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MONTREAL RACING POPULAR 1 MONTREAL Que May 8 Another large crowd turned out for todays racing at Mai sonneuve Park The going was again deep and muddy owing to the heavy showers of the weekend but bright skies and sunshine made the overhead conditions good The followers of form were jolted in the opener when Huntress came from behind to beat Golden Red in a grueling finish The winner paid better than 10 to 1 in the mutuels mutuelsThe The public choice Bills Luck had no trouble annexing the second but Waac had to wltstand a hard drive all through the stretch to nose out Service Flag FlagThe The fourth which was the carded feature attracted a field of but four after the scratches were announced and Midian ably ridden by Dawson outlasted the favorite Count Boris in a stretch drive both out finishing the pacemaker Split Silk SilkW W O Stoner has arrived here from Louis ¬ ville with two horses and C N Freeman got in from Pimlico with twelve There are nearly 300 horses stabled at the local tracks tracksPresiding Presiding steward W J Morrison who un ¬ derwent an operation Saturday at a local hospital is reported somewhat improved but will be unable to resume his duties for sev ¬ eral weeks
