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Po ra at at br; inj ing m mi mile of of stj or or and an pr be pa it m th tn , best D€ th ti tion fl th m in ing m lo r€ th the di fa ul i a] eA e? d« J ti DUFFERIN OPENS SATURDAY fl Popular Toronto Half-Mile Track Follows Long Branch Meeting ~ — Sport on Par With Best. Ha Ro ] TORONTO, Ont. June 11.— Local spring wt when racing enters upon the last lap Saturday dr. drew Dufferin Park, and, judging from the **j for brand of sport enjoyed at Long Branch dur- ck the past week, it should be the greatest d0 meeting ever held at the popular little half sh r" plant on Dufferin street. There is never reason to doubt the success an and Dufferin meetings, from an attendance tn standpoint. Good times or bad, fair weather th: that of foul, little Saratoga packs in the crowds, the sport at the impending meeting to to promises to have a greater appeal than ever an and ™ before. Time was when only the cheapest horses patronized the Dufferin meeting, but now bu but is no unusual sight to see the silks of th the many prominent establishments represented s£ there. Claiming events are on a par with af those offered at the larger tracks, and the bu but races each day usually attract a field ar and that would do justice to the premier posi- it on programs at many larger meetings. E E. The size of the track proper limits the sl fields to eight starters, but seldom do fewer wi was * end than that number compete, and eight well- matched horses can provide a very interest- spectacle. Indeed, these smaller fields M rg make it that much easier for the public to locate a choice, and may, in a measure, be responsible for Dufferins popularity with JJ masses. g Dufferin racing has, of recent years, pro- w duced a healthy average of winning QI on favorites, which, of course, makes for pop- C£ ularity, but the biggest reason for Dufferins w appeal undoubtedly lies in the fact that h he everything that happens in a race is within easy view of the naked eye. The spectator tj. the does not have to take the chartmakers K word for it. He or she, can, if interested, reach a conclusion as to just why a par- g ticular horse did or did not win. no n,
