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t BLUE BONNETS NOTES $ MONTREAL, Que., June 24. Starter "William Murray, who has probably wielded the flag on as many different tracks as any man in the business, is here, having arrived from the West a few days ago. Mr. Murray is interested in a copper and lead mine in Utah. He still retains an interest in racing through his connection with the Lagoon course at Salt Lake City, Utah. Marshall Cassidy, accompanied by his crew, will motor from here to Hamilton tonight. "Happy" Gordon, who looks after the engagements of jockey "Sonny" Workman, leaves for New York at the conclusion of the meeting. He reports that Workman will be ready to accept mounts about July 1. "Buddy" Wingfield was an arrival from Latonia. He Is here to do the starting at the Delorimier Park meeting. Larry Daly is one of his assistants. R. Townrow is now a full-fledged rider. After winning with Peter Whiffle the other day, in order to comply with the rules of racing, he was forced to take out a jockeys license. "Buddy" Wingfield reports that a twenty-day meeting is contemplated at Hainesville, Ohio. The plans are to give six open races and one race for gentlemen riders every day. T. J. Healy came up from New York to arrange for the transfer of the Wilson-Salmon horses from here to Belmont Park. It is possible that a division of thestable, will be sent up from Saratoga for the next meeting at Blue Bonnets. Mr." Healy reports that jockey Willie Curran, who suffered a separa-tion of the shoulder as a result of a fall while riding at the Fairmount Park track, had returned to New York. The lads injured shoulder will keep him but of the saddle for a month or six weeks. When he resumes riding he will confine his efforts to the metropolitan circuit Dr. Sullivan, one of Saratogas best known physicians, was a visitor. He came up to take in the closing days sport at Blue Bonnets. - J. C. Dow, representing W. M. Skinker of The Plains, Va., was an arrival. His mission here is in search of suitable material for hunters. While at Akron he secured the racers Sombreo and Stanley-H., and this morning "purchased from-N. Macfarlane the three-year-old Little Nipper. He will be at Delorimier Park, looking over material at that course. Mr. Dow reports that the first crop of the Tracery stallion. Queens Guild, are splendid looking individuals. Queens Guild is an imported horse which was purchased from the Laurel Park Stud and was a frequent winner in England. Herman Conklin and Judge Gilles accepted entries for the opening day at Hamilton and telegraphed the money to secretary Joseph McLennan. Clem McCarthy, secretary at Delorimier Park, reports something like four hundred and fifty horses stabled at Delorimier, Mount Royal and Blue Bonnets, which will participate in the racing at the half-mile course. Among the more prominent stables racing here which are shipping to Hamilton are the big establishment of J. P. Smith, and also the band that J. J. Murphy is handling for various New York owners. John Donovan, who is here acting as manager of the Smith stable, left for Hamilton immediately after the running of the seventh race. He was accompanied by jockey J. Hastie, the clever apprentice who headed the list of winning jockeys at Blue Bonnets. J. J. MacCambridge, whose colors were carried to victory by Partake in the opening race, plans to go from here to Hamilton. It is possible that Mr. MacCambridge may elect to race his horses at Fort Erie and the Windsor meetings. Jockeys Paul Madeira and D. Pribble were arrivals. They are here to ride at Delorimier Park. Many of the important western stables and several of the eastern ones, among them a division of the Max Hirsch stable and Tom McCreerys stable, have already made known their intention of racing at Windsor.
