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CONNAUGHT CUP GOES TO EASTER LILY TorontoOwned Mare Easily Captures Feature Race of Good Program at Blue Bonnets MONTREAL Quebec June 14 The Connalight Cup a challenge cup presented by his royal high ¬ ness the Duke of Connaught and her royal bigness the late Duchess of Connaught to which the Mon ¬ treal Jockey Club added lr M was featured at Blue Bonnets this afternoon Withdrawals detract ¬ ed much from the interest in the race only two of the six programmed going to the post Easter Lily running in the colors of the Messrs Davies of Toronto proved an easy winner after indulging Hush with the lead for the first threequarters threequartersAnother Another large crowd turned out and much en ¬ thusiasm was evinced Flare duplicated his vic ¬ tory of Saturday last in the Prince of Wales Stee ¬ plechase by winning todays steeplechase in easy fashion Herendesy won tlie race for Canadian bred twoyearolds twoyearoldsOne One of the best finishes of the meeting came with the running of the fifth race in which the three starters fought it out all through the home stretch Master Bill coming from last place to win by a scant length in a driving finish from Dr Ilickman which Iteat White Socks out by a half length Any of the three had a seeming chance to win at the sixteenth post postEntries Entries to the three stakes to IKJ run at the Devon ¬ shire meeting will close on June 24 A representa ¬ tive of the club will be at Ottawa to give what in ¬ formation the horsemen require regarding the meet ¬ ing ingII II G Bcdwell and jockey Karle Sandc returned to New York last night Milkmaid will be shipped lo Belmont Park this afternoon afternoonJockey Jockey T Nolan left for Kentucky yesterday to join the division of the stable that Carroll Shilling is training for Commander J K L Ross The string is made up of the speedy sprinter Motor Cop Pampas and Jacobina JacobinaLouis Louis Martin purchased at private sale of the Nevada Stock Farm the twoyearold Anna Woods WoodsThe The jockeys presented a petition to the Canadian Racing Associations asking that it request the different associations to fix the value of the purses to the winner so as to permit them to collect 25 for a winding and 10 for a losingmount
