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THORNCLIFFE PARK NOTES TORONTO Ont June 2 2Fred Fred Schelke announced that he would pur ¬ chase several horses which he would cam ¬ paign on the Canadian circuit circuitEddie Eddie Baker the well known turf writer who has been filling the position of sporting editor on the Ottawa Citizen for several years has been engaged to act as presiding steward by the British Columbia Racing Association at their eight meetings to be held at Vancouver and Arictoria Baker will leave Ottawa for the West June in inTolerate Tolerate a twoyearold by Hilarious Marie T carded as a starter in the first race was ordered scratched by the stewards Sat ¬ isfactory identification could not be furnished by owner Phol which accounted for the offi ¬ cials action actionOrlando Orlando Yzquierdo arrived from New York this morning with the three racers Wise cracker Kufiya and the twoyearold IMack hawk hawkWheatstick Wheatstick was excused from starting in the Thorndale Purse when his trainer claimed thai the gelding had pulled up sore after being galloped at the AVoodbine Park ParkThomas Thomas Gorman secretary of the Con naught Park Jockey Club was a visitor He came down from Ottawa to confer with Joseph Mclennan who will act as racing sec ¬ retary at the Connaught Park meeting Mr Gorman is quite enthusiastic over the out ¬ look for racing in Ottawa this summer and predicts that the crowds will be larger and the racing of a much higher class than in recent years Many improvements have been made to the plant plantP P G Demetri and George Gladolios the moving spirits in the Niagara Jockey Club track announced that a meeting following that track trackW W Irvine left for New York tonight to saddle Joy Smoke in Uie Suburban Dur ¬ ing his absence the Edward F Whitney horses will be looked after by J W Murray MurrayJ J B Campbell distributed among the horsemen entry blanks for the Canadian Derby and the Statler Hotel Handicap to be run at Fort Erie 5000 is added to each of these stakes and entries close June 10
