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LACTARIUS CONNAUGHT CUP Son of Cudgel Milkmaid Carries Ross Colors to Success Beats Favorite Grcnlcr toy a Head Orer OrerSloppy Sloppy Track Oyster Bed Scores ScoresJn Jn Thisk Thorn Steeplechase TORONTO Ont May 26 Lactarius the brown son of Cudgel Milkmaid carrying the silks of Com J K L Ross accounted for todays feature race at Woodbine Park when he outstayed Grenier by a head in the Connaught Cup a handicap at a mile and a sixteenth The conditions of theistake called for threeyearolds and upward Canadian owners resident in Canada Lactarius was ridden by R Fisher followed the pacemaker Grenier until well inside the final eighth where he began gaining on the leader and in a sinewstraining finish got up to win in the last few strides There were six starters two of which Goldbeater and Great Rock were coupled as the D Raymond en ¬ try Grenier was the favorite and he flattered his backers by racing to the front in the run around the first turn and draw ¬ ing away on the back stretch In the mean ¬ time Lactarius was under restraint and when Grenier tired the Ross horse caught and passed him Lactarius victory marked the first score by the Ross stable at the meeting meetingHeavy Heavy showers which fell just before race time made the going sloppy The change in footing was responsible for some with ¬ drawals Well matched fields went to the post and a majority of the races furnished keen contests contestsTWO TWO FALL IN STEEPLECHASE STEEPLECHASEThe The Thisk Thorn Steeplechase over the two and a quarter mile course in which there were five starters in the treacherous footing that prevailed resulted in a good con ¬ test despite the fact that two of the starters came to grief during the running This was the second race of the afternoon and the pair saddled by J Bosley Jr for the Win burn Stable and F M Alger finished one two Oyster Bed accounted for the major portion of the purse after following the oth ¬ ers until the last quarter mile of the journey At the end he was rapidly drawing away from his stable companion Halberdier whom he beat fourth lengths while a length and onehalf further back Irish Jig took third money Bombino racing well up lost his rider after taking the thirteenth jump and Winoya after opening up a big gap for the j first turn of the field fell at the eighth jump jumpThe The Mayflower Plate the third on the pro ¬ gram and exclusively for homebreds over the mile route brought eight starters to the barrier and out of the running came the first victory for the J E Smallman stable when Meeran scored an easy victory by four lengths over Solidity with Innkeeper racing into third place just a neck to the fore of Hecate Innkeeper and Solidity were the early pacemaker with Meeran in close pur ¬ suit and when the leaders showed signs of fatigue Meeran assumed command and was rapidly increasing her lead in the final stages stagesSEAGRAM SEAGRAM STABLE COLOIIS COLOIISThe The Seagram Stable started the day off auspiciously for form students when the good Provincebred filly Young Kitty bear ¬ ing the colors of the above establishment made a runaway of the initial race that at ¬ tracted six juveniles of Canadian parentage to test their speed over the four and a half furlongs route routeYoung Young Kitty was accorded a heavy play and went postward an oddson choice and the manner in which she trounced her field gave proof that she will be one of the main dependents for the Waterloo outfit during the summer campaign At the end of the short journey and after showing the way for the greater part of the race Young Kitty had a twelvelengths lead over Anushka which in turn beat Bikos a length and a half halfGeneral General Diskin the full brother to the once good handicap horse General Thatcher making his second start under colors made good when he accounted for the fiveeighths mile sixth race to score from a good band of juveniles by a neck Rundale from the Seagram Stable was second with Marie Blanche II the public choice saving third place after showing the way for the first halfmile Merida and The Detective were the only other starters startersThe The Tally Ho Steeplechase Handicap for owners who reside in Canada and have jumpe s was added to the program at the Ontario Jockey Club as a special race and was decided as the seventh race without any wagering on the outcome Fifteen jumps was the test for the Canadianowned junipers and tlie winner came from the locally owned Riverdale Stable when Manifold was first to cross the finishing mark Helsdelite which races for Allen Case took second place al ¬ though it appeared that he would come out to a certain victory as he was leading at the time he almost fell at the final fence
