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DERBY CUP TO JIM THORPE Leads All the Way in Long-Dis- tance Feature at Blue Bonnets. Medusa Furnishes Surprise by Annexing Champlain Stakes, the Secondary Attraction. MONTREAL, Quebec, September 15. Racing for B. A. Ekers of lliis city, Jim Thorpe, the nine-year-old son "of Sain Helen Virginia, hail but little trouble In disposing of his opponents in the Derby Cup, at a mile and three-quarters, which was offered as the feature event at Blue Bonnets this afternoon. Rack of him came Thanksgiving and All Amiss, second and third respectively. Away in front, Jim Thorpe, with Romanelli in the saddle, set a slow pace throughout and had something in reserve at the finish. Thanksgiving made a strong bid at the stretch turn, but could not get up. Threatening weather conditions again prevailed, but nevertheless a large sized crowd journeyed to the course. The track was much improved over that which greeted the patrons yesterday and the racing was keenly contested. The Champlain Stakes, the secondary attraction of the day, resulted in a jolt for the talent when Medusa was returned the winner, defeating Blazonry and Who Cares, with Hindoostan finishing last. Medusa, away quickly and in the lead, maintained iter advantage to the end. shaking off Hindoostan when well in the stretch. T. Hodge boosted the winner Jo ,505, an advance of 00, but failed to secure lier. Old Bill Bender, carrying the colors of the Glen Iver Stable, graduated from the maiden ranks when be lasted to beat Stucco in the steeplechase by a head in an excitign finish. W. I. Frazer of the Ontario Jockey Club was a visitor at the course today. Mr. Duncan Campbell of the Biltmore Hotel of New York City was also a -visitor today. J. J. Murphy disposed of the contract he held on the promising apprentice J. Grune to Commander J. K. L. Ross. Grune had his first mount at Fort Eric during the summer meeting, when he rode Due de Guise and finished second. He has had fifteen mounts, won with four of them, finished second twice and third once. The lad will remain in Canada until the conclusion of the Woodbitic meeting. DORVAL RACES TO SUIT HORSEMEN. Fred Richard, general manager of the Dorval Jockey Club, announced today that he had instructed ills racing secretary that if the conditions in the book of the meeting didnt suit the horsemen who contemplated racing at Dorval, to frame other conditions more suitable to the horses which will, race there. Frank J. Bryan will leave for New York at the conclusion of the Blue Bonnets meeting, where he will remain for a few days and then go to Maryland to close tlie entries for the stakes to be run at Pimlico in November. If the ship arrives in time, which was due in New York on Wednesday, in which F. Ambrose Clark is returning from England, Mr. and Mrs. Clark will come to Montreal to witness the running of the Bartlett McLennan Steeplechase in which Minata, Elysian and Blighty II. will sport the Clnrk colors. Mortimer Mahoney has the iniitucl plant at Dorval in splendid shape and everything in that department is ready for the opening of the meeting. J. B. Campbell will leave for Toronto at the conclusion of the meeting here, where lie will remain until tlie close of Woodbine meeting. Three carloads of horses will leave for Toronto tomorrow. The stables of W. Walker and R. J. Farris left for Tiiorncliffe last night. One of the feature races on the program tomorrow is a race for two-year-olds at five and a half furlongs owned or leased by a meinlicr of the Montreal Jockey Club. The nominators will draw by lot the horses which will carry their colors and be leased by them. M. N. Macfarlane was an arrival from Toronto this morning. lie will be the steward representing the Dorval Jockey Club at their meeting, rvhicj begins on Friday. f
