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CLOSE FINISHES IN HILLCREST RACING. Toronto, Ont., Angus! IC Keen and exciting finishes marked the second days racing at Hillcrest Park. GeMea Rahy, Lady Innocence, Pabna and Al Court were all nnder hard drives to win their respective races by narron margins. Al Court, the medium of a heavy plunge, being hacked from 5 to 2 down hi ti to 5. just ,,i up to beat Zali bj a bead in tbe concluding race. King Chilton graduated ii iii. maiden class when he made a sii m of his opposition in the initial race. Palma scored ■ rack] iinsi rlctorj in the lift 1 1 race over Dick Dead wood, which ran out on the stretch turn, hut I r w!d h be would tun,- wen easily. An accident marred the running of the tilth race. On the lii -t tin ii after the Held had gone about aa eighth Little En till. Irish Kid and George si. ii stumbled over him, : -go Stoii breaking ■ leg and being destroyed. Fortunately the jockeys escaped injury and continued ridiug. Favorite* land poorly, only two scoring. Cullen and Doyle divided the riding honors with two win ncrs each. P. stins Deviltry is oa tbe ailing list with a high temperature and threatened with pneumonia and was withdrawn from the eighth race. After the sixth race F. Statoa sold privately Theresa Bethel to I.. B. Chapman.
