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SIX STRAIGHT VICTORIES Billy Kelly at Shortest Mutuel Odds on Record in Canada Continues on His Winning Way MONTREAL Qiie June 13 The running of llin Coiuiaught Cup which WHS offered as the feature attraction at Blue Bonnets this afternoon was so oiiesiiled that beyond the fact that it marked Hilly Kellys first appearance here failed to attract much attention Billy Kelly with Clavcr in the saddle had but to canter in front all the way to win and was under the stoutest restraint at the end Great Scott was second and Hedstart was third There were but three starters in the race Hilly Kelly was the shortestpriced horse returned winner since the adoption of the mutuels in Mon ¬ treal Incidentally Hilly Kelly has not met defeat this year todays being his sixth straight victory His Kxcellency the Duke of Devonshire accom ¬ panied by J K Ei ICoss was an interested spec ¬ tator in the paddock watching the saddling of the son of Dick Welles which by the way was the sole magnet for the patrons at the track today todayUnsettled Unsettled weather conditions did not have any effect on the attendance which was far above the average weekday crowd The track had dried out considerably Several sharp showers during the afternoon drove the crowd to the shelter of the stand but had little effect on the track trackThrills Thrills aplenty came with the running of the steeplechase and of the carded six to go to the post but three finished without mishap Lieutenant Seas was returned a winner over Woodruff after a hard drive with Transpero third Minion China and Hay both unseated their riders while Baronet bolted to the outside of a wing the tirst turn around aroundThe The largest field of the day paraded to the post in Hie opening dash and served as a medium to graduate Gurgling Water from the maiden ranks after a hard drive driveSix Six carloads of horses will leave the track after the last race bound for Ottawa Among them arc the strings of A L Kirby J Lumsden J W Hcaly and others othersJames James Arthur has departed on a fishing expedition and has turned over the stable to Thomas Francis to handle during his absence before shipping to Ottawa Thestnbles of T Randolph amlE T Sunimcrfleld will be Khlpped to Fort Erie and rested up awaiting racing at that point pointSPECIAL SPECIAL TRAINS TO QUEBEC CITY CITYSidney Sidney Hcnder who is in charge of the shipment of horses to the meeting which opens at Quebec City has announced that a train of five cars will leave Tuesday and ten on Wednesday from Dorval and Mount Koyal tracks II H Davis will ship Jockeys H Erickson and J Williams joined the riding colony Williams will ride for J H Dunn at Ottawa and will report to A Ei Austin at Hamilton HamiltonAmong Among those that have already arrived at Ottawa arc L Williams and K Mcllriile from New York Howard Oots Foxhead Mews and J W Graver from Toronto TorontoThe The stable of X K Heal was shipped to Ottawa yesterday Jockey George Correy accompanied the shipment shipmentThe The Clockmender a twoyearold consigned by J H Morris arrived from Hclmont Park yesterday yesterdayJ J Hud Glass was an arrival today from the western country and will resume riding ridingGeorge George Walker will ship the Brookdale stable to Connatight Park this afternoon Two trains will leave here following the last race on Tuesday TuesdayWin Win Martin will officiate as paddock judge as well as patrol judge at Ottawa OttawaJames James Johnson will ship the E G Murphy stable headed by the good twoyearold Misdeal to New York at tiie conclusion here The stable will return to participate in racing at Fort Erie ErieF F Scliclkc will take a division of the J K E Itosi stable to Hamilton tomorrow Fourteen are in the string mostly Canadian bred bredMadame Madame Melba the noted singer was an inter ¬ ested visitor this afternoon She is enroutc to her home in Australia Their excellencies the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire were guests at an In ¬ formal luncheon served in the clubnousc previous to the running of the first race Commander J K L Itoss was the host and about forty covers were laid laidMortimer Mortimer M Mahoney made a quick trip to Ot ¬ tawa and reports that many new improvements have been completed at the plant The board walk which connected the carlines to the grandstand entrance has been replaced by a blue stone walk walkThe The heavy rains which ruined the lawns in front of the grandstand here were covered by sand which added materially to the comfort of the patrons and shows a wide awake effort on the part or the new management to cater to the public
