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AYMOND IN EASY FASHION » Kings Plate Winner of 1930 Leads All the Way in Barrier Handicap. « I Bolus Also Scores by Wide Margin in Long Branch Handicap, Principal Feature of Saturdays Program. • TORONTO, Ont., June 6.— The Barrier Handicap, at one mile and seventy yards, for a purse of ,000, for home-breds, was the companion piece to the Long Branch Handicap. It brought victory to the stable of Ryland H. New, when Aymond, winner of the Kings Plate of 1930, was returned the easiest winner of the meeting. Pat Gaiety garnered the second part of the prize for the Windsor sportsman, T. M. Glassco, with Gay Parisian finishing in third place a scant nose back. Par Excellence was fourth, while Lindsay headed the only other starter, Star Crest. Aymond was good enough to lead for every stride of the journey, while through the early running it was Star Crest that was pressing him closest, though showing a dislike for the going. When the far turn was reached Ralls let Aymond down and he bounded away from the others until he had opened up such a long lead that it was all over but the shouting by the time the quarter post had been reached. Through the stretch the New colorbearer was taken in hand and cantered to the finish. The latter, after closing a lot of ground in the last three-eighths, barely held to his task long enough to hold Gay Parisian. Star Crest, alter his brief display, dropped far out of contention and must be put down as a strictly fast track performer. Solace, from the Seagram Stable, performing right back to his splendid race on opening "day, simply cantered away with the Long Branch Handicap, the best offering on Saturdays program at Long Branch. Far back of the winner came Mrs. James Arthurs Berber, while H. C. Hatch supplied the third horse in the recent winner Mon-tanaro. Butter John, after being practically left at the post, closed an immense gap to finish in fourth place. Timon finished next with the well backed Judge Bartlett heading Omareen to complete the field. The riding of Solace was entrusted to jockey J. Pollard, a newcomer to Canadian racing. He lost little time in sending Solace to the front, dominating the race and at no stage of the journey was his lead endangered. It was Judge Bartlett that forced the pace of the winner, but after seven furlongs had been traversed he had enough and started to drop back, while Phillips was saving ground with Berber. In the final quarter the latter began to improve his position rapidly, wore down Judge Bartlett and Montanaro but despite hard riding was unable to get within threatening distance of the ultimate winner.
