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CONNAUGHT PARK NOTES OTTAAVA Ont June 9 9Much Much praise was given to track superinten ¬ dent Alfred Lajoy by horsemen racing at Connaught Park for the excellent condition of the track which compares at present with any in the Dominion of Canada CanadaThomas Thomas Patrick Gorman who contracted to return to Agua Caliente for the summer meeting at that course that begins July 4 left Ottawa Saturday for the Mexican course Mr Gorman will act as assistant manager to James N Crofton and predicts that the summer meeting the first to be held tinder the leadership of Messrs Bowman and Crofton will be a banner one oneTo To conform with the regulations of the C R A a specially built room was added to the secretarys office here for the exclu ¬ sive use of the stewards stewardsJockey Jockey R AAratson who rode Spanish Aster to victory in the final race Thursday at Con naught Park was fined 10 and suspended for three days by the stewards for crossing the others too sharply in the run to the first turn turnJockeys Jockeys R Townrow and G Riley both of whom are affiliated with the H C Hatch stable journeyed down from Toronto to aug ¬ ment the riding colony here hereThe The fair sex will be allowed a free gate at Connaught Park Monday the first of the present meeting This was decided upon after a meeting of the directors of the local course Friday afternoon afternoonT T J Healey who trains the H P AVhit ney string wired Louis Angevino clerk of the course at Blue Bonnets for reservations for seven or eight head of horses that ho will ship from New York at an early date Several of the AVhitney racers are entered in the stakes to be run at the Montreal Jockey Club course courseThe The following stakes to be decided at Blue Bonnets closed Saturday Kindergarten AVindsor Hotel Cup and the Connaught Cup These three races according to Louis Anr gevine have filled exceptionally well
