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BUBBLESOME BYSLIH MARGIN MARGINDefeats Defeats Cascapedia by a Neck in inAgawam Agawam Headliner Master MasterLad Lad Unplaced SPRINGFIELD Mass June 5 Dropping fiye pounds from his recent race over the mile distance and carrying 110 pounds Bub blesome consistent sixyearold chestnut gelding in the stable of S Panarella and winner of the Agawam Handicap on opening day achieved his second important score when he captured premier honors in the mile and onesixteenth Stone Haven Graded Handicap that topped the splendid program of eight races at Agawam Park today Op ¬ posed by seven of the best distance perform ¬ ers that could be mustered the race was a tribute to the handicapping of racing secre ¬ tary M C Shea when five of the starters came to the last line so closely bunched that a blanket could have spanned them and be ¬ fore the result was made official the camera was called into action for a final decision In the decision of the photo Cascapedia in the silks of Mrs Edward Haughton was awarded the place honors while Black Boo an outsider in the small but select field took the measure of the others that included Master Lad top weight under 123 pounds which finished fifth before Prince Fox and Ashen while Booming Guns was fourth fourthThe The feature was the magnet for the larg ¬ est gathering since Decoration Day and with much delay at the starting point the eight left in good alignment with Bubblesome go ¬ ing fast to the first curve to lead the way B Wimmer was astride the chestnut gelding and he used good judgment when he per ¬ mitted his mount to go along smoothly be ¬ fore Booming Guns and Master Lad as a fast pace was established while the others were rather close up with Ashen last Through the run down the far side of the track no cHange occurred in the running but there was a closing up midway of the final curve with Master Lad entering second place and Cascapedia moving up from the rear to be lapped with the leaders Reaching the stretch Wimmer wisely avoided staying on the inside where the footing was soft and with his mount rallying willingly an exciting finish obtained with the Panarella gelding lasting to gain the reward by a neck In the battle for the place Cascapedia far on the outside gained a head decision for the place while Black Boo staged a belated rush to take third
