Guy Fawkes In Easy Victory: Leads From End to End in Headliner at Narragansett Park.; Spindletop, My Colin, Ipso Facto and Squawker Account for Early Prizes at Pawtucket., Daily Racing Form, 1937-05-04

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GUY FAWKES IN EASY VICTORY Leads From End to End in Headliner at Narragansett Park Spindletop My Colin Ipso Facto and andSquawker Squawker Account for Early Prizes Prizesat at Pawtucket PAWTUCKET R L May 3 Guy Fawkes a horse that was unlucky to be beaten by Melodist Wood Memorial winner in New York scored the most effortless victory seen at any race track in recent days as he romped home six lengths in front in the StarTribune Purse which featured a warm and sunny day of sport at Narragansett Park this afternoon afternoonThe The winner led all the way under choking restraint from Jimmy Lynch and finished fighting for his head He was just about thirty pounds the best horse in the race At the end of the journey W C Stroubes improving Patrolite took second place after pursuing the leader from the time that Buddy Wingfield sent them off He was just a head clear of the fast closing Crows Flight from the Dixiana stable as they went by the judges stand standThere There never was anything in the race but the winner After a long post delay he be ¬ gan as if he were shot from a howitzer went to the front immediately and showed the way down the back stretch Once only it looked as if he might meet serious con ¬ tention That came on the turn for home when Patrolite under a lashing whip ride from Barba moved within a length of him Lynch looked back saw the danger and his mount bounded way At the sixteenth post he was ten lengths in front and he might have won by twice that many lengths had Lynch not eased him up upPatrolite Patrolite tired from chasing the leader The winner finished in 111 However the Stroube racer managed to hang on long enough to outlast Crows Flight The lat ¬ ter coupled as an entry with Shootin High was rated in fifth position most of the Continued on thirtieth page GUY FAWKES IN EASY VICTORY Continued from first page journey and began his drive just about an eighth out outMiss Miss Anita Doris Spindletop won the first race of the afternoon at a half mile but was a lucky filly to get home in front Mrs P A Shaws Cold Breeze which finished second was far and away the best horse in the event and appeared a cinch until they hit the seventyyard mark where she stum ¬ bled Sage was unable to right her again and Spindletop went on by to score by a half a length Two and a half lengths back Dixianas Wicked Time the warmest tip of the season was third Sister Polly an ex ¬ treme outsider was fourth fourthCarl Carl Bierman who has been riding in high wide and handsome form during the first two days of the meeting won the sec ¬ ond dash at six furlongs astride Miss Emily Waites Squawker The winner took the de ¬ cision by two lengths over Charlie Browns Glynna Laddie Stone a warm paddock tip carried the silks of Merle Simmons to third place two and a half lengths back of the runnerup and a neck in front of Dark War favoriteinthe betting bettingBARBAS BARBAS EXCELLENT RIDE RIDEA A R Manns Ipso Facto drove to victory in the third another six furlongs event un ¬ der an excellent ride from Johnny Barba At the finish the Cotlpgomer filly was clear of Miss L C Whites gray Buster Boy which ran a surprisingly good race and staged a gallant finish Polly Hastings the early pacemaker flaunting the silks of Dixiana was third a length back of the second horse Patchpocket a heavy favorite was fourth after a listless race raceIn In a nose head and neck finish Jay Hart mans My Colin came home under Jaekles whip in the fourth He dropped his nose down in front of Miss Anita Doris fast finishing Ridge Mor L E Ogles Miney Myerson the choice lost second place in the final jump after being out in the fore front of the battle from the second that starter Wingfield sent them away awayMixwell Mixwell passed around as one of those well known good things set the early pace with Miney Myerson at his throat latch My Colin was rated back of the pace running third to the head of the stretch where Jaekle made his first serious move There Mixwell tired and was out of the running by the time they flashed past the eighth posti


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