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MORE RACING AT TORONTO Thorncliffe Park Entertains 7.000 Spectators Monday. Thomasine Captures Thorndale Handicap — Leaslde Parse to Ensign — Easy for Billy Star. — m TORONTO, Ont., June 1.— The Thorndale Handicap, the feature of the opening day at Thorncliffe Park, fell to the credit of Thomasine, the four-year-old daughter of Superman — Thamar, which races for J. H. Shreve, with Commander Ross Golden Rule an easy second over Belpre. The field dwindled down to six horses and the running showed it really a two-horse race between Thomasine and Golden Rule. Lieutenant II. started out at a lively clip and was chased hard by Golden Rule and the Potts gelding gave way after going three-quarters, with Thomasine four lengths back and there looked nothing to it but a victory for Ross son of Wrack. Corey then called on Thomasine and she moved up rapidly and collared Golden Rule at the eighth post. Golden Rule had enough a sixteenth out and the winner gradually drew out and finished with speed in reserve. When Lieutenant II. quit Belpre fell into third place and remained there unchallenged. Broiling hot weather was the offering of the weather man for the opening day of tho meeting but 7,000 journeyed to the Leaside course for the the afternoons entertainment. Straw hats were much in order and coat sleeves were quite prominent on the lawn. Programs were pressed into service as fans. Still, the heat was a welcome relief after the cold experienced during the Ontario Jockey Club meeting. Scratches played havoc with the Thorndale Handicap, the feature of the opening program, at a mile and a sixteenth, and when the blue pencil was finished only six remained of the original field. In the Leaside Purse, at three-quarters that came sixth on the program, lOnsign had no trouble in beating his rivals and was Contiuui-d un fiftf-cnUi paye. MORE RACING AT TORONTO Continual from first psxe under restraint at the finish to win by half a lenjrth from K. J*. Snmmerflplds Night j Shade, John S. Mosby taking the third portion of the purse. It did not take Knsipn long I to reach the front, where he was followed i closely by Merulina, but the latter was j through after the run down the back stretch. where Night Shade and John F. Kleaver moved up. Night Shade went after the leader In the stretch and closed considerable ground, but Kennedy saved Knsign to win by half a ! length, while John F. Mosby was three, lengths away. A field of twelve answered the bugle in the last race of the day, which was at one and a , sixteenth miles under claiming conditions, and Billy Star was an easy winner from H. G. : Bedwells Van Patrick and Fair Rowena was third. Van Patrick was early in front and was chased hard by Iampus all down the back stretch, where the latter tired. Billy Star had steadily Improved his position to take the lead at the stretch by a slight mar-pki. Billy Star wtr drawing away in the run home, while Van Patrick hung on tenaciously to stand off the fast-closing Fair Rowena. There were fifteen sent to the post in the opening race, a claiming dash at five and a half furlongs, and Pat Casey came fast in the stretch to gain a length victory over True American, with Kingsclere third. Pictin and Kingsclere were the ones to make the pace, with True American and Pat Casey close behind. Pictin tired in the strech run and Kir.gsclere went to the front, followed by True American. Running fast Iat Casey came with a good burst of speed and headed True American and Kingsclere in the last fifty yards. In the third race, at five and a half furlongs for Canadian-foaled. Foden gave Lea-side a powerful stretch ride to win by half a length from James Arthurs Atlantida. with Puff Ball third. Dave Garritys Bengore set out to make a runaway of the affair, but at the stretch head he had enough and Atlantida and Puff Ball, which had not been far away, moved out, with Puff Ball on the front end, and in the run home Seaside came through on the rail and in a hard drive outgamed Atlantida. which In turn was only half a length in front of Puff Ball. Roller set out to make the pace and lasted until the stretch, and Pablo, which had been next, also gave up the ghost at that point Bonfire was showing in front in the stretch run, with Gayly always close up and Vir-glnius coming fast. The latter first collared Gayly and disposed of the Haymaker colt, but it took longer to gain on Bonfire and the pair had a mighty struggle in the last hundred yards, with Virginius getting the verdict by a nose. Sir Leonid was made the public choice in the fourth race, which was for three-year-olds and over at a mile and a sixteenth, and, although he was away back in the early run- I ning, won as he pleased for J. M. Collins j when he was called on by Schaefer. Valentino went to the front and held on to the | stretch, but Sir Leonid w;is too strong and , went on to win easily. Owasco was close up , all the way, but was unable to be better than , third.
