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THREE STRAIGHT TOR CENSOR Registers in Newport Purse, Main Attraction of Opening Day. Small Crowd at Narragansett Inaugural Despite Ideal Weather and Offering of Well-Arranged Program. PAWTUCKET, R. I., Oct. 13. John Mundingers game, campaigner Censor drove to his third straight victory in the six furlongs Newport Purse as Narragansett Park opened the final meeting of the New England season under clear skies this afternoon. Joe Jacobs, who was completing a double, had the victor a length clear of J. L. Mac-Knights fast charging Slavonia as they passed the line. It was a hot battle for the place, with Miss L. C. Whites Buster Boy giving up the award in the final stride. He was beaten a nose by Slavonia and the favored Saunderstown was just half a length back. Despite perfect weather a small crowd was on hand for the opening of Narragansetts autumn meeting. This was only natural, however, because of the fact that yesterday was a holiday. The hurricane did nothing to injure the track, which was good and fast today. Censor finished out in 1:11. Saunderstown broke in front in the feature, but did not retain his lead for long, Slavonia going out to make the pace down the back stretch by a narrow margin over Censor. The latter went to the van at the far turn, where Slavonia dropped back to fourth place and the gray Buster Boy charged up fast on the inside to challenge. In the stretch it appeared that the gray would take it all but he hung in the final yards as Censor drew off and Slavonia, coming fast again, went by him right at the end. Saunderstown, after breaking rapidly, dropped back but came fast in the final sixteenth. Porcellus, a warm tip in the race, trailed all the way. AUSPICIOUS BEGINNING. Mrs. Glen Felkners Muggins started the meeting off with a score for the favorite players as Harry Krovitz piloted her to a handy two length victory over the extreme outsider, Happy Host, from J. E. Simmons stable. Fanfare Farms Likewise finished third, a length and a half off the runner-up. Quel Jeu, which was wild at the post, was placed on the outside, went wide at the head of the stretch and still managed to land fourth, just a neck in back of the third horse. The time was 1:12 for the six furlongs. R. Robertson, Sr.s, Aftermath drove home a head in advance of W. E. Snyders Black Rhapsody m the six furlongs second event. C. Bains Elylee was a distant third, three lengths back of the leaders and a length and a half in front of the favored Lunsford. Lunsford made a menacing move on the back stretch, but dropped back steadily after that. C. H. Trotters Silent Witness lost the lead and regained it again to win the six furlongs third event by a head over Sheldon Fairbanks Neon Light. Bayard Tuckerman, Jr.s, Flying Jack, evidently a morning glory, was six lengths off the leaders in third place. Once again he raced very greenly. Roscoe finished fourth. Critchfield rode the winner, which was favorite in the betting. Oak Tree Stables Conrad Mann staged one of his late rushes in the mile and seventy yards sixth race, and at the finish he was being eased up a length in front of Liberty Torch, consistent filly from the stable of Mrs. M. J. OBrien. The latter was but a scant head in front of Affirmation at the finish. Prince Sador was fourth. An accident occurred in the running of the one mile and seventy yards semi-final, which brought together ten three-year-olds of the ,500 variety. Jockey D. Sena was unseated at the clubhouse turn and had to be rushed to the Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket. The race was won by Gatlin, an outsider in the betting. He defeated Steel King by a neck with Colonel Martis a nose back of the runner-up.
