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ENTRY FINISHES ONETWO Trombone and Clarify Fight it Out Outfor for Winners Portion of Dallas DallasMain Main Race RaceDALLAS DALLAS Tex May 12 Trombone cou ¬ pled with Clarify as the Grant and Stroube entry raced onetwo in the Lone Star Han ¬ dicap feature on todays program giving more than 12000 spectators a thrill in their battle for the larger share of the purse Trombone was ridden by C E Allen and the latter showed a superior performance in getting his mount home a nose in advance of Clarify which was forced to carry 128 pounds poundsRubio Rubio was first to show the first time around and going down the back stretch enjoyed a lead of more than a length over Cabezo Trombone was racing in third place with Clarify closely following behind the Grant horse Trombone was saving ground while Woolf on Clarify was con ¬ tent with a position on the outside of the winner winnerTurning Turning into the stretch Allen slipped through next to the rail between Rubio and Cabezo when the latter showed signs of tir ¬ ing and set sail for Rubio The latter was still in front by a length in the stretch and Allen whipping and hand riding overtook the Worden horse midway in the stretch and opened up a good lead a sixteenth from the finish Woolf then asked the Stroube horse for more speed and Clarify came charging after Trombone The burden assigned the son of Chatterton was telling on him in the stretch but even with his weight he was gaining on the tiring Trombone and in an ¬ other stride might have won Rip Van Winkle as usual was way back in the early stages and making up ground gradually was gaining on the leaders to take fourth money moneyWarm Warm weather was the order of the day and the second largest crowd of the season witnessed the sport Betting was brisk and the success of the shortpriced horses along with the close finishes kept the crowd on edge
