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fekey in Limelight V Day at Toronto. Pqpper Prince, Wacket and Proud Biills to Victory Over Thorncliffe Park Track lONTO, Ont., June 2 The riding of J. Mattioli featured the sport at Kliffe when this clever rider scored Hhree of his mounts. Mattioli, consid-many shrewd horsemen one of the rhtweight jockeys in the country, be-success astridJ Pepper Prince in the He had to show considerable skill Bthe Four Ls Stables three-year-old phead of Gilded Casino. In the third Hie had an easy time of it, coasting Hin front with Wacket. Hras in the Florist Telegraph Delivery at onennd a sixteenth, and the HtataMHthat he was called upon H to get the Tranquility Riome a in H the J. Hammerschmitt Kother nose farther back, He the well backed favor-uthard. Archwood had the most ket the early pace, with B second place with the E-year-old. Southard had HHHle into his best stride, but HmaHd all possible ground and a proopnent position in the run Hi the bak stretch. Darkling, which en well back early, began to move up Hitered tinto contention as the field Hout of the back stretch. Hvood was still in front as the stretch Hched, but it was not much of a trick ud Hills to go into the lead. It was Kinal furlong that both Darkling and Hd began to gain on the leader. Mat-Hnsed the danger of the on-coming Hand, riding with hand and heel, kept Hiills going long enough to gain the Darkling ham been placed under Bient jnthe .stJetch and, responding just failed to get up in time, while after going to the outside with the had Southard going in resolute as the finish line was passed. Hst ladies day of the week saw an-Hnner crowd on hand. Summerlike Hprevailed and the huge throng was o some of the most spirited racing Lek with close, stirring finishes be-Hfcer of the day. Hig finish came with the running Ring race when the locally owned Bam, from the "Conny" Smythe K along.in the last stride to wear Hnne Wachs, which races for J. F. V- D. Fergusons Little Gyp closed H to take third over Lace Shawl. Baper grade Canadian-bred platers Hhe field in the second race, at six It resulted in another stirring fin-B Pepper Prince, recently acquired ftur Ls Stable, made good at the lig. The Sweepster gelding, after Hthe pace for most of the way, Blarn a close decision over Mrs. G. Hdilded Casino, and Die Cast, from Hale Stable, was third, kidden by J. Mattioli, was dropped Tspot in the third and triumphed Hfashion over the Tedlu Stables Hs. Though there was nothing Ke running, as far as the winner Kned, it was a close battle that for second place, when Saint HPTsagon and En Avant, finishing HRraer named, were so closely aligned lit a blanket would have covered the trio, icket, backed to the exclusion of the ers, returned the small dividend of .70 W the usual ticket. It also enabled fckey Mattioli to round out a doubt for the Lrnoon, he having previously scored with Kper Prince. Vacket was so much the best that once Bront the Baby Grand gelding galloped Hg easily1 and was half a dozen lengths Hr of his closest rival at the end. Hiother odds-on choice got down in front jjlH Russells Sergeant Major won Kering. Brave Alonzo raced to H and the Biverdale Stables T.vas third. This was exclusively H.-bred platers and engaged a KLady McNeill flattered her sup-Ktting most of the pace until Bout in the stretch. As the Riv-earer began tiring, Sergeant Kthe front and drew away HBrave Alonzo had a big mar-Blngfacemaker for second P in Hffe his leg during the
