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j ; | I i j ! ! i I j j j j ] j i ! I I j ! | j I • ; ■ 1 ■ j OPENING AT BLUE BONNETS » — —- Spring Meeting of Montreal Jockey Club Begins Auspiciously. Muffet Takes kinrtrr-rnrtrn Stakes AVhen Hastings Iscs Toor Judgment on W. J. Salmons Zeppelin. I MONTREAL, Que., June 11.— The W. J. Salmon stable lost the Kindergarten Stakes at Blue Bonnets this afternoon through a poor judged ride. Zeppelin carried the colors of the New York turfman and he was ridden by Hastings. Beginning well and following the pace closely to the top of the home stretch Zeppelin began gaining on the leaders in the last eighth. He was on the outside of Kndor and Muffet, but for some reason Hastings elected to take his mount down on the inside and in the last sixteenth attempted to squeeze through between this pair. Th result was that he was crowded in the last ten yards and forced to pull up. Hastings was alone to blame, for it looked like he was trying to go through an im- possible opening. Had he come to the out-| side he would have won off by himself. Muffet was the winner. She was ridden by CTaver, followed her stable companion. En-dor, until rounding the far turn, where she went into an easy lead and, although tiring. lasted long enough to beat Zeppelin by a length. The Kindergarten Stakes was worth |1.425 net to the winner. The Montreal Jockey Club was favored by ideal weather for its opening program and a large crowd journeyed out to Blue Bon-i nets to give the meeting a good send-off. Spirited racing was in order and spec.ilaton was keen. The attendance in the clubhouse enclosure was especially large. There arc more horses here than in several years and the meeting promises to be a most successful one. Eight started in the mile and an eighth journey in the second. It was won by Isa-1 man ridd.n by the diminutive Bourassa. After overhauling Spirea, the pacemaker on1 the quarter turn, he moved into the lead and kept it to the end under gentle urging. Lucky Antoine after following within striking distance of the leaders all the way came with a rush at the end to outgame Spirea, which tired slightly from her early efforts. Letter-man came out of the race lame. Vitamin Continued on sixteenth page. OPENING AT BLUE BONNETS Continued from first page. the favorite, wheeled at the start and was j left. The opening race for maiden two-year-olds at four and a half furlongs found E. F. Whitneys Cinderetta an easy winner. Butwell had her away quickly and she took command in the first sixteenth from Commander J. 1C L. Ross Botch and the finish found her five lengths in front. Botch was the one to race closest to her all the way. Janis D.. was outrun early, but closed fast in the stretch to trim Winkles for the third place. Coming through the stretch with a great rush Briar Sweet was up in the concluding strides to win the third race going away. This race was for Canadians-breds at five and a half furlongs and Briar Sweet was the favorite. She was badly outrun in the early stages while Irish Belle and War Tank were battling for the lead, but once straightened out she closed the gap between her and the leaders with rapid strides and Thompson had her home a winner the last few strides. Iapped on Briar Sweet at the end were Bachelor of Arts and Fair and Warmer. Both ran corking races. War Tank was fourth. He forged to the front in the last seventy yards but collapsed suddenly right at the end. Irish Belle after sotting .he pace until she was midway in the stretch bled and was eased up. The Jockey Club Purse at a mile proved tii-- easiest sort of victory for the Seagram | Stables entry. Bedstone. The latter ejaja riddon by Kennedy and in the early stages raced in*o a long lead. He was in hand most of the way and at the finish had a I five lengths lead over the favorite. Golden Kule. which beat Harry Baker by a scant . length for second place. l.astor 11.11s and Carlton were quickest ■ to begin in the sixth race and they drew | away from their opponents an 1 raced like a toam to tho top of the stretch, when- lley wt at a hit widi- Amor 1a.tria" came Ihrough next tin- rail at this stage and. drawing awa; into an o.usy land, hold command for tin- n-mainder of the way and lad a load of two length! anil a half ever Ensign at tin- end. The la tor closed witli a rush and uulu im.-il tin- tiring I irector. J. Butwill and OoetJT T e I. inn j.rov d a winning oomliination in the seventh raca, Butwell not his n-.oiiiit off in front, raced mio an ..o-:. Lad rounding the first tarn, and was in h.inil uir.i straightened out in Hi l.oin. stnt.h. arisen fee arerei awa to win by live lengths. .Mal.i]n-rt was s i .Ml. foil.-1. DSJtha in front of Frosty Buy. Hi_ir-at-I..i .i . | the favo.-ito, was lost,
