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HOCHELAGA TO CANMORE Ross Colt Scores Easy Victory in Blue Bonnets Feature Close Finish in Steeplechase. MONTREAL, Que., September 7, The Hochelaga Handicap, which featured this afternoons card, resulted in an easy victory for J. K. L. Ross Canmore, a bay son of Marathon Canice, by a length from A. N Roys Arendal, while third money fell to J. K. L. Ross Hallucination, which was coupled with the winner. The field was narrowed down to five starters and the Ross pair were prohibitive choices in the wagering. The race was at three-quarters and served to bring out the best two-year-olds in this section. The start was good and fast and Arendal immediately went to the front. He was soon joined by Hallucination and the two raced as a team for the greatest part of the journey. Turner, who had the mount on Can-more, was content to restraint his mount, but when well , into the stretch, he closed up resolutely and, had Turner so elected, could have won farther off. Arendal was pretty well used up racing with Hallucination and tired, but had a Avide margin over the second string to the Ross entry. A. V. Thomas Miss Taft was fourth, several lengths back. The time for the race was 1 :13 and the victory netted the Ross coffers the sum of ,025. Canmore was top weigth and shouldered 122 pounds, conceding weight to every starter. The best steeplechase of the meeting came with the running of the second race, which was under handicap conditions and brought out a field of six. The winner came from an unexpected source, the Elliott Stables Flying Frog coming home in a stirring drive with Keltie, with The Trout third. At the end the proverbial blanket could have covered all three, with second place undecided until the official placing was displayed. The starters jumped in faultless manner and at one stage of the race any one of the first three appeared likely to win. IDEAL "WEATHER CONDITIONS. Racing conditions this afternoon were all that could be desired and a crowd of large proportions journeyed to the course to witness the decision of the card. The majority of the winners were forced to sustain hard drives to earn their respective verdicts. The speculators had a good line on the merits of the different starters and as a result well backed choices were in the ascendency. A race which was fashioned for maiden jockeys and brought out a field of eleven starters resulted in a victory for J. H. Sheas Glenn in a spirited finish with Jacobean, and Max Gold third. Fred Schroeder sent Sneezy Freezy to the post for Paul Powers in a maiden race for three-year-olds and over and she scored an easy victory over Tamper, while Florentine was third. Trainer T. K. Donohue reported this morning that Oriole, which has received his first steeplechase lessons at the Mrs. F. A. Clark farm at Cooperstown, N. Y., had been gelded and would not be seen under colors again this year. A special train will leave here on Sunday morning carrying the horses that will race at the coming Dorval meeting. Jockey J. Wallace departs for Toronto Friday night and will ride as a free lance during the Thorncliffe meeting. Entries for the opening day at Dorval Park will be accepted here on Saturday morning. The barrier will be -placed in position at Dorval Park tomorrow and schooling will be held each morning. E. J. Salt received a letter from Louisville stating that the two-year-old Royal Maid will be on the shelf for some time. During her last race a bar plate broke and half of it stuck in her foot. Jockey F. "Werner was fined 0 and suspended for the reminder of the meeting for crossing in front of the others with Ross R in the final race yesterday. Jockey R. Doyle was fined 00 for shaking his whip in front of Azrael while astride Blarney Boy yesterday. Mr. Veitch will ship the C. K. Harrison, Jr. string of jumpers to "Woodbine on Sunday. B. Holmes will ship the J. "W. Healy fencers to that point at the same time. Jockey J. Rowan leaves for Havre dt. Grace on Saturday to report to his contract employer, E. F. Whitney.
