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OPENING DAY AT DORVAL PARK TRACK Immense Crowd Sees Interesting and Hotly Con ¬ tested Racing at Montreal Course MONTREAL Quebec June 1 Racing was re ¬ sumed today at Dorval Park under most pleasing conditions and before a crowd that filled every available place in the commodious home of the Dorval Jockey Club A fine card of seven races provided interesting sport The colors of Com ¬ mander J K L Koss were carried to a popular victory in the opening dash when his Flying Ford and Mad May finished first and second re ¬ spectively spectivelySmart Smart Money from the stable of G Holmes fur ¬ nished a surprise when he defeated the hot favorite Midnight Sun in the main race winning by a nose after a terrific stretch drive the result of which was in doubt until the last moment momentKunqnoi Kunqnoi Ifelair Duke John and Corson were the other winners and in the majority of the races the winning margin was decidedly small smallW W F Knebelkamp had some trouble getting his eight horses and the three belonging to Jack Phil ¬ lips through the local railroad yards but they un ¬ loaded at Dnrval Park in excellent condition after their trip from Louisville LouisvilleThe The Triple Springs Farm Stable horses will be shipped from New York to Montreal some day this week weekJockey Jockey J Schlcssinger made application today for a license He will ride as a free lance and can do 103 pounds poundsSamiiel Samiiel Nesbit who maintains a breeding farm on the Island of Montreal reports the premature death of a foal by Dorante Larrigan the mare which raced in these parts a few years ago in the colors of Thomas Clyde Mr Nesbit has three twoyearolds and two threeyearolds by Dorante in training He refused an offer of 4000 for Dorante last fall and a few weeks later the horse took sick and died diedA A McKims Lady Irish which was bred to Dotante last fall has dropped a fine filly fillyAllan Allan Hullcrofts son George will make his debut as a jockey tomorrow on one of the horses which Mr Pullcroft has entered enteredJockey Jockey Frank Murphy lias severed his connec ¬ tions with the Nevada Stock Farm Stable and will ride as a free lance in future II L Munson is looking after his engagements engagementsMalcolm Malcolm N MacFarlane arrived this morning from Louisville to assume his position as presiding judge Mr MacFarlane will be remembered as the racing secretary of the old Memphis Jockey Club which conducted its meetings at Montgomery Park a score of years ago agoWillie Willie Martin is an arrival from Toronto lie will make the circuit as patrol judge represent ¬ ing the Canadian Kacing Associations AssociationsJockey Jockey J Ilntwell and several other riders who remained over in Toronto for the opening of Thorn cliffe arrived hen this morning Ilntwell was the guest of honor at a banquet given in Toronto Monday night by relatives that he had not seei in several years Word was received here this morning of the death in Paris KV of Slim Elgin who has seen service as assistant to starter James F Milton and other starters
