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CONNAUGHT PARK MEETING # Large Fields for Opening Day of Ottawas Spring Racing. • Queen City Purse Promises Good Contest — 300 Horses Arrire From Woodbine Park. ♦ OTTAWA, Ont., June 1. — The annual spring meeting of the Connaught Park Jockey Club will open tomorrow to run for seven days. A well-balanced program, which ha:i drawn large fields and which will be featured by the Queen City Purse at a mile and seventy yards, and the Oxford, a dash of three-quarters, holds promise of an auspicious openine. Six have been nominated for the Queen City, which in monetary value holds first place on the program. They are 1*. F. Joyces Wilkes-Barre and Harry Baker, Q. It. Kry-sons Setting Sun, the Seagram Stables Malapert, R T. Wilsons Pixola and W. A. Woolman3 Half Pint. The first five raced at Woodbine and are in splendid condition. Half Pint dodged the Woodbine meeting and has been on the grounds for some time. He is reported fit. The Oxford has been fashioned for three-year-olds and ten are named to go to the post. They are an evenly matched band and a keen race is in prospect. For the first time In recent years there is no steeplechase on the card. That there will be no lack of horses to fill the races during the meeting is indicated by the fact that every stall on the track is filled and many horsemen have been compelled to ship their charges to the Fair Grounds nearby to find stabling room. This is the first time that stabling room has been at a premium here in years and is indicative of the growing popularity of the sport in Canada. The track itself never looked prettier. Superintendent Koss has had a crew of men working en it for weeks. Showers last night and today drenched, precluding the possibility of a fast track, but fair weather has been promised for the opening and preparations have been made to handle a re*cord crowd. The following is a list of owners who are racing here for the first time: C. B. Shaffer, It. W. Carter. K. K. Bryson, G. C. Winfrey, KImer Trueman, P. Huidekoper, W. A. Wool-man, H. P. Stearns, P. B. Codd, N. Daniels, St. Bernard Stable, Ho=enstmng Bros., K. K. .Major, W. C. Trover, F. J. Kearns public stable. Mrs. J. S. McDonald, M. F. Murphy, K. H. Freck, Senator H. F. Joyce, J. P. Gro-gan. K. I* Snyder, J. H. Nicholson, W. K. Martin, P. Hackard. A special train which arrived yesterday morning brought over 300 horses from Woodbine. The trip was made without mishap and all arrived in good condition. Several improvements have been made, including the altering of the old paddock along modern lines, which makes it possible for patrons to get a good glimpse of th | thoroughbreds before post time. The clubhouse has also been remodeled and several new boxes installed. Secretary Thomas- H. Gorman has been busy catering to the large influx of horsemen who are appearing here for the first time. , +
