10,000 at Dufferin Park, Daily Racing Form, 1937-06-28

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10,000 AT DUFFERIN PARK TORONTO, Ont, June 26 Fully 10,000 enthusiasts crowded Torontos little Saratoga I for the final days racing and the end of the spring season in Toronto. Favored with I ideal weather, a slightly rising temperature, and a fast track, keen contests resulted from the seven races presented. The fifth race, titled the "Second Endurance Test," over the two mile and a sixteenth route, the farthest race seen here this season, was the feature offered and resulted in an easy triumph for the veteran Fort Dearborn from the. Erindale Stable. Given a confident ride by jockey R. Johnstone, the long distance champion of last year finished the grind some- four lengths in advance of Pekisko, while Hardy Ban landed the show award, another three lengths away.


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