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| MOWER BIG DISAPPOINTMENT t Shortest-Priced Favorite of Narra- gansett Meeting Unplaced. Stewart Colt Unable to Stay One Mile and Seventy Yards — Gay Edward Takes Purse. • PAWTUCKET, R. I., May 7.— In the biggest upset of the meeting, Mower, which appeared invincible in the Portsmouth Purse despite his recent defeat, finished fifth in the six-horse field. The Sickle colt, supported with utmost confidence, went to the post held at the shortest odds of the meeting when the "tote" showed him leaving the gate at 9 to 20. The finish of the one mile and seventy yards race found Gay Edward, from the John D. Spreckels III. string, a head before A. McDonnells Party Spirit. Sir Jim James earned third for E. W. Duffy. Sandy Boot was fourth, and Mower led Ahriman. The latter, away slowly, sulked and would not extend himself at any stage of the race. Mower did not leave the stalls with the speed that marked his recent effort here. It was not until the field had reached the turn into the back stretch that the Sickle colt was able to get his head in front of Gay Edward. Once showing the way, he moved into a lead of a couple of lengths and appeared to be running well within himself. Gay Edward followed closest to the leaders, and Party Spirit led the others. Sandy Boot was next, and Sir Jim James was showing the way to the sulking Ahriman. Mower was going along nicely in front until after swinging around the far turn. As Party Spirit moved up Mower failed to draw away and Seabo was hard at work on the Stewart colt in an effort to hold the lead. Gay Edward had been given a breathing spell around the turn and was placed under the whip and instantly responded to move up to the leaders. Seabo was waiting until well into the stretch before drawing his persuader. He struck the Sickle colt sharply several times and Mower gave way completely. It developed into a ding-dong battle between Gay Edward and the High Time gelding, with but a head separat- : ing them at the finish. The defeat of Mower was a stunning blow to the students of form and his effort today stamped him as nothing more than a plater and one not possessed of the needed stamina to travel over a distance of ground. The first mile of the journey was covered in 1:17% and as the final time was 1:43%, it seemed that it did not take much horse Continued on twenty-sixth page. I . ! j j i j j I j i j ! MOWER BIG DISAPPOINTMENT Continued from first page. from a time standpoint to take down the prize. Cloudy weather prevailed for the afternoons sport. There was a chill in the wind that blew down the stretch and top coats and heavier garments were much in evi-, dence. The attendance was well up to the Narragansett standard with the "tote" doing a brisk business throughout the afternoon. Jackie D., from the Araho Stable established a new track record in the four and a half furlongs of the Bristol Purse, the Sweep All colt covering the distance in :52% to reduce the older track mark by three-fifths of a second. It was the second start of the meeting for the Araho colt and it was only the poorest sort of racing luck that kept him from earning laurels on his previous outing when he was led to the line by Pathos. Earl Steffen was alert at the post in the Bristol and was first out of the stalls from his inside position. Early it was Buttermilk that pursued closest and Say When was up with the leaders. At the far turn, considerable crowding took place right back of the leader. Maestrom appeared to come over sharply bothering Buttermilk with the re- suit that Seabo was forced to take up abruptly to avoid going down. Steffen sent Jackie D. right along about his business drawing out steadily. At the finish his winning margin was five lengths. Say When which had chased in closest pursuit of the | [ ■ winner tired in the last sixteenth. Talked | About, the Calumet Farm colt moved up on the outside and came with good energy to race into second place. Prince Sador, which had been first to overtake Say When, could ; not cope with the stretch bid of the Calumet youngster though he held to third place. j Jackie D. was an odds-on choice and his triumph therefore a popular one with the j crowd. Miss Marlboro, performing right back to her recent good effort and suited by the j additional sixteenth of a mile, carried the silks of the old "Hockey Maestro" Connie Smythe to victory in the introductory offer-; ing. The test, framed exclusively for maiden i juvenile fillies, at four and a half furlongs, i engaged a field of eleven. Sic Em, claimed last summer at Rockingham Park, won his first race since then, turning the trick in the six furlongs of the j second, bringing out a big band of ,000 ; platers. The score was in the nature of a surprise, returning odds of nearly 30 to 1. : Uppercut raced into second place, and third l went to Guilder. Sic Em was hard hustled to get to the I front but drew clear down the back stretch, j and though forced to meet repeated bids, first from Guilder and then Uppercut, handled these smartly to have more than a length to spare at the finish. Uppercut was fortunate all the way, gaining clear sailing when making his effort, and though driving to within a neck of the winner, was unable to keep up through the last furlong. Conchita contributed a game performance to gain victory in the closing strides of the three-quarter sprint that was placed third on the program. The Saxon filly, after cutting out practically all the running and fighting off determined bids from Cantersine, relin- | quished the lead in the stretch to Wise King. However, the miss fought it out every inch of the way and right at the end succeeded in outgaming the Wise Counsellor colt and register by a head. Just a neck back of the two leaders, Oneill was third.
