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HUSKIE LAD IN OLD COLONY Unbeaten Stroube Youngster Faces FacesFormidable Formidable Opposition in Narra Narragansetts gansetts Closing Feature PAWTUCKET R I May 20 The most successful early spring session in the history of New England racing will end tomorrow afternoon at Narragansett Park with the Old Colony Stakes for twoyearolds featur ¬ ing the final program The 5000 added attraction will test juveniles over five fur ¬ longs and the race has drawn a field of eleven headed by the undefeated Texas in ¬ vader Huskie Boy This youngster which carries the silks of W C Stroube has started three times and won three races He has been outworking every juvenile on the grounds and is certain to go to the post a strong choice Most overnight lines hold him at around 2 to 1 1Huskie Huskie Boy has been here since the open ¬ ing of the meeting but has not started His debut in tomorrows stake is of particular interest to racegoers in this section who have been hearing those who saw him per ¬ form in Texas and the dockers at this point sing his praises Under the conditions he is the top weight packing 114 pounds Larry McDermott will have the mount mountOn On paper the race appears to be no romp for Huskie Boy however Great Union may be pressing him close for the post of favor ¬ itism for his record is an excellent one and he has faced the best twoyearolds in the land Dixianas youngsters are very fit and always receive support here Tomorrow that stable will send a formidable entry to the post in My Lawyer and Rhett The former has won here in impressive fashion and has earned a chance at the prize prizeMaetall Maetall shipped here for the race by Mae mere Farm finished second to Great Union recently but was disqualified for bumping horses in the stretch stretchHistoric Historic Era beat such a good horse as Kings Heir here the other day and is by no means out of it Both Retlaw and Araho Lass which will be coupled under the dotted silks of Mrs Walter OHara are improving and they hold an outside chance
