Connaught Prospects Good: All the Leading Canadian Stables Will Race Their Horses at Coming Ottawa Meeting., Daily Racing Form, 1922-05-13

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CGPJAUGHTPRQSPECTS GOOD All the Leading Canadian Stablss Will Race Their Horses at Coming Ottava Meeting OTTAWA Ont May 12 The spring meet ¬ ing of the Connaush Parlr Jockey Club May 30 to June C promises to be ona of the most successful in the history of Xhat organiza ¬ tion The Connaught Park traek is one of the most popular with the horsemen and the general public It is one of the young ¬ est on the Canadian circuit and its manage ¬ ment has always treated the visiting horse ¬ men so well that they all have a soft spot in their hearts for Connaught Park Over 15000 will be offered in stakes and purses at the spring meeting and the feature will be the Chateau Laurier Handicap which is to be run on Saturday June 3 the kings birthday There will be one steeplechase each afternoon as well as an event for Cana dianbreds The program book will be dis ¬ tributed among the horsemen when the On ¬ tario Jockey Club meeting gets under way at Woodbine Park on Saturday May 20 20The The Connaught Park meeting will take place under the patronage and in the pres ¬ ence of their excellencies Baron and Lady Cyng and the opening will be marked by the presence of many members of tha cabinet the senate and the house of com ¬ mons Hon Senator Belcourt is again presi ¬ dent of the Connaught Park Jockey Club while Mr Stewart McClenaghan has been reelected chairman of the management com ¬ mittee mitteeAll All the big Canadian stables will send their horses to Connaught Park reservations al ¬ ready having been made for Commander J K L Ross Edward Seagram the Brookdale Stable and many others The American con ¬ tingent will also be a large one and arrange ¬ ments are being made to look after all the available horses through the leasing of extra stabling room right close to Connaught Park Officials for the Connaught Park meeting will of course be appointed by the Canadian Racing Associations under whose jurisdiction the Ottawa races take place placeThe The Connaught Park meeting follows three days after the close at Woodbine Park and most of the horses will ship from Woodbine to Ottaka Many others are coming direct from Maryland to Ottawa while Montreal will of course supply a large number of entries for the Connaught Park program


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