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BOSTON SOUND FIRST Defeats Bacon by Nose in Inaugural Handicap at Arlington Downs. Strongly Backed Zevson Proves Big Disappointment Large Crowd Present at Waggoner Track. ARLINGTON, Texas, March 31. In a thrilling stretch duel, Clarence E. Davisons consistent Boston Sound emerged the winner of the Inaugural Handicap, main event offered for the opening of the spring racing season at the Texas Jockey Clubs palatial Arlington Downs course this afternoon. Mrs. C. E. Allens Bacon was only a nose back of the winner, and the picture was called for to separate the pair. In third place was Mrs. Tom Marshalls Brown Prodigy, three lengths back of Bacon and a length before Miss Ginbar, which was up in the final stride to beat Porcellus for minor honors. Zevson, a 31 to 20 chance, was last in a small field of six that battled for the ,500 added purse that was worth ,465 to the Illinois owner. With sunny skies prevailing and a moderation in the cold weather that has visited this sector for several days, a crowd estimated at 7,000 was present for the program, which was decided over a heavy and drying out track. ADVERSE FOOTING. Due to track conditions four of the originally named overnight were withdrawn from the feature and the adverse footing also prevented acting racing secretary Schuetz from filling the supporting event. However, spirited racing prevailed and the camera eye, which is being used at the Waggoner track for the first time, was called into action on several occasions. Although Brown Prodigy was the first in motion from his outside position, he was unable to match strides with the speedy winner and Bacon, which went out to show the way for the six and one-half furlongs trip. Rounding the far turn, Bacon moved into the lead on the outside of Boston Sound and rapidly established a clear advantage. Hauer was saving ground with the winner, had him beside Bacon approaching the final furlong and, in a nip and tuck duel, Boston Sound proved the better. Boston Sound carried 112 pounds, one less than Bacon and four less than Zevson, which carried the top assignment. He was timed the distance in l:25ti. FOUR-IN-A-ROW. Miss Webb made it four in a row and started the meeting off with a popular score when she carried Mrs. R. O. Burns Dallas-owned colors to a decisive victory in the opening race over the six and one-half furlongs of the Waggoner course. Back Fence was second, and Speed Limit third. Fred Rife rushed the five-year-old daughter of Chilhowee into a good lead during the opening five-sixteenths and increasing her advantage in the stretch she came to the finish eight lengths before Back Fence, which Continued on fifteenth page. BOSTON SOUND FIRST Continued from first nage.J led Speed Limit by two lengths for second. Another Dallas patrons colors were borne to victory when Count Cotton, furnished by the Skaal Stable, got up to beat Raffles Lad in a photographic finish at the end of six furlongs in the second race. Royal Command was third. The winner was rushed into a good lead during the opening quarter, but gave way when Raffles Lad charged by him, but the latter, after establishing a good advantage, tired, and Count Cotton came on to gain a head decision. Sammy Roberts rode both ends of the "Daily Double" and Her Hero provided one of the biggest surprises in local racing when he led Margaret Nadi. Crowned Head and eight others, including the well-backed Tran-sen to the end of six furlongs in the third race. Returning 14.30 for each st -aight, and far back while Margaret Nadi, Bunting On and Scrip Money dominated the pace, th . winner swept down on the outside of the leaders to be a length before Margaret Nadi at the end. The latter lasted to head the fast-finishing Crowned Head, which was a neck before the tiring Scrip Money at the close. NEAL RISES WINNERS. Billy Neal was astride his first winner and another popular score came with the three-quarters fourth race when the consistent Tryanhurry, which races for J. T. Withers III., triumphed in handy fashion over Sax-len. Little Cleora and eight other plater three-year-olds. Rushed into contention from a tardy beginning, Tryanhurry raced head and head with Pandisco to the stretch, where the winner drew clear and the finish found him with something left and slightly more than a length before Saxlen, which beat the tiring Little Cleora by a length for second. Pandisco quit fast after relinquishing the lead, and Stairs, another one of the choices, showed nothing to justify his support.
