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DOUBLE FOR J K L ROSS Sailing B and King Thrush Carry His Colors to Victory at Blue Bonnets BonnetsMONTREAL MONTREAL Quo June 0 The colors of J K L Ross were again prominent during the run ¬ ning of the afternoons program at Bine Bonnets when he accounted for two of the carded seven races Sailing B was the first to score and he was followed by King Thrush in the handicap which was offered as the feature featureTiie Tiie victory of Sailing B was a cleancut one and he won in fine style to the delight of the followers of the Ross stable who supported him wilh rare confidence He was ridden by Thurber and went to the front with a rush and led all the way easing up nt the end five lengths In advance of Bromelia while Betty J was third getting up in the last strides Sailing B ran the fastest threequarters of a mile of the meeting 112 and might have equaled the track record estab ¬ lished by Kewessa some years back had lie been pushed pushedKing King Thrushs success in the follownig race a handicap at one mile was unexpected and not fore ¬ cast by operations with the iron men In fact the Rcss horse was third in public esteem Sandy Real and Lucky B finding most favor It was considered a duel between the later pair but instead of fighting it out for first place the finish found them struggling along in the rear botli running much below their true form Not so with King Thrush He never ran better He quickly dashed away into the lead and increased his advantage to win in a canter by five lengths running the mile in 138 A Clavor rode the Ross horse It was his first appearance in the saddle since his accident at Fort Erie last summer He was given a royal welcome when he returned to the scales with the winner winnerIdeal Ideal overhead weather conditions again prevailed and the racing was witnessed by a large and en ¬ thusiastic throng The majority of the winners were returned by safe margins marginsJockey Jockey Thurber scored his secqndYJctoryof tlie afternoon when he defeated Perliaps with Citizen in the sixth earning the verdict by a nose after a hard and brilliant stretch drive driveThe The running of the steeplechase was productive of several thrills and resulted in but two finishing the course without mishaps War Togs was an easy winner from Caller Herrin and was given a splendid ride by W Keating Woodruff after unseating Simms was remounted by a stableman and finished in the time limit for third money moneyBilingual Bilingual programs were issued for the first time at Blue Bonnets this afternoon A great number of the patrons are French speaking and the inno ¬ vation was cordially received receivedCarey Carey Winfrey sold at private terms this morn ¬ ing the twoyearold Baby Vamp to J Russell RussellBenjamin Benjamin Jones a wellknown Missouri breeder was an arrival this morning and will remain for the meeting meetingA A letter received from J A Robinson of Mobile Ala contained the information that racing would he attempted at Memphis Nashville Birmingham and Mobile commencing in September SeptemberSECOND SECOND THOUGHTS FULLY RECOVERED RECOVEREDTrainer Trainer W Irvine will ship the E F Whitney stable to Hamilton at the conclusion here The twoyearold filly Second Thoughts has fully re ¬ covered from recent coughing and will be a starter in the Spring Brewery Stakes to be run at Ham ¬ ilton iltonTrainer Trainer Harry Giddings will ship the string that he handles for his father and M Brenner to Ottawa from here St Paul is now fully recovered and will he sent after the Canadianbred stakes stakesRagged Ragged Robin a Canadianbred was sold this morning by Mrs L A Livingston to J Cooper CooperJames James Arthur will ship four horses from here to Ottawa and will pick up those that are now at Toionto for the later meetings meetingsE E T Worthington lias reserved stables at Ottawa for eleven head headSteeplechase Steeplechase jockey Borgan who was removed to A local hospital following yesterdays race was discharged this morning and will resume riding ridingThomas Thomas Francis who campaigns a small Hiring en the Canadian circuit was an arrival today from his home in Buffalo N Y YA A L Kirby before leaving Toronto disposed of tins twoyearold Powder Face to G A Cochran CochranSiiiithfiold Siiiithfiold came out of his race Tuesday with a badly cut tendon on one of his forelegs and will be on the shelf for some time timeE E T Worthington while at Toronto purchased at private sale from C I Wilson the thrceyear nld Charley Boy BoyIirry Iirry OBrien will be at Ottawa at least two days before this meeting opens at that point to accept entries and transact general business businessStarter Starter II Mrrrissey received a letter this morn ¬ ing from San Diego stating that J W Cof froth was still lu charge at Tijuana and that the next winter meeting would be of 110 days duration It also stated in the letter that improvements would also bo made on the plant plantDISHMONS DISHMONS INJURIES BOTHER HIM HIMJockey Jockey Dlshinon who was injured by a fall last year has returned to his home in Windsor Disli 111111 had been galloping for E T Worthington and lalilj has been complaining of a recurrence of pains in the affected parts partsJ J B Dunn arrived this morning witli a small string of horses horsesG G W Crippen has shipped ten horses to Quebec to take part in racing at that point pointA A rule which will in the future be employed in the jockeys room under charge of K Why to is as follows followsThe The earnings of the fourteen valets will be pro ¬ rated at the end of the meeting Each rider will pay one dollar for valet services per mount and the valets will follow each other in rotation The order of rotation will be secured by drawing lota each day dayGeorge George Walker acting for the Brookdalo Stable sold at private terms this morning War Fox to A II Warner WarnerJockey Jockey II Stearns was suspended for five days by starter Morrissey for disobedience at the post Tuesday while astride Sentimental SentimentalA A collection is being taken up for the benefit of Richard Kebo Ryan a former steeple ¬ chase rider who is in destitute circumstances and siiffoiing from tuberculosis in Buffalo N Y YSheridan Sheridan Clark who was presiding judge and racing secretary at Dorval has accepted a similar position at the coming Quebec Hunt meeting A new miituel sales booth was constructed in the clubhouse today and will adequately take care of the patronage in that direction directionJ J R Skinker who has a string hero in charge of Milton Smith was an arrival from Philadelphia this morning morningW W A Biirttschcll who had originally planned to proceed to Arizona for his health has shown marked improvement in his home at Baltimore aod will leave for Saratoga shortly for the summer summerVictor Victor Lomay of the Dorval Jockey Club slated that the first improvement to be completed at the track during the summer was the throwing up of the turu into the homestretch
