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FINALE AT THORNCLIFFE PARK Close Finishes Thrill Toronto Fans on Getaway Day Seagram 1 Silks Again Prominent; - TORONTO; Ont., June 4. Upsets., and fighting finishes featured the closing . day card, of ihe Thorn cliff e. Park spring meeting here this afternoon. Seven thousand turf enthusiasts saw the interesting getaway card decided under ideal weather conditions and over a fast track. General manager William R. Woollatt reported a satisfactory seven-day meeting, -both in attendance and mutuel play. Edward F. Seagrams famous black, canary sashed jacket closed the meeting" in colorful style when his four-year-old Candy Feast1 survived a thrilling "three-horse blanket finish by a nosein the six :fUrlohgs Jim ei$ FiTeT ie,. The Se4gramitf, just asted,tb"5taveoff a challenge fromr . H Wrights Kings Bounty, whilp a scanF half length Jjacfe of this, .pajr Mr.s." 0.; Cpik yers Uvira was third in the "field, of six--Canadian-breds. Candy Feast, a well-backed favorite in the field, was cleverly ridden by the crack apr prentice, Herb Lindbergh The- young rider allowed his mount io -settle into her stride in the -run- through -the back stretch and then taking her to the outside on the turn moved up to subdue Uvira, the early leader. At the furlong post Candy Feast had disposed of the wilting pacemaker, but was all out ..to withstand Kings Bounty, The latter finished with aA powerful rush roin-,tiie. quarter post and would have overhauled, the. win-, ner in another stride. Uvira held on gamely to the end, but Calico. Miss, whioh threats ened on the turn, faded out of "the. picture when the real issue" came. Heap Good-showed a flash of early speed for three furlongs, but Rock Crest nvas neve? a f serious threat. " "
