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BABBLE CONNAUGHT WINNER R H New Racer Leads Small Field in Beaverdale Purse CIrcuIct Knees In Host Form to Gain Decision DecisionOver Over Saratoga aiaje King Charles CharlesScores Scores an Easy Victory OTTAWA Ont June G Babble the son of Chatterton Charlotte B racing for Ryland H New in a gamelyfought finish was winner of the Beaverdale Purse the Friday feature of the plant of the Connaught Park Jockey Club Driving into sec ¬ ond place and meeting defeat by three parts of a length came Fantad the colorbearer of T Calcina while to land in third place eight lengths behind the Calcina starter came Mrs J S Deans Skid The only other member oC the party was Mountain Grass GrassSix Six were originally scheduled to match strides in this event the best of the second days offering but a change in track condi ¬ tions brought about the withdrawals of Little Nap and Song of Songs leaving but four to compete competeBabble Babble was sent out to lead the way Fantad went along in chase and the pair were just a slight margin in front of Moun ¬ tain Grass which was just showing the way to Skid Babble was slightly in hand aa Fantad offered a serious bid leaving the back stretch and it was here that N Wall sent the New starter along at his best clip He readily drew into a clear lead Fantad was not through however and he challenged again during the closing stages but Babble was easily equal to his task taskShowers Showers that visited Connaught Park be ¬ fore noon and continued until an hour before post time caused many withdrawals Despite the threatening conditions a good crowd turned out when the sun broke through the clouds cloudsThe The Senator Belcourt Purse was the offer ¬ ing that began the sport for the afternoon and in this a test of five furlongs for juve ¬ niles Black Shirt from the E F Sanford barn registered his initial victory He won in a drive from the oddson choice Coclc Robin from the stable of R Whitney Third went to Brimsey in the silks of J Living ¬ ston Black Shirt showed the way from the start and he at no time showed any inclina ¬ tion to tire in the sticky footing footingOf Of the eleven starters that vied for honors in the second race T Sullivans colors were borne to an easy victory when King Charles galloped to a six lengths triumph over Illu ¬ mine from the stable of A L Taylor and grouped in the field Wander Lou was an exceedingly close fourth and the others more or less strung out outKing King Charles always at home over the local course found the track to his liking1 and racing along in pursuit of Illumine and Yankee Rock for the first half mile forged into the lead entering the stretch and once in front readily drew away until at the end he was a half dozen lengths to the good Illumine lasted under a hard drive to stave off Lawless while the others were never able to offer any serious contention contentionThe The first success for the Seagram Stable in some time and the first triumph for that establishmenf on the Quebec circuit this season took place with the running of the third race A smart lot of sprinters engaged for honors and it was Circulet that earned the big share of the purse He led practically throughout the trip to take the measure of Saratoga Maje from the B L Squires stable by a length with third going to I Wilsons Portsur PortsurMcGinnis McGinnis sent Circulet up on the inside down the back stretch and once in com ¬ mand rated the homebred along under mild restraint Through the closing stages when Saratoga Maje challenged McGinnis struck his mount a few times to make sure of vic ¬ tory Portsur was beaten four lengths for second place placeThe The fourth event another test at six fur ¬ longs which was given over to the cheaper grade sprinters resulted in a ridiculously easy triumph for M B Pierces Sun Sweeper He sped through the muddy footing and won by five lengths over Torrito which landed second three lengths in advance of A M Mounces Lord Britain Sun Sweeper was making his first start of the year yearSteve Steve Judge has shipped the horses of Miss E T Fullerton and E Kane to Washington Park Jockey C Ponce accompanied the shipment and will do the riding for these outfits at the Chicago track Jockey E Goodrich becomes a fullfledged rider Saturday losing his apprentice allow ¬ ance on that day
