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Eastern Canadian Sport Resumes at Thorncliffe ThorncliffeKings Kings Plate Victor Last Mark Among Sextet in Qrpen Handicap HandicapLONG LONG BRANCH Ont June 4 The ICRA wheel idle for the past two days opens again tomorrow with the opening of a 17day stay at the grounds of the Long Branch Jockey Club The first seven days of the elongated session will be under the banner of the Metropolitan Racing Asso ¬ ciation while the remaining 10 afternoons sport will be operated under the charter of Orpendale Limited LimitedPractically Practically all the topnotch thorough ¬ breds and leading reinsmen that were seen in action at the Greenwood Woodbine and Thorncliffe sessions are waiting to swing into competition at Long Branch There is also quite a colony of runners quartered at the course that have yet to perform before local audiences and their presence in the various affairs racing secretary Simms fashioned will add zest to the daily pro ¬ grams gramsTomorrows Tomorrows 5000 Orpen Handicap styled for three and fouryearold foaled in Canada has attracted a select field of six runners representing four varied inter ¬ ests Topweight and probable choice of the affair is Mrs Morris Fishmans Canadas Teddy The latter successful in his only two starts this season carries a package of 127 pmmds seven more than James G Fairs Kings Plate victor Last Mark and on paper it appears the Orpen may de ¬ velop into a duel between the Fishman fouryearold and the year younger Last Mark MarkBoth Both have come up to their engagements in splitsilk condition Canadas Teddy will have the services of jockey Frankie Mann while Last Mark will be handled by his regular pilot Howard Bailey The field is rounded out by Mrs W A Armstrongs Warpoon who will race coupled with Can ¬ adas Teddy the BurFit Stables Burboy Carr Hatchs Sweepblu and Tab Wales another wearer of the orange and green silks of J G Fair FairA A splendid supporting program has been fashioned for the first days sport and given fair weather a banner gathering should witness the eightrace program Post time is 3 p m
