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I i j ; i j . : i i : i ! : i i s ! I : I - : r t i I : I l 3 : ; r f :, - 5 i, - 1. t r a e :. j x e r e h if r h t d BILL FARNSWORTH IN TRIUMPH Scores Fourth Consecutive Victory at Narragansett Park Tuesday. Runs Six Furlongs In 1:10$ With 120 Founds Up to Beat Marmara and Lady Higioss. PAWTUCKET, R. X, Oct. 27. Bill Farns-worth again demonstrated he is the fastest sprinter in New England as he brought his string of consecutive victories to.four in the six furlongs handicap that topped todays Narragansett Park program. It was his second triumph in as many chances during the meeting and his ninth of the year. Mrs. Marion Cassidys: three-year-old packed top weight of 120 pounds and was only three-fifths of a second off the track record when he traveled the distance in 1:10. At the end he was going handily to be two and a half lengths in front of the lightly-weighted Marmara, with Lady Higioss a length and a half farther away. Then came the slowly closing Bubblesome. The score of the New Yorker was the third of the afternoon for a public choice, though the price of 13 to 10 was surprisingly good in view of hi3 excellent effort in the Worcester Handicap last Friday. George Seabo once more was up on the Crack Brigade Princess Nina gelding, and that boy made no mistakes. He had his charge away from the post swiftly to gain command in the first fifty yards, and drew clear before an eighth of a mile had been completed. SOMETHING IN RESERVE. Going to the far turn he took Bill Farns-worth in hand and was content to steady him along in front until well in the stretch. Inside the furlong post he cracked down with the whip and the three-year-old responded readily to increase his advantage slightly. At the finish he had something in reserve. Marmara, carrying 116 pounds in actual weight, was a forward contender throughout and had no trouble saving the place from Lady .Higioss. The latter displayed more speed than in the opening day stake, being right there for the first half mile and then hanging under pressure. She was doing her best to save third, money from Bubblesome. The latter, second choice for the race, never was a serious factor. Blue Armor showed only a flash, while New Deal wants a longer route. Skipton gave Seabo a riding "double" as he drove to a half length victory in the mile and a sixteenth claimer which brought forth the second best field of the afternoon. Seabo put Paul Codds three-year-old in the lead going past the judges for the first time and his mount was never headed. Rated nicely until the stretch was reached, the Brig o Doon Oharusan colt was under the whip in the final furlong, responding with good courage to turn back Advancing. Four lengths back Even Up saved third money by half a length from the tiring Cinar. Advancing, away forwardly, moved into second place at the far turn and continued in determined fashion thereafter in a vain effort to overhaul the leader. Even Up, sluggish early, slipped through on the in-i side on the last turn and finished steadily though never threatening the first two. Cinar was done after six furlongs while Bahamas also quit after making a brief run along the far side of the track. The well considered Trebor turned in a dull performance. Showabal, stablcmate of Pompoon; came In for confident support in the opening race, at six- furlongs for plater non-winners of 4he juvenile division, but failed to run to expec-. tations of his connections. Sent to the post favorite, the Balko gelding was unable to finish better than third behind Natty Boy, with Bloddock splitting the pair. At the end the successful Catalan Appearance colt was showing the way by two and a half lengths, with the runner-up a half length in advance of the public choice. The latter just man-e aged to stagger home a head in advance of Tellingyou. BY HEAD MARGIN. A smashing finish resulted from the run-e ning of the second event The test was framed for sprinting platers of the ,000 top and bottom variety which had not won two races since the opening of the New England season. Grandmas Boy was returned the winner, coming with a game bid throughout the final sixteenth under a brisk ride by Tommy May to turn back Mieletta by the matter of a head. The St Henry filly made all the running and it was just at the line that she was forced to accept defeat. Nell Continued on fifteenth vage. j ; 1 I . . I . : BILL FARNSWORTH IN TRIUMPH Continued from third page. Mac, after racing closest to the pacemaker, Mleletta, for most of the trip, was the one to be third. With the exception of the early part of the journey, when Chilly Ebbie held to a forward position, the others failed to enter into serious contention at any stage of the journey. A "good thing" made good in the third, at one mile and a sixteenth, for maiden platers, when Lena J., a daughter of Spanish Prince II., making the third start of her career and installed the choice, was returned the winner. The supporters of Lena J. spent many anxious moments. The filly was last of the company, going to the first turn, but saved considerable ground. Hasty Hanna was in command, while Yankee Prince and Rcigh Tetrarch were the pacemakers closest pursuers. UNDER SEVERE PRESSURE. In the run down the far side of the track, Lena J. was still well back of the field. It was not until rounding the far turn that Gordon Arnold got her going In her best style. The Spanish Prince filly moved up fast on the outside, took command with a rush, but the effort took its toll and the miss was under severe punishment to have a half length lead over Hasty Hanna at the line. Hasty Hanna failed to quit, as has been her habit in most of her recent races. Ernie Manzer was well placed all the way and showed an improved performance with blinkers added to his equipment, Polly B. proved the better of the distance platers which vied for honors in the one mile and a sixteenth of the fourth. The Poly-melian mare registered by a half length over Penrill. Makeit was third, a few lengths farther away. Makeit took the lead soon after the start and led until passing the .furlong post. Polly B. was the one to force the pace, moving to the front when- called upon. Just as it seemed that the leader would have things pretty much her own way, she started to swerve near the end and had to be placed under a drive to stave off the bid of Penrill. Makeit, while tiring, saved her share of the purse by a short margin over Drusus, one which came from quite some distance back.
