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DUKE JOHN AND MIDNIGHT SUNS DUEL Outstanding Feature of Fine Program at Blue Bon ¬ nets Rodriguez in Limelight MONTREAL Quebec June 10 The Seagram Stable scored its first victory at the Blue Bon ¬ nets meeting when Gala Dress won the second race a dash of a mile for Canadianbreds Gala Dress was ridden by Joe Rodriguez came from behind and drawing avay into an easy lead in the last eighth won by a half dozen lengths lengthsThe The best finish of the afternoon came with the running of the JVltii race in which Duke John and Midnight Sun fought it out all through the home stretch the former getting up in the last few strides to win by a head headM M S Kittleman and G W Foreman were among todays arrivals frcm Xew York Foreman reports that George eigler is waiting for a car to ship several steeplechasers to Montreal MontrealJockey Jockey T Xoian got in from Bchnont Park to join the stable of J K L Ross He had the mount on Sudor one of the Ross entry in the opening race here this afternoon It was his first mount since Lis accident at Havre de Grace when he suffered a couple of broken ribs as a result of a fall fallThe The Star Siioot stallion Sky Pilot was purchased by C Anderson of E K Rryson and will be retired to the purchasers farm near St Anne de Bellevuc where he will go into the stud studJoseph Joseph McLennan and Mortimer Mahouey will leave here Saturday night for Ottawa to arrange the preliminaries for the opening of the Connaught Park Jockey Club meeting which immediately fol ¬ lows the close of the present meeting at Bine Bonnets Larry OBrien will remain at Ottawa looking after the details detailsThe The steeplechase and seventh race on the original card for tomorrow were declared off and an extra race substituted which was split th first half being run as the fourth and the second half as the seventh race raceA A notice was posted in the secretarys office notifying horsemen that on and after Friday June 11 the Montreal Jockey Club would add 30 to first money in all 800 purses This is done so as to permit the jockey to collect u for a win ¬ ning and 10 for a losing mount mountThe The schooling list in Canada now comprises thq Tfoltbwing iroriitf iroriitfilMnlennniIfrs ilMnlennniIfrs tofmr Blonde Murray Margery Silver Dawn Plymouth Rock McKenzie King Worth Sunningdale Waterwood and Kilts II The Canadian division of Cornmimder J K L Ross stable will be increased by the addition of the good filly Milkmaid and the plater Princess The latter was claimed recently from S C Hil dreth drethClaims Claims were deposited for Peerless One after the last race yesterday by J Bauer and E T Zolli coffer and in the drawing Bauer secured the horse for L07ri L07riJames James Healey Jr was an arrival from Xew York this morning Before leaving he arranged to ship the J Lumsden steeplechasers Stucco and Robert Oliver from Belmont Park direct to Ottawa OttawaE E L Snyder purchased Lively at private sale this morning and the horse ran in his name and interest this afternoon afternoonFRENCH FRENCH MUTUELS SYSTEM USED USEDThe The French system of speculation is in vogue at Blue Bonnets which means that those who wager on a horse for place cash their tickets when six horses of different interests start in a race raceHenry Henry McDaniel is sending up to W A Bnrtt schell two twovearolds twovearoldsS S Midow claimed Little Maudie for 1175 and T Hodge claimed Blazonry for the same amount amountCharlie Charlie Siimmy winner of the sixth race yester ¬ day was bid uy to ii05 and retained K Alex ¬ ander and W Smith were responsible for the bid ¬ ding dingThere There will be a meeting of the Canadian Racing j Associations in the clubhouse at Blue Bonnets next Tuesday June 15 15Arrangements Arrangements have been made for two special horse trains to leave here for Ottawa on Tuesday next The first will leave Tuesday morning and the cars will IK sent back immediately after that consignment is unloaded at Conuaught Park to con ¬ vey what horses remain at Blue Bonnets which will take part in the Ottawa meeting meetingM M X MacfarUne left for Windsor last night to attend the details necessary to the opening of the Devonshire meeting It has been decided to operate the mutuel plan on the Bowie system and there will be two sets of machines one for the handling of American money and the other for those who wager Canadian money The totaling board will be placed in the infield immediately in front of the grandstand grandstandThomas Thomas W Hodge has engaged Frank J Stevens who was formerly connected with Commander J K L Ross stable as trainer The horses were turned over to Stevens on Monday last lastFrank Frank J Bryan who is acting as one of the stewards and handicapper was an arrival from Xew York yesterday yesterdayAmong Among the new jockeys who came on from Xew York to ride at the meeting are A Piekens Albert Johnson Harry Stearns and R McCrann The lat ¬ ter will ride as a free lance Johnson came on to ride in the Kindergarten Stakes He returned to Xew York after the running of the races racesJockey Jockey Pierce the apprentice that Max Ilirsch sent up from Xew York with Thomas Hodge In showing good form He rode two winners yes ¬ terday
