intending the placing of the starting machines He will be on hand daily to school borses from 10 until 11 11P P L Leydecker shipped the horses Fleer ami Lieutenant W J Murray from New York and they have been turned over to J Rurttschell for training He is also looking after the condition ¬ ing of Woodthrush Our Kate and Flying Frog FrogJockey Jockey K Barnes under contract to Dee Ham ¬ mond will resume riding at Dorval Park ParkW W L Oliver is reported to be on his way here from New York to complete the racing season oh the Canadian circuit circuitWord Word reached here that T Parrington has left Baltimore for New York to ride for the G W J Kisscll stable far the remainder of the racing sea
