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TUGBOAT FRANK WINS AGAIN » Demonstrates Victory Over Mower Was Not Fluke Triumph. ■ i Small Son of Bostonian Scores in Providence Handicap— Gay Edward Accounts for Semi-Feature. • PAWTUCKET, R. I., May 13.— Showing there was nothing flukey about his previous victory over Mower, Tugboat Frank came right back to add the Providence Handicap to his victory list. The Providence carried an added value of ,000 and served as the feature offering on the mid-week card at Narragansett Park. The rugged little son of Bostonian turned back seven other three-year-olds that opposed him and sped over the distance in 1:44%, adding ,790 to his earnings. Following the successful J. L. Roberts standardbearer closest at the completion of the journey came Piccolo, from the C. V. Whitney string, and it was only in the closing stride that the Whichone colt got up to snatch his share of the prize from the Boston-owned Gallant Gay, racing for Weston Adams. Seabiscuit, a recent arrival from the Metropolitan circuit, was fourth. Columbiana, the stoutly backed choice, making her first start since the Tropical Park meeting, while well enough placed for the first five furlongs, failed to answer her riders call and reached the end in sixth place, leading home Sir Jim James and Miss Bam. Immediately after the start, Tugboat Frank jumped into the lead. However, he lacked the necessary early speed to hold his position and tired steadily until he dropped back to sixth place at the turn into the back stretch. Piccolo had broken toward the inside and Nertney had to take up and straighten him out. Seabiscuit was soon out in command, and, with Kopel rousing him several times with his left hand, drew away into a comfortable lead. Gallant Gay chased closest after the leader, while Columbiana was being steadied along in third place, just showing in advance of Sir Jim James. This was the order until swinging from the far side of the track. Seabiscuit began to shorten stride and Gallant Gay was sent up to show the way. Before the stretch had been reached the Adams colt was clear of his company. Tugboat Frank had started to move up on the outside and a quarter mile from home was in fifth place. Piccolo had started moving up. In the next furlong there was plenty of action. Tugboat Frank had moved up to supplant Gallant Gay for the lead and Piccolo was going well on the outside. Deering took no chances when he had the Bostonian colt in the lead, roused him repeatedly and Tugboat Frank reached the finish two lengths to the good. Piccolo continued in resolute fashion on the outside in the closing drive, dropping his nose down in second place in the final stride. C. V. Whitneys Percent scampered home an easy winner over the eleven other maiden filly juveniles that opposed her over the four and a half furlongs of the opening race. Fairbanks and Craigs High Haste, a stoutly supported choice, finished in second place and it was Trauwina from the Willis Sharpe Kilmer barn that annexed the show position. Dropped down among ,000 company, Coya staged a game challenge through the stretch to chalk up her initial triumph of the year. This was in the six furlongs of the second, engaging a field of eleven under conditions, that called for non-winners since the opening of the meeting. It was only in the closing yards of the race that Coya was up to wear down Golden Effort and beat the Gladiator mare to the line by a neck. Chry-seis was third. In one of the most thrilling finishes of the afternoon, Paul Junior, from the New England-owned string of P. A. Shaw showed a game performance to score in the third at one mile and a sixteenth. It was only by the margin of a neck that Sun Camp was forced to accept defeat while taking second place in the closing stride and by the narrow margin of a nose. Peace Move easily took third over Laro Keys.
