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MANY SURPRISES AT TORONTO Outsiders in Limelight at Thornclif f e Park — Platers Dominate Card — Pennate Runs Second. TORONTO, Ont., June 2.— Although suggestive titles were attached to the seven races that were offered for todays entertainment at Thorncliffe Park for the fourth day of the spring term of racing, only two contests on the entire program brought forth better than average class performers and for the second consecutive day the sport was furnished by platers. The nearest approach to a feature was the fourth, called the Golden Sphere Purse, and for this a dozen sprinters of ability matched strides and it brought about another one of the many surprises that have occurred here when Cuchulain, carrying the silks of the Tedlu Stable, was victorious in a hard drive over Pennate, from the C. V. Whitney stable, while F. Eatons Guilder added to the upset when he outfinished S. W. Labrots Mexico to earn the short end of the spoils. Following a four-minute delay before a start could be effected, starter Cassidy got the field away in good fashion and it was J. H. Burke and Mexico that took up the pacemaking burden. Cuchulain went right along with the Labrot colt and Guilder raced lapped with the pair, while Princeton, sent to the outside at the start, raced along in fourth place. Bushman attempted to go along with the early leaders, but met with enough interference to cause him to fall back, while Pennate was so slow he was unable to catch the first half dozen. Mexico and Cuchlain were displaying fine speed as they continued in the can and they reached the turn for home with but little distance separating them from Guilder, which was saving all possible ground on the inside of the pair and Princeton was clear of the others as he went along behind the trio. As the straightaway was reached Pennate moved up to dispose of Princeton and, continuing his onrush, forced the Tedlu sprinter to a furious drive in order to win by a head. Guilder was just a length back, while Mexico was two lengths in advance of his nearest pursuer. 4
