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CONNAUGHT PARK OPENING Foxy Quiller Defeats Thunderdrop in inthe the Inaugural Most Pretentious Pretentiousof of Initial Days Offerings OTTAWA Ont June 20 A program with the exception of the first race catering to 1 horses from the claiming ranks was pre ¬ sented for the opening of the sevenday meeting of the Connaught Park Jockey Club Despite the fact that rain fell in torrents at closing time for entries yesterday the s fields were well filled filledThe The nearest approach to a feature was i named the Inaugural and run as the fifth event though originally sent out as the fourth but changed this morning Bright sunny skies greeted the followers of the sport today and a good crowd was in at ¬ tendance The track is slowly drying out but is still in a heavy condition conditionIn In the Inaugural Foxy Quiller carried the silks of F Seremba to a handy victory over j E Richards Thunderdrop while I S Shaefers Portam took third place Ridden 1 by J Guerra Foxy Quiller went into the lead at the start was rated along and withstanding repeated challenges from Thunderdrop had a two lengths margin at the finish Thunderdrop hung on well in 1 the closing furlong and outlasted Portam 1 for second place The latter was outrun 1 in the early stages closed stoutly through 1 the stretch run just failing to get up for second place and was four lengths before Wanderoo
