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HOLDS TWO DOUBLE TICKETS Joseph A Couteu Wins 718260 on onNarragansetts Narragansetts Record Daily DailyDouble Double Combination PAWTUCKET R I Oct 22 An extraor ¬ dinary situation on the Daily Double was created at Narragansett Park Saturday when Squabble winner of the first race paid the startling odds of 17650 to 1 This filly owned by Mrs C C Morro and trained by H Florentine was coupled in the Dally Double with eleven horses of the twelve in the second race No tickets were sold cou ¬ pling Squabble with Sedate in the second race so it was announced over the loud ¬ speakers that In the event of Sedate victory all persons holding tickets on Squabble in the first race would equally divide the Daily Double pool poolHowever However this necessity was obviated when Raceaway won the second race thus estab ¬ lishing a new Dally Double record for New England at the fancy figure of 359130 359130SHOWS SHOWS CONFIDENCE CONFIDENCEFive Five tickets were sold and of these two were purchased by Joseph A Couteu of 1850 Westminster Street Providence who evi ¬ dently is a handicapper with a lot of con ¬ fidence in his own figures His net return on both tickets was 718260 718260Not Not bad for a mill worker declared Mr Couteu as he posed in the 100 mutuel room before cashing his tickets ticketsMr Mr Couteu is 56 years old married and was born in Chepachet R I He has a grown son and daughter now living In Los Angeles AngelesHe He is employed as a weaver in the Para ¬ gon Worsted Mill in Providence He handi ¬ caps horses for pleasure and profit and Is a regular patron of Narragansett when not employed in the mill Todays big winnings while his largest were not his first He wins Daily Doubles consistently he said the largest he had previously collected amount ¬ ing to 840 840The The bank is about the safest place of any declared Mr Couteu when asked what he would do with the money No automo ¬ bile stock or insurance salesman need apply No Irish sweepstakes ticket salesman either The mutucls give you a chance and I will continued to play them
