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f c p Si ti a p a f t h s ; y a , t I, r t | iu , , « ,• | CROWD AT DUFFERIN PARK CIVIC HOLIDAY HELPS BRING OUT AN AT. TENDANCE TESTING TRACK S CAPACITY. Six Favorites Reward the Industrious Form Students — Coppertown Well Backed — Jockey Neylon a Free Lance at the Track. Toronto. Ont.. Aug. 2. — The civic holiday crowd that turned out at Dufferin Park this afternoon again taxed t • capacity the accommodations of the plant, over 0,000 passing the turnstiles. The weather was cloudy, but the track was at its best. Fifteen bookmakers wen in line and the speculation was brisk. Two carloads of horses arrived bare this morning fr Hamilton, including the stables of K. J. onnell. K. . Kgan and A. B. dates. D. Hills Yankoelotus raptured a blood vessel while in his stall at llilletest Park this morning and was destroyed. The Jersey Cttj Club of the International League. beaded by Manager Joe Teaajer, was in attendance this afternoon as the guests of the Metropolitan Racing Association. Jockey A. Neylon arrived from Hamilton and will ride as a free lance here during the remainder of the meeting. Jockey Q. Cruise had his tirst mount 1 race when be plaited The I rchin into thud place in the ti 1 1 li race. Pay Streak bled during the running of the seventh race. Jockey Wolatenholm suffered I badly scraped leg when Dixie collided with the fence in the seventh race and he was suspended for two days by starter MeCinity for disobedience at the post. The form -tudents had an inning, six favorites being successful, the best backed Of all being Coppertown.
