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CANTER FOR BOYS HOWDY « Hatch Three -Year-Old Romps to Victory at Toronto. » Good Weather Results in Increase in Attendance - at Long Branch — Number of Surprises. • TORONTO, Ont, June 9.— Boys Howdy, sterling three-year-old son of Bubbling Out j and Batter Cake, carried the popular light blue and dark blue silks of the local sportsman, H. C. Hatch, to victory in the Humber 7 Purse, an allowance affair that had its decision - over the one mile and seventy yards s distance. The Humber Purse was the best : offering on todays program at Long Branch I and attracted a field of seven. Ryland H. . News Wrackell finished second, and Mon-tanaro, - a stablemate of the winner, was i third. G. Riley lost little time in going to the . front, wearing down Aziz for the lead after . making the first turn. Boys Howdy continued . to set the pace, and in the stretch , his rider was looking back for his stable-mate. . Montanaro, which had been reserved, came to the outside for the final drive and [ seventy yards from the finish the entry - was running one-two when Wrackell, finishing with his belated rush, succeeded in , catching Montanaro a few yards out to , split the pair. Spanish and Berber, which were considered as the ones that would offer the winner " the most opposition, failed to cut any figure in the running. A return to summerlike weather resulted in an increase in attendance over Mondays gathering. The track remained slow, and outsiders provided plenty of upsets. A limit field of Canadian-bred platers 1 matched strides in the second race, at three-quarters. J. C. Fletchers Moden was returned the winner over the outsider, Collar-victoria, with Freethinker saving third from Sabana. Apprentice Madeley guided the ; ; winner, and restraining the Fletcher filly in back of the pace, took her to the outside when the stretch turn was reached. The filly responded courageously when roused with the whip, wore down Freethinker in the last fifty yards, continued to gain, but had to be ridden out smartly to outlast Collarvictoria. The latter came with a rush after suffering interference in the opening furlong. Freethinker appeared like the winner when he drew into a two-lengths lead in the stretch, but tired badly in the last fifty yards. Apprentice Frank Madeley rode his second winner of the afternoon when he piloted Hazel Gumberts to victory in the third, an- Continued on twenty-second page. I J j J j j J : J j CANTER FOR BOYS HOWDY Continued from first page. other six furlongs sprint. Hazel Gumberts forced all the early pace, wore down the pacemaker, Tewsenelda, nearing the stretch, and drew out to a rather handy score. Tewsenelda continued gamely when passed by the winner, and had enough left to hold Fair Jack safe. Abduction was installed the favorite, but was away slowly, and through the opening stages, found it difficult to find clear racing room. He closed gamely when clear, and landed in fourth place. Favorites continued to bowl over with clocklike regularity. In the fourth Sun Craig was the disappointment. The winner turned up in Allanah. Four lengths back came Florida Gold, with Scotland closing an immense gap to be third. The apprentice allowance was waived on the winner to enable H. Louman to ride. The extra five pounds he was forced to pick up made little difference. Florida Gold came with fine courage in the last quarter mile to get second place. Sun Craig, the favorite, at no time entered into serious contention.
