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RHODE ISLAND ENTHUSIASTIC Pawtucket Fans Eagerly Awaiting Opening of Narragansett Meet ¬ ing Throng Sees Works PAWTUCKET R I June 14 If ever a community was race horse crazy Rhode Is ¬ land is With the opening of Narragansett Park still a week away and the 300 horses already quartered at the track doing easy work sunup this morning saw a crowd of more than 500 enthusiasts crowding the rails as the horses raced around the track Every horse van that pulls up at the park gates has to force its way through lanes of eager horse fans and the railroad authorities have found it necessary to police the unloading chute in order to avoid any accidents accidentsF F A Carreauds string of seventeen head were out bright and early shaking off travel stiffness and it was the Texans stake horse Time Supply that gave the railbirds their biggest thrill Swerving violently as he came through the gap to step on the track the son of Time Maker threw his tiny exercise boy and bolted For half a mile he ran then easing up to a canter he evaded all pursuit until he had ran a full two miles Finally he tiotted over to his lead pony and gave up Owner Carreaud was upset until a thorough examination revealed his horse was unharmed unharmedH H H Thrown riding his own horse Adobe Post and accompanied by Bickering and Happy Helen swept through five furlongs in a fashion that indicates the popular Browney will soon have something in the winners circle Adobe Post winner of sev ¬ enteen races last season and founder of the H H Brown fortunes has a great following in Rhode Island
