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FINAL DAY AT CONNAUGHT • — Juveniles Furnish Entertainment in Main Races on Program. ♦ Skid Carries Colors of Mrs. J. Simpson 1 eaa to a Head Victory Over Dark Simon — Ladles Day. ♦ OTTAWA, Ont.. June 12.— For the final day of a successful spring meeting at Con-naught Park, the attraction arranged fon getaway day was the second race, called the Aylmer Purse, a condition affair that attracted six of the better grade juveniles. The result was a mild surprise when Skid, racing for Mrs. L Simpson Dean, emerged victorious after a severe drive. Second to the winner, and beaten by a head for the major division of the prize, was Dark Simon. in the silks of J. Simon Healy. Play Ball, the well-backed favorite, was third, after a rough race. Impertinent and Washington Canie were the two others that started, but both gave way after racing in advance of the above trio for the first half mile of the short distance. Skid was last to get under way from a good start, but displayed a high order of speed after settling into his stride and, displacing his rival steadily, gained command on the stretch turn, and umler hard riding. was able to earn the verdict. Dark Simon was a bit slower than usual in getting away, but he, too, displayed exceptional speed and fought it out gamely. Play Ball, after being pocketed along the inner rail, finished fast after dropping to last place on the I :rn. Ladies day and a well-arranged program brought out a big crowd for the final days sport at the local course. The sport was on a par with previous days, with the except i mi of Saturday. Track conditions were of the best and several close and exciting finishes resulted. Sunfast, racing for J. x . White, registered brackets after a stirring stretch drive and accounted for the opening dash of the day, at five and a half furlongs, that brought a limit field into action, in which Kia was the choice. Sunfast, racing in pursuit of the pace cut out by Bob Johnson and Kia, came with good speed during the final stages and in a severe drive earned a head decision. Kia took second place after moving into command at the stretch turn, while Bob Johnson lasted long enough to be third in advance of Snakebite and the others. Sprinters started in the three-quarter race, that was third on the program, and another well backed choice suffered defeat when Circus Rider, a rank outsider amongst the half dozen starters, gained a close decision over J. P. Whites Everytime by a head. Saratoga Maje was third and Glacial had no trouble in leading the other two starters home. Circus Rider was overlooked largely due to suffering defeat from an ordinary band a few days ago. She had plenty of speed today and raced in pursuit of the pacemakers from the start. When called on for the final drive, she readily displaced the leaders and, once in command, withstood a tedious drive willingly to stave off the favorites rush. The winner covered the route in 1:13*1 and was ridden by N. Wall. J. D. Weldon furnished the winner of the fourth race, which attracted a field of nine. Fasciste reached the end six lengths before P. Gormans Brevet, which raced to second place, while Open Hand, one that received but meager support, galloped into third place to lead Master Bobbie and the others. Fasciste was never far from the pacemaker. Master Bobbie, and Brevet moved up to the pair approaching the stretch turn and, gaming command, came away rapidly until he was a half dozen lengths in the clear. The start was marred when Crepe Satin refused to leave with the others, although they were all away in good fashion. The usual upset that generally results when homebreds offer contention came with the running of the fifth race, in Whih Plaguer and Phanariot were well backed choices. Mrs. A. R, Lawsons Galopin Diamond, beaten a few days ago by the Seagram representative, was the one to reach the end of the mile and seventy yards in front of his opponents. At the finish he enjoyed a two lengths lead, while Plaguer, in earning second place, was just a head in advance of Phanariot, with the others strung out many lengths in back of the placed trio. Jockey E. T. Moore was fined 5 by the stewards for cutting across the others after the start of the fifth race, in which he had the mount on King Charles. a
