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BLACK DIAMOND BEATEN Salmon Favorite Runs Second to Table Talk at Long Branch Thorncllffc Stable and Jockey Aimers Meet MeetWith With Marked Success on Opening Day Campbells Taudlnne Wins TORONTO Ont June 4 Table Talk from the Thorncliffe Stable rounded out a double victory for that establishment when she scored in the Oakville Handicap the best offering on the opening days program at Long Branch This feature was over the seven furlongs distance and attracted a field of six from the handicap division W J Salmons Black Diamond the favorite was second after racing in that position from practically the outset C Hastings Little Gyp finished third ahead of Berber and Perlapides headed the only remaining starter Woolorac which raced far back throughout and appeared to sulk sulkGeorge George Paliner sent them on their way after a minute at the post and the Thorn ¬ cliffe representative soon dashed into the lead with Little Gyp and Black Diamond heading the others Mann sent the Salmon colt up on the outside and for a brief instant rounding the turn it appeared as though he might go by Aimers sensed the danger of the challenge and released Table Talk from restraint She again opened up a clear length which she maintained to the finish Black Diamond appeared to be bearing out all through the race and never after making his one threat was he able to endanger the winner Little Gyp after being prominent from the start began tiring in the last six ¬ teenth mile and barely lasted to hold the minor award awardThis This was the second winner of the after ¬ noon for T Aimers who had ridden Refiner for the same stable stableIDEAL IDEAL RACING CONDITIONS CONDITIONSId Id car conditions prevailed for the opening days sport The racing strip is at its best and one of the largest weekday crowds of the Toronto season was on hand to welcome back the sport at the Long Branch course courseTqudlane Tqudlane racing for W G Campbell was an easy winner of the opening dash that en ¬ gaged ten ordinary sprinting platers G W Browns Federal Reserve finished second and Billy Bozo was third Taudlane was backed into favoritism and his victory was loudly acclaimed as it marked the first success of the Toronto season for this local owner ownerEbuford Ebuford backed to the exclusion of the others in the second race made his opposi ¬ tion appear ordinary when he was an easy winner Lieutenant II raced to second place and Deronda was third a neck back Tommy Burns did not hurry Ebuford in the early j stages gradually improving his position on the back stretch He went to the front while still under restraint and drew away to win as his rider pleased pleasedLieutenant Lieutenant II raced into command before completing the first furlong and was hard ridden in an effort to keep pace with the win ¬ ner when the latter made his move for the leadership Jfter making his effort to keep pace he began tiring and was doing his best to hold Deronda safe Deronda was slow to get going and finished with a brilliant burst of speed in the stretch The winner negotiated the seven furlongs in 129 129EASY EASY FOR CONTEMPLATE CONTEMPLATEH H C Hatchs Contemplate the third favor ¬ ite to score in as many races kept the favorite players happy The victory of Con ¬ template was a hollow one Outclassing his opponents he dashed into the lead at his riders call opened up a big margin on his nearest opponent and at the finish was being pulled up six lengths in advance of Colonel Seth wliich enjoyed the same margin over Cabellsdale CabellsdaleRose Rose Lady was the one that pursued the winner closest in the first five furlongs but her early efforts took so much out of her that she quit badly to finish in fifth place Colonel Seth found some difficulty in the early stages but found clear sailing after swinging out of the back stretch He was never able to get within striking distance of the flying leader but was easily the best of the others Contemplate found a new home after his winning performance Mrs J Burks represented by High Skip claim ¬ ing him for his entered price of 1500 1500Homebreds Homebreds furnished the sport in the one mile of the fourth and its result was a victory for Refiner from the Thorncliffe Stable ridden by the apprentice T Aimers Mrs A E Alexandras Bloomtip was sec ¬ ond while the third portion of the purse went to Pandorus from the Seagram Stable which was a length and a half ahead of Lindsay A Brent who saddled Great Rock in the seventh race at Thorncliffe for Mrs A E Alexandra on Tuesday claimed Bloom tip for 2000 2000In In the absence of A E Alexandra who left for Windsor to attend the funeral of his father Great Rock was saddled by Arthur Brent in the seventh race raceHappy Happy Gordon the outrider at the Mary ¬ land tracks was an arrival He will remain over for the Long Branch meeting
