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FRIDAYS RACING AT CONNAUGHT PARK Fort Bliss Wins Main Attraction Ajora Victim of an Accident OTTAAVA Ontario June 18 The second days racing at Connaught Park was held over a slow but dryingout track and was witnessed by another large gathering Fort Bliss accounted for the Merch ¬ ants Purse a dash of one mile the principal offer ¬ ing of the afternoon It was a well contested race and the result was in doubt until in the final strides stridesThe The Novice Steeplechase furnished an upset in the defeat of the highly regarded Jack of Spades which fell an easy victim to Phil Ts superior speed The Aiau gelding fenced well and led throughout throughoutJ J K L Ross Ajom was held a warm favorite in the opener and but for an accident would have probably won His saddle slipped backward as he challenged entering the stretch and his rider was forced to pull him up the Seagram Stables AVar Tank being returned the winner winnerBlarney Blarney Stone and Arthur Middletou favorites in their respective races rewarded tlie talent by scoring in cleancut style styleSeveral Several stables will ship direct to Devonshire Park from here Among them are W AValker Stuart Polk and E L Sargeant SargeantGene Gene Bury has taken over jockey Dnggans book and will make his engagements in the future futureAmong Among the arrivals from New York today was Thomas Sharkey who plans to remain on the Cana ¬ dian circuit until the opening of the Saratoga meet ¬ ing when he rejoins his friends Airplaut Casey and Archie Xiniiner XiniinerJockey Jockey McGraw who has been riding all spring for John E Madden on the New York tracks was an arrival McGraw who can do 93 pounds will ride here as a free lance lanceMike Mike Seifert and C Irhy have arranged to ship from here to Fort Erie at the conclusion of the Connanght Park meeting meetingThe The E F AVhituey stable goes from here to Saratoga whore the horses will be rested until the opening of that meeting meetingCommander Commander J K 1i Ross stable will be shipped to Hamilton the early part of next week weekWaterproof Waterproof pulled up lame in his race yesterday and will be on the shelf for a month or six weeks weeksJockey Jockey Rowan who fell from Yorkville at Blue Bonnets on the closing day of the meeting is up and about and will soon be in the saddle again againCommander Commander J K L Ross and a party of friends have left for Nova Scotia on a fishing trip and will be absent from the races until the Sara ¬
