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AGAWAM ENTERTAINS 26000 Crowd at Comparatively New Mas ¬ sachusetts Track Sets Record Mutuel Handle in Proportion AGAWAM Mass May 31 Before a frenzied throng of 26000 patrons which es ¬ tablished a new mutuel and attendance rec ¬ ord Master Lad consistent fiveyearold son of Star Master and Lament in the livery of W E Johnson turned the tables on Pana rellas sixyearold gelding Bubblesome win ¬ ner of the Agawam Handicap here on Satur ¬ day to account for the sixth and featured I Memorial Day Handicap that topped the pro ¬ gram of the Agawam Racing and Breeders Association at Agawam Park here today thefeatured Carrying todayCarrying top weight of 116 pounds in the featured race that attracted nine of the best theW distance bestdistance performers on the grounds the W E Johnson gelding swept to a clearcut clearcutvictory victory at the end of the mile to score his third histhird success in six starts this season He Hej j reached the finish of the eight furlongs one length in advance of the Panarella color colori i bearer lessthan which was carrying one pound less than the winner then came Booming Guns Gunsa a former member of the Glen Riddle Farm Farmto to take the short end of the spoils for A F FEast East while Vote Boy was able to finish finishbefore before the others othersMaster Master Lads performance in the feature was one of his top efforts and his popular victory despite the fact that it came at the expense of the favorite was one of the high ¬ lights of the day that gave Agawam Park a i new importance on the racing map i Officials stated that the paid attendance was double that of any other day in the history of the local track and that the handle in the tote department was a rec ¬ ord breaker breakerIn In the feature hardly any delay occurred j before the start came and it found all away I in good style with Vote Boy having the most speed to dominate the early running Bub ¬ blesome gave chase to the son of Torchilla while Ashen veteran member of the C A Calhoun barn held third place as Master Lad followed on the outside just before one member of the party No exceptional change obtained during the early stages but there was a closing up at the final turn with Master Lad in third place as Vote Boy gave j up commandRiding command Riding with hands and heels jockey M Mitchell astride the W E Johnson ace had his mount in front a furlong from the finish then driving the Star Master gelding along steadily he was at the line to win by his own length lengthIdeal Ideal weather greeted the recordbreaking throng that taxed the plant to its utmost capacity
