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I I I I I I I j j j I I j | I I J j j j [ , ! : ! | j j j j ■ j | | j j I | I | I i | j j i ! j j I i j i , ! j I i j i J I | ! i i j l , | j | j i , ! UP AND UP IMPRESSIVELY 1 — « Shows High Class Performance in Taking Valley Falls Purse. • Finish Finds Him Home Safely Before Buster Boy and Plucky Baby in Order Named. PAWTUCKET, R. I., May 21.— Up and Up, a former member of the Greentree Stable and claimed last time out from P. A. Shaw by Mrs. E. I. Wade, delivered a highly im-I proved performance to turn back the oppo-| sition he encountered in the one mile and a sixteenth of the Valley Falls Claiming Purse, the principal offering on an all claiming program offered on the rapidly drawing to a close Narragansett Parks spring meeting. In the overnight entries nine were named to contest the issue but Undulate was a late scratch, leaving eight to parade post-ward. Then as the start was effected My Purchase unseated his rider, leaving seven to finish. Hokuao was the first under way and while Plucky Baby was sent up fast on the outside to fight for the lead, the Hawaiian-bred proved to have a better brand of early speed than the others and was able to meet the bid of the Bull Dog filly. Up and Up was following these and when moving up in the run down the far side of the track chose a course along the inner rail. It was not until nearing the far turn that Up and Up was sent up to test the veteran son of Overall. The Hawaiian-bred, after making a bold bid to go along, was found wanting and started to drop back steadily. Into the stretch it was the Upset gelding by a length while directly in back of the leader, Buster Boy and Plucky Baby were fighting it out for the lesser share of the purse. Up and Up continued right along in good style and the finish found him with daylight showing over Buster Boy. The latter, in the closing drive, proved to have a bit more left than the filly and beat her to the line by better than a length. The others, with the exception of the early pacemaker, had played little part in the run- ning. The winner was not lacking for support and returned slightly less than 4 to 1. Despite the chill in the air, it was ideal racing weather and there was another unusually large week-day gathering that journeyed out to the popular Rhode Island racing grounds. Fortuity, carrying the colors of R. L. Gerry, got home in the first event at four and a half furlongs under the guidance of George Seabo. Mrs. G. S. Preeces Little Audley was second and Windsor Farm Stables Unfurl finished third in the field of ten. Fortuity set practically all the pace and was three lengths clear as they passed the wire. Opoca was out in most of the pace fight and wound up fourth. The winner completed the distance in :54 and paid .20. J. P. Coopers Infinata, a three-year-old daughter of Infinite, won the second race at six furlongs. The winner, ridden by Joey Rosen, finished a length and a half in front of Mrs. John A. Gormleys Blind Blarney, which was a head in advance of Glynna at the finish. La Charite, a hot paddock tip, finished fourth. The winner was an outsider in the betting, paying off at 7.60. She went in 1:1156 and carried 105 pounds. Charlie Allen should stop trying to make the weight. He fell off Allenfern after the finish of a race last Monday, and in todays third event he was thrown against the rail by Need twice, and the second time it took. He was knocked out cold and had to be rushed from the track in the track ambulance. J. Leyland was substituted to ride Mrs. A. R. Smiths racer, Need. The race was won by Fake, from the Liberty Lane Stable, a daughter of Morvich that was dropping way down in class. He scored by a length with the very torrid tip, Jim Crawford, from the Arthur Hullcoat stable, second, two and a half lengths in front of Herman Walkenhorsts Eddie Helck. The latter was a head in advance of Maderis as they passed the judges. Lt. Greenock drove home in the fourth by half a length over Jackfull, from Miss A. Doris* stable, marking another victory for the T. F. Swords stable. C. V. Whitneys Savings ran third, beaten half a length for the runner ups award. Golden Key ran an exceptionally good race to finish fourth, and will probably be heard from next time out. Good Omen set all the early pace, with Jackfull pressing him most closely. The White-owned filly tired as they reached the stretch. Jackfull showed in the lead briefly, however, her hold of command was of short duration. Lt. Greenock then went to the van, never to be headed thereafter. The six furlongs were negotiated in 1:12%.
