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CONNAUGHT PARK OPENING • Large Crowd Turns Out for Inau- ration of Sport in Ottawa. ♦ Qneen Citj rursv to IFarry Baker — Seagram Stables Kdlsto Scores Easy Victory In Oxford 1urse. OTTAWA, Ont., June 2. — A large crowd turned out for the opening of the Connaught Park meeting at the track back of Hull this afternoon. Threatening weather prevailed until about noon, when the sun came out and the afternoon was a perfect one for outdoor sport. Track conditions were bad, the heavy rains that fell during the night made the going deep and holding. The Queen City Purse, the feature race on the card, fell to Harry Baker, wh:oh made a runaway of the race, leading his rivals from the start and racing under restraint most of the way. Howard had him in hand at the end, where he led Setting Sun by a length and a half. The latter might have done better had Leyland permitted him to go along In the early stages. Instead he kept him back and when asked to improve his position he tired. It was a two-horse race all the way. Edisto was an easy winner for the Seagram stable. His victory came with the running of the Oxford lurse. which was run as the fourth race. Kennedy sent him to the front at the start and ne made all the pace, having a four lengths margin over Gymkhana at the end. It was a desperate battle between Gymkhana and Faddist for second place and the former just did last long enough. Volante tired in the going. It was his maiden effort since the Miami meeting acd he was probably not up to a bruising race. W. Irvine saddled the first winner at the meeting when he sent Ii F. Whitneys Compromise to the post in the opening dash. Compromise was ridden by J. Butwell, followed the pacemakers to the stretch turn, where he came through on the insid and finishd full of courage, outgamed Cosy to win going away by a length and a half. Briar Sweet was an easy winner in the second. Alexander rode her intelligently. In the early stages he kept her under restraint and permitted Wedding Prince and Isoletta to race themselves into exhaustion. He •waited until entering the home stretch before making his move and, when called on. Briar Sweet moved up with a rush and assuming an easy lead to win with plenty in reserve. K. F. Whitney made it a double when New Beauty came back and won the third race. Butwell, about the best rider up here, had the mount He rushed New Beauty to the front when the start came and, opening up a two long hs lead in the first eighth, rated her in front the remainder of the way and at the end had a lengths margin over Bullet Proof. The latter was off very slowly and closed an immense gap after working his way up on the outside rounding the far turn. At the end he tired and was driving to the limit to beat Muskallonge by a length. Cant Say No spread-eagled his opponents In the sixth race and had all the luck in the race, slipping through next the rail at the first turn, then drew away into a long lead. At the end he tired badly and was staggering to beat the rapidly closing Frosty Boy to win by a length and a half. Doughnut made all the pace in the seventh race and won by a couple of lengths from Ballotcar. The latter closed fast in the stretch run and was wearing the winner down. There was a jam soon after the start when the winner bore over to the inside and shut off Asa Jewell and Simoon.
