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PLANNING BIG DAY FOR NAVY Narragansett Park Extends Invita ¬ tion to Admiral Beeves Blue Jackets Purse Is Feature PAWTUCKET R I July 26 Uncle Sams fighting men of the navy led by Ad ¬ miral Joseph Mason Reeves of the flagship New Mexico will visit Narragansett Park on August 2 Navy Day as guests of honor President Walter OHara extended the invi ¬ tation to the navy and it was accepted by Admiral Reeves He informed OHara that several hundred sailors would accompany him to Ihe track and that the famous navy band would provide musical entertainment entertainmentThe The city of Pawtucket will be in gala at ¬ tire when the navy arrives The navy day program at the park coincides with the Main street celebration to be conducted by the merchants of Pawtucket PawtucketPresident President OHara stated that the sixth race on the days card had been designated as the Blue Jackets Purse The event for threeyearolds and over with a purse of 1000 will be run over a distance of one mile and a sixteenth sixteenthHarry Harry Morrissey veteran racing official who for more than twenty years has sent the fields away at outstanding American tracks arrived at Narragansett Park today He made a lengthy inspection of the entire plaht and declared it to be far beyond his expectations expectationsAfter After looking over entry clerk Ben Holmes applications Morrissey asserted that the class of horses and the condition of the new track made him feel certain that exception ¬ ally fast time will be made from the start to the end of the inaugural meeting which opens August 1 Morrissey completed arrangements for in ¬ stalling the modern Bahr starting gate which will arrive within a few days He predicts racing enthusiasts in Rhode Island will be delighted with its operation Morris ¬ sey expects assistant racing secretary Pat Horgan to arrive at the track within a day or two
