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FEATURE GOES TO FAIR GAIN Captures Thorncliffe Parks Inaugural Attraction Three for Kenton Stable. TORONTO, Ont, September 9. Closing with speed and. courage when straightened out in the stretch the Kenton Stables Fair Gain scored a head victory, from Crack o Dawn in the ,500 Thorncliffe Autumn Purse, the fifth and feature attraction of the opening days racing at Thorncliffe Park this afternoon. Citizen and Cracl; o Dawn set the early running and the latter held on with rare gameness in the final drive. Guy, the favorite, was an easy third, but could never overtake the leaders. The performance of Fair Gain was all the more creditable considering the fact that he began none too well, but eventually covered the mile in 1:38, equaling the track record. Ideal racing conditions prevailed and a crowd c-f about 6,000 witnessed the sport. It was a field day for the Kenton Stable, which furnished three of the afternoons winners. In addition to Fair Gain the stable scored with Elemental and Thorny "Way. Elemental took the measure of some shifty sprinters in the Leaside Purse after being outrun to the stretch by Ablaze and Last One. Thorny "Way commenced the proceedings with an easy victory for the stable in the initial dash, after being outpaced until the stretch was reached. The riding of jockey M. Fator was a feature. He piloted three winners, Thorny Way, Little B?ack Sheep and Yorkist. Judge Norman Macfarlan was a visitor here today and left tonight for Montreal to officiate at the Dorval meeting. H. G. Bedwell paid his initial visit to this course today and will remain for the meeting. Judge F. "W. Gerhardy is due to arrive here on Monday from Wheeling, Va.. to assume his duties as judge and racing secretary.
