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TEDDYBEAU BEATS NATTY BOY Sun Beaus Half Brother Prevails After Stirring Struggle Heavy Footing at Narragansett Park Huffy Bubblcsome and Sorceress SorceressAmong Among Purse Winners PAWTUCKET R I May 21 Willis Sharpe Kilmers Teddy Beau a halfbrother to Sun Beau turned in a corking perform ¬ ance to win the Hopkins Purse which fea ¬ tured the sport at Narragansett Park on a warm and sunny afternoon After a nip and tuck stretch battle Freddie Smith drove him home a length in front of Natty Boy The latter had a neck to spare over W C Stroubes Sun Pilot as they finished Lee Hastings killed off by trying to keep pace with the winner wound up fourth fourthThe The race resolved itself into a twohorse contest at the start Lee Hastings and Teddy Beau went out far in front of the others and raced down the back stretch and around the far turn with first one head and then the other showing in front Lee Hastings held on gamely to the eighth post where he began to tire and Teddy Beau drove into a short lead Lee Hastings stayed within a length of him to the final twentyfive yards where he went to pieces completely and gave way from his early effort As he tired Natty Boy rated third for the entire jour ¬ ney surged past and Sun Pilot also drove up and passed him The time was 146 146The The beautiful warm weather brought a large weekday assemblage to the course and it was another day of heavy going goingMrs Mrs Danny Sheas Currants scored a sur ¬ prise victory in the second at six furlongs paying nearly 30 to 1 and completing a double that paid 19080 The winner was ridden out by Hightshoe to score by a length over A J Sacketts Medius Dies Starogan from Miss Anita Doris Stable was just a nose back of the runnerup and a length in front of Winter Sport SportSteve Steve Panarellas Bubblesome drove to vic ¬ tory in the Kenmore Purse supporting at ¬ traction on the card At the end Bierman had the Bubbling Over gelding a length clear of D J Sullivan IIIs Black Highbrow The latter was just a neck in advance of Vote Boy which ran a much improved race to finish third The score marked a double for Bierman who won the first event on Shred ShredMiss Miss Prudence coupled in the betting with Brendard under the Dixiana jacket set the early pace The leader tired on the turn and Black Highbrow came up to fight it out with Vote Boy They went down the stretch closely locked but past the eighth post Bub ¬ blesome drove up on the outside and it was evident at the sixteenth ground that the race was his
