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WORTHMORE ALL THE WAY Shows Flash of Old-Time Speed to Win Blue Bonnets Feature. H. T. Palmer and Jockey J. Smith In Double Triumph Partake Atones for Recent Failures Lemnos Wins. MONTREAL., Que., June 24. Worthmore, the six-year-old son of Thunderer Lady Moonet which races for the Canadian sportsman W. H. Wright, scored his first victory in a long time when he won the St. Jean Bap-tiste Handicap at Blue Bonnets this afternoon. Ridden by J. Josiah and carrying top weight, Worthmore led his opponents from the start, and at the finish had a margin of one length over Powhatan. The winner set a fast pace all the way, running his first quarter in :23 and the half mile in :47. The field in the St Jean Baptiste Handicap numbered six, Accomplish and Ugo II. being withdrawn. It was a good betting race, with Sunsard having a slight call over the others. They were sent away promptly to a moving break and Worthmore quickly assumed command and was never headed. Powhatan furnished keen opposition the entire way but was never able to get on even terms with the leader. The Irish racer Thestylis was third, beaten off four length for second place. Todays victory marked the first that the Wright stable has scored in Canada. Worth-more was purchased by his present owner for a stock horse but, according to report, was not a success, and failed to get any of the mares he covered in foal. He was put back In training this spring and went to the post in six races since the opening of the Woodbine meeting in the spring. JIBE IN EAST FASHION. A double was completed . for both H. T. Palmer and jockey J. Smith, when Jibe, Installed the choice for the fourth race, de- cided over the mile route, was returned the winner in easy fashion, after he had shown the way from the release of the barrier to sprint into a commanding lead which r served him in good stead throughout the race. At the end Jibe was being eased up with an advantage of five lengths as hs winning margin. Subtle raced into second place, while The Plainsman took the third share of the purse. "Uranus received strong support for the race, but at no stage of the journey was he a factor. After four failures were chalked up against J. J. McCambridges Partake, the fifth start-of her career on the Canadian tracks found her capable of beating those she was asked to match strides with in the race of the afternoon that attracted a field of seven to strive for honors over the five-eighths course. The winner, installed an odds-oh - choice, under a severe drive, managed to overtake her rivals during the final quarter of the distance, to score by three parts of a length. Second portion of the purse fell to Grey of Dawn, which just managed to save the award by a scant nose from The Maid. Ella Rufus, well fancied for the race, was knocked out of all contention when the winner came over on her as the field straightened away for the final run to the imaginary wire. SECOND SUCCESS OF MEETING. Lemnos added the second set of brackets to his credit at this meeting when he again showed the way throughout the three-quarters of the second race to score in hollow style from a real good band of sprinters. This marked the third consecutive score for the Wilmhurst gelding and in his present form he appears destined to keep up his winning streak. Lemnos and Heartache shared closely for honors in the wagering and they monopolized the first two places. Heartache finished second to the winner after being away last from a walking up start and Bhe was forced to circle her opponents to finish six lengths behind the winner and just a head separated her from Eggnog. Brown Rock proved the best of the nine starters that faced the barrier in the third race, when she took command soon after the start and, stalling off keen early opposition from Sol and Invictus, her nearest rivals for the first half-mile, continued with good courage when Black Sea challenged, during the final quarter-mile, crossing the winning mark with a length advantage. Black Sea easily held second place safe, haying a margin of two lengths over the stoutly supported Cooncan, which was never able to reach the front, as has been his custom. . The sixth race on the card for the poorer class of platers, resulted in one of the closest finishes that has been witnessed in these parts in some time when four of the eight starters came to the finish so closely aligned that it was necessary that the official placing determine the winner. When the numbers were displayed the winning end of the purse was awarded to Michael B., which showed a great reversal of form over his previous races. Second money was given to Jasonette, which appeared to have finished third, and Sniper which, from the stands appeared to have finished second, was placed out of the money. The plater The Code, in J. Simon Healeys band, pulled up a bit sore after a workout this morning. Mr. Healey plans to ship the horses he brought up from New York back to the Empire course. He has already arranged to bring up rather a pretentious band for the summer meetings at Dorval and Blue Bonnets. A
