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CALAVERAS MOST FORTUNATE Barba Uses Hustling Tactics to Drive Victor Through Narrow Opening. Billy I. Bumped When Oaktree Stable Performer Makes Move Kerry ratch, 1932 Futurity Winner, Scores in Claiming Event. SALEM, N. H., Oct. 5. Johnny Barba may scale no more than eighty pounds, but he did some splendid riding in driving between horses to win the six furlongs Globe Handicap, which featured a sunny day of sport at Rockingham, astride the Oaktree Stables Calaveras. When the latter attempted to go through an opening he caused Billy I., which ran out of the money, some trouble, but there was no claim of foul. Once he got through the lightweight drove his mount on to score by a length and a half over Miss L. C. Whites Good Omen, which had set the pace, and hung on long enough to take the place award by a length over Dixianas Erin Toich. My Colin, which ran up on the heels of horses when in the contention at the stretch, was fourth, a length back. Billy I., which lost whatever chance he may have had when the winner banged him, and Miss Trophy were the only other starters. Good Omen went out to make a runaway of the race, drawing out to a two lengths advantage in the back stretch run, but as they approached the far turn Miss Trophy drove within half a length of her and Erin Torch was also coming to the contention fast. As they rounded the turn Calaveras drove up and at the head of the straightaway Barba cut through with the winner, knocking Billy I. back and also interfering with Miss Trophy. LUCKY SCORE. Once Barba gained clear sailing he began to draw off from the field. The score was a lucky one, nevertheless, for he took a chance of impeding his own mount when he drove through the needle-eye opening. The six furlongs were completed in 1:12. The weather was sunny and warm today. In sharp comparison to the cold and wet days of last week, and a much larged crowd than has been usual on a week day was out for the sport. Lee Rosenbergs Kerry Patch, one-time winner of the Belmont Futurity, scored his first victory in many weeks and chalked up another one for the long shots as he drove home in advance of Mrs. Haughton and Mrs. Wests Pharatime in the second, a five and a half furlong3 sprint. The winner showed better than 25 to 1 in the "tote." J. Still-mans Demonstration finished third and Aunt Flor was fourth. Pharatime. which ruled a heavy choice, made the pace, but Rosen held the winner well within "striking distance and drew to the leaders flanks as they charged around the turn. In a hard fought stretch battle, Kerry Patch outgamed Pharatime by a length and a half, drawing away in the final seventy yards. Pharatime was two lengths clear of Demonstration at the end. Bill Hodsons Air Line rounded out the largest "Double" of the meeting to date as he scored in the third, completing a betting Continued on thirty-tourth page. CALAVERAS MOST FORTUNATE Continued from first page. combination that paid 88.10. Ridden by S. Jackson, the winner drove to the pacemak-ing El Bandido as they rounded the turn and drew away from the latter down the stretch, finishing out a length and a half in front. Hunter, on the second .horse, claimed a foul against the winner for cutting over at the head of the stretch, but it was not allowed. E. A. Sextons Our Crest, which was out in all the pace fight, finished third, a neck back of the runner-up and a head in advance of Mixwell. The latter closed well and should show improvement next out Bill Gallaghers Zaca scored a front-running victory in the six furlongs two-year-old event that was fourth on the program. The Zacaweista colt led every step of the journey and under an excellent ride from Knott showed no tendency to quit in the stretch. Dixianas Swecpalot, carried wide at the head of the stretch by Beautiful, drove on again gamely to take second place, a head in front of James F. Quinns Tellingyou. He just failed to save the secondary award. Tellingyou was not off with the leaders, but made a strong run after the field as they approached the far turn, saved ground on the rail making the turn and appeared certain for second seventy yards out, only to be nipped right at the wire.
