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LONG BRANCH MEETING ENDS * Storm Wins Second Purse at Popular Toronto Course. * Biggest Week-Day Crowd of Meeting on Hand — Lord Cardigan Surprises In Second Race. » TORONTO, Ont, June 10.— Storm, from the stable of Mrs. H. Pyne, again demonstrated his sterling qualities when he was winner of the Gray Coach Line Handicap, carrying a purse of ,000, the getaway day feature at Long Branch. Conceding weight to each of the other six starters, the son of Audacious and Spray duplicated his winning performance of the opening day when he came back of the leader to score. Bad News Bob, which was coupled with Black Cloud as the H. C. Hatch entry, raced into second place, with third falling to the pacemaker, Solace, from the Seagram Stable, which had Khorasan as a running mate. George Palmer sent the field away to a perfect start, with Black Cloud taking up the burden as pacemaker. Straightening out on the back stretch Solace supplanted the Hatch colt in the lead, and drew away. Meanwhile Mann was biding his time with Storm, and, leaving the back stretch, was in front of only one of the starters. Approaching the quarter post Solace began shortening his stride, and Riley called on Bad News Bob. The latter gave his best and as soon as he was straightened out in the stretch went to the front. Storm also began to move up and was taken out into the center of the track, Mann was doing his utmost on the son of Audacious and inside the last sixteenth had passed the Seagram standard bearer. Bad News Bob was holding his lead in game fashion, but Storm was gaining ground with every stride. Ten yards out Bad News Bob was still in front, but the Pyne four-year-old was right with him and in the last few strides gained until at the finish he had a margin of a half length. REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE. The winner traversed the one mile and seventy yards in 1:46%, a remarkable performance when track conditions are considered. Probably the biggest week-day crowd of the entire meeting was on hand to witness the splendid program of racing that was provided. Justa Sheik, which Jess E. Burks obtained in a trade for Contemplate, made good at the first asking for his new owner when he got up in the last stride of the opening dash at five furlongs. This engaged an even dozen juveniles and it was Justa Shade, a former stablemate of the winner, that landed escond. Third was the portion of the purse that went to Center March. Canadian-bred platers had their inning in the one mile and seventy yards of the second race. It resulted in a thrilling stretch duel, with Lord Cardigan being returned triumphant by the scantiest of margins over Milestone, while well back of the leading pair came Sergeant Major. Piloted by J. Pollard, Lord Cardigan was restrained in back of the pace, then was sent after Milestone, which had displaced Varsity from the final sixteenth post. These two staged one of the prettiest stretch duels seen at the meeting, with Lord Cardigan getting his nose down in front in the final stride. Sun Man proved a disappointment here, failing to reach the leaders at any stage of the journey. FIRST FOR MINE SWEEPER. Mine Sweeper accounted for his first purse of the Canadian season when he defeated nine other distant platers in the one ! mile and seventy yards that was placed third . on the program. It afforded the opportunity - for apprentice W. Magner to round out a . double for the afternoon, he having previously scored with Justa Sheik in the opening dash. Mine Sweeper was last leaving the barrier. Magner did not hurry him until straightening out for the run down the back stretch, gradually gained on his rivals and showed such excellent speed that by the time the stretch was reached, he had gone ; into command, drew out all the final furlong , and was in hand at the finish. Live One , came with splendid speed in the last three-eighths to earn second place, while Banal Girl also made up ground in the running to earn the minor award. French Lass, the speedy daughter of Baigneur and Norther, racing for the local j J sportsman, H. C. Hatch, made a show of the better grade sprinting platers which 1 met in the fourth race, at seven furlongs. Under the guidance of apprentice F. Made-ley, French Lass was quickly sent into command. Once in front, the Hatch five-year-old ] never left the result in doubt, drawing out into a long lead, and at the end was 1 four lengths to the good of the Seagram i Stables Eager Play. The latter, far in the s rear until rounding out the back stretch, , came with a belated rush to wear down t Judge Bartlett for second. The latter, under strong urging, in an effort to get within 1 striking distance of the leader in the first : three furlongs, tired slightly in the closing furlong, a
