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SOIL GILLS TO THE FORE Outclasses Opponents in Tuesdays Principal Race at Long Branch. Large Crowd Present Despite Threat of Rain Program Given Over to the Cheaper Grade of Performers. TORONTO, Ont., June 14. A card given over entirely to the plater brigade was the sport offered Tuesday at Long Branch. Six of the races had the claiming clause attached, the only exception being the opening dash, a condition affair. Occupying the place of honor on the card was the fifth race, at one mile and a sixteenth. It furnished the opportunity for the Seagram Stable to annex a purse with Soli Gills. The four-year-old son of Captain Cuttle and Midnight, which has been performing with much better company than opposed him, raced as if outclassing his opponents. Second place went to Fair Thorn, a member of the H. G. Bedwell stable, which earned her part of the award by the scantiest of margins over H. C. Ellis recent winner, Bushman. Under guidance of the stable rider, E. Legere, the Captain Cuttle colt lost little time in racing into command, opened up daylight on his closest rival before the first turn was reached and, racing along under stout restraint for the remainder of the way, was never threatened, with Legere easing him up in the concluding strides. It was a sterling struggle for the place position, Bushman moving up in the stretch and fighting it out head and head with Fair Thorn all the last furlong, with the Bedwell mare getting the deciding nod. Despite the threat of rain in the forenoon, it was another remarkably large crowd that journeyed out to Long Branch to witnses the sport. Overhead conditions during the afternoon were all that could be desired, and the racing strip was again fast. There came a bitterly fought out finish in the maiden juvenile test of the day that started off the afternoons sport. It saw H. C. Hatchs Rome Vennie and Archwood, Continued on second page. SOU GILLS TO THE FORE Continued from first page. from the H. T. Archibald stable, driving to the finish of the five and one-half furlongs noses apart, with the former earning the award. H. R. Dulany, Jr.s Keltwick was a distant third. A serious mishap was averted at the start of the second, when Blue Arab bolted through the rail, unseating Schaefer, and Ralls, to save running over the prostrate rider, swung his mount into the rail. It was a nervy piece of horsemanship on the part of Ralls and probably saved Schaefer from possible serious injury. The race, for maidens and winners of one race, resulted in .an upset when Bokie B., ridden by "Chick" Lang, led from flag fall to finish, .defeating Big Blow, which came gamely in the stretch. J. E. Smallmans Burnside, the favorite, was an easy third, though never able to endanger the first two at any stage of the race. The C. V. Whitney stable accounted for its first purse of the meeting when Hey There, ridden by Eddie Barnes, raced to a front-funning victory in the fourth. This brought together eight of the better class sprinting platers. Wacket, racing for J. J. Burns, turned in an improved effort to gain second place and Dunlins Lad just managed to outlast Ima Queen for the minor split of the purse. The disappointment of the race was the showing of Fair Jack, which was backed into favoritism. The Bedwell gelding, after beginning fast, lacked speed and finished in last place. Hey There was never threatened at. any stage of the journey, taking com-mand in the first couple of strides and holding sway throughout the entire race. Wacket finished with a belated rush to gain second place. It was a thrilling battle for third, Dunlins Lad, Ima Queen and Cog-Air being separated by inches only.
