Over 8,000 At Thorncliffe Park, Daily Racing Form, 1920-06-06

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OVER 8000 AT THORNCLIFFE PARK TORONTO Ontario June 5 Despite the threat ¬ ening weather the crowd was the largest that ever witnessed an afternoon rachig at ThornclifCu Park The accommodation was faxed to capacity the attendance numbering over eight thousand com ¬ ing by train and motor motorThe The proceedings commenced with a dash for twoyearolds in which I key T led the field by a wide margin throughout and won easing up In ¬ cidentally ise established a new track record of for the fiveeighths fiveeighthsAVhoIfsale AVhoIfsale scratching reduced the field to ten starters in the second race of which Murphy at ¬ tempted to make a runaway affair but Free ¬ mans sprinter tired when the final crisis came however and he was beaten a length by Propa ¬ ganda after a mild drive driveClosing Closing up with a welltimed rush in the stretch Ynphank under a powerful finish by Butwell got up to l at Jean Bnllant by a head in the fourth race a condition affair which served as the feature of the half holiday card at Thorncliffe Park this afternoon lean Bullant came a trifle wide enter ¬ ing the stretch which cost the Sunnylaiid Stables filly the verdict verdictJ J Meaghers Plymouth Rock began well today and held his opponents all through the third race for Canidianbreds Plymouth Rocks marked the second victory of the fatcrnoon for jockey II Gibson who also landed Propaganda in front in the previous race raceAfter After being outrun to the stretch the Pons filly Antoinette closed up gamely under the whip to beat Capital City and Hackainore by a length in tho fifth race Hackainore and Ragnarok the early leaders guvo way when challenged challengedA A li I Itiidon tiidon secretary of the Hamilton Jockey Club was a visitor today arranging stabling ac ¬ commodation for those horsemen who intend ship ¬ ping to the Hamilton meeting meetingFrank Frank McGinty who will officiate us starter at thi Dnffcnn ParV meeting whirh ciiinmcurcs on yvlmsday next was a visitor today The major ¬ ity of the hoiscmiii who took part in this meeting will race at Diiferin Iark owing fo the greatly I increased yurse values which are of f500 and 000


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