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LONG BRANCH MEETING OPENS + Crowd Exceeds Expectation — Storm Feature Winner. « Seagram Stables Solace Second in Kings Birthday Handicap — Khorasan Victor in Third Race. * TORONTO, Ont.. June 3.— Storm, from the stable of Mrs. H. Pyne, capably ridden by F. Mann, turned in an impressive performance to account for the Kings Birthday Handicap, feature attraction on the opening days program at Long Branch. The feature brought together a field of eight to race for the purse of ,500. The Seagram Stable supplied the one to be second in Solace, while the show portion went to H. C. Hatch s Bad News Bob. Storm had succeeded in getting to the front in the stretch, but Solace was not to be shaken off and he went with Storm until at the finish line a half length separated the pair. Bad News Bob, after making his threatening move, dropped back, though easily staving off Berber. A crowd that exceeded the fondest expectations of the management was on hand to witness the program of sport provided. An idea may be had of the attendance from the sale of programs, which were all disposed of before the opening race. The Jack Whyte-C. Phillips confederacy, which has been so successful in Canada this spring, scored another triumph when Dark Thorn defeated nine other juveniles in the opening five furlongs dash. The Traumer filly, after beginning in front, was taken back, permitting Golden Storm to do the pacemaking. Ralls hustled the Bedwell colt into a good lead around the far turn, never losing an inch of ground, and continued to cut out the pace until rounding into the stretch where Phillips sent Dark Thorn along on the outside. Dark Thorn soon shook off the Bedwell youngster and continued to draw away with every stride during the closing sixteenth. Golden Storm, though no match for the winner, had an equally easy task to hold second place from Justa Shade. The latter tired in the last quarter mile after keeping pace with the leaders in the opening three furlongs. Khorasan, from the Seagram Stable, backed to the exclusion of the others which contested the second race, bearing the title of the North Shore Purse, was returned a driving winner over F. Sansones Reproof. Third place fell to Dancing Mack, which closed an immense gap to earn that part of the purse. The North Shore was fashioned exclusively for three -year-olds. In the early running Khorasan appeared to be too far out of contention to be a factor, while Reproof was out in front. It was while leaving the back stretch that the Seagram colt began to move up quickly, went around his field and set sail for the leader. In the stretch Reproof was still showing the way, but Diliddo was hard at work with whip and heel on the favorite. Seventy yards from the finishing line Reproof was still in front, but Khorasan was right at his throat-latch, and in the drive managed to get up to score by a half length. Reproof was holding on tenaciously and far in advance of Dancing Mack. Eleven of the better grade Canadian-bred platers furnished the entertainment in the third, another three-quarter race, with the winner turning up in the Thorncliffe Stables Refiner. Four lengths in back of the winner came the lightly regarded Varsity, which in turn was a half length before the favorite. Freethinker. The Riverdale Stables Lady McNeil came Out of her last race at Woodbine in bad shape and will be on the shelf for a time. Jack Whyte received an addition to the large band he is handling in Briar Hawk, which was shipped to him from Kentucky. ,The new arrival is a bay colt and is the property of W. S. Kilmer. Jockey J. Pollard arrived this morning from New York. He will ride as a free lance. J
