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-- = « Sun Apollo and Steel head Run a Spirited Dead Heat M SPECTACULAR FINISH Pair Close on Even Terms in Sixth Race at Narra- gansett Park Monday PAWTUCKET, R. I., May 18.— The first dead heat since the return of legalized rac- ! ing in New England took place in the one j mile and seventy yard3 of todays sixth event. The finish found Sun Apollo, from the ! Texas-owned establishment of Mrs. E. E. j Russell, and Carr Brothers Steelhead so i closely that the electric eye was called upon to decide the winner. When the photo was . deivered to the judges stand, it showed both performers reaching the line in the same nod. Three lengths back of the leaders, i Chance King closed with good energy to annex the show position. Early in the action it was St. Moritz and Felsa that disputed the lead. Lynch had a difficult time in trying to place St. Moritz j until the turn into the back stretch was | reached. However, Sun Apollo soon moved up to race into the lead, increasing his advantage until swinging around the far turn he was better than a couple of lengths to the good. Steelhead was hemmed in on the rail in the run from the six furlongs pole to the half mile ground, but once gaining ample racing room, moved up boldly. Into the stretch it was still the Russell . standardbearer that was out in front. Steelhead was taken to the outside of the leader : and began closing on the pacemaker. Sun I Apollo was leveling, while Jones was hard at work on the Sir Greysteel gelding. The pair swept over the line in the same stride. It was strictly a two-horse affair as far as the winner was concerned, though Chance King came willingly to take his part of the purse. A return to summer-like weather attracted another large week-day gathering. The racing strip was lightning fast and the sport thrilling throughout the afternoon. The purple and yellow of the Wheatley Stable was carried home in the mile and a sixteenth Chepachet Handicap, which featured todays card when Seabiscuit, ridden by Frank Kopel, set all of the pace and was drawing away at the finish to beat C. V. Whitneys Piccolo by three lengths. The latter was another three lengths in front of H. H. Browns Swamp Angel. Ste. Louise, from the Mrs. S. Crane menage, ran fourth in the field of eight. Seabiscuit broke fifth, but Kopel quickly rushed him to the lead, and he showed the way by two lengths down the back stretch. Piccolo chased him most closely, but as they came down the lane for home, the ! Whitney campaigner made a move, and Kopel drove him out to score without effort in the final yards. Sun Crax romped home in the four and a half furlongs introductory dash that opened the sport, finishing three and a half lengths in front of Lady Day. The C. J. Macleod juvenile set all of the pace and Tommy Luther was holding her under restraint in the final stages. Lady Day, a Continued on twenty second page. SUN APOLLO AND STEELHEAD - RUN SPIRITED DEAD HEAT Continued from first page. T. F. Swords campaigner, followed the pace most closely from start to finish and was ! two lengths clear of Capt. Yarbrough for j the place award as they passed the judges. | i Dusky Miss, which was held in fourth place I I most of the way, finished in that position • after turning in an even race. Cooper rode Mrs. W. C. Weants Takus to a three lengths victory in the second, | I a six furlongs event. Sophist, from the Suburban Stable, finished second, and B. J. | j Hills Maderis was third in the field of ten. j Stickhandle was a well backed "good thing" in this event, but the best he could do was finish fourth. There was little to the race. Takus led the way from start to finish and was simply cantering along as she passed I the judges. Sophist started very slowly and closed a world of ground to take the runner-up award over Maderis by half a length. The latter was a neck to the good of Scotch Queen at the end. Mountain Elk carried the silks of the Ascot Stable home in the third, at a mile and seventy yards. Pay Rack, under the jacket of Miss A. Doris, ran second, with Oneill in third place. The winner won by a head in a whip-lashing finish, and the runner-up was four lengths in front of the third horse. Believer, which received heavy support, was fourth in the field of twelve j which accepted. Vote Boy was a nose victor in the fourth, another of the numerous six furlongs sprints staged here. Deduce was second, a length and a half in front of Happy Knot. Vote ► Boy was quickest to break, but Happy Knot got to him as they rounded the clubhouse turn and went into the lead as they veered for the back stretch. He was two lengths in front with Deduce his closest pursuer Vote Boy, however, was being handily rated by Hightshoe and biding his time. He moved again r.r, they turned for home, coming from the rail to the outside. His rider had to drive him hard to beat the persistent Deduce, but he managed to prevail by a nose in a camera finish.
