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UNRULY SWAHILI VICTORIOUS ] Races to Two-Length WininWaverly Purse After Propping at Start. Son of Sir Gallahad II. Outsider in Wagering — Slap Jack Saddled for Winning Effort in Racing Debut. PAWTUCKET, R. I., April 27.— Apprentice E. Robart made it four winners for the afternoon when he scored an upset victory astride Great Blaze in the nine furlongs of the closing event. Seventh Inning, after making all the running, finished second and Country : Lass was third. Robart was born and raised near Narragansett Park and, naturally, is popular with local patrons. PAWTUCKET, R. I., April 27.— Unruly at the gate so that he had to be started from the outside, and then propping when the start came, Mrs. Emil Denemarks Swahili, outsider in a field of five, raced his way home to victory in the Waverly Purse, fifth and feature race at Narragansett Park this drizzly afternoon. The five-year-old son of Gallahad Hr. had been short on his previous outing. Today he looked as if he would leave his race at the gate when he held up the start for more than five minutes. But after he came down on all fours again, at the break, he moved to the front in less than half a mile and then held off the others to win by two lengths. The favorite in this contest was Mrs. H. O. Simmons Somali. He was backed down to almost even money in this event of a mile and seventy yards, but the best he could do was finish second, with Mrs. Paul A. Shaws Holluschickie taking the show. In the run for the first turn, Cash OBoy and Holluschickie were in the van, with Swahili moving stoutly on the outside to be a close third. When they reached the turn | into the back stretch, Swahili already had taken command, while Somali was moving up alongside Cash OBoy and then going into second place, two lengths behind Swahili. Somali made another bid near the turn for home, but Herman Schutte kept Swahili going nicely for the two-length win. SUCCESSFUL COMBINATION. The favorite players were off on the right foot when the combination of Glenbroom and jockey Don Meade were home first in the opening race half a length ahead of Count Cotton. Mixed Weather was another two and a half lengths back in third place. Off in front, the C. H. Trotter representative, was never seriously threatened, although his rider was urging him to the limit to stave off the final challenge of Count Cotton. Mixed Weather was also in the thick of the running throughout, though unable to cope with the stretch speed of his two rivals. Continued on thirty-second page. UNRULY SWAHILI VICTORIOUS Continued from first page. The well-backed entry of Jessie V. L. and Laddie Stone flattered by showing flashes of speed but tired in the final run. Jane Vito cut out all of the running in the second race to last for a head victory in a photo finish over On the Dot, which had a half length on Legerdemain for the place. Minimum was also close up, a neck back in fourth position. .The winner sprinted right to the front after a long post delay, which was caused by the bad actions of Goster. On the Dot was in closest pursuit throughout, with Minimum third. Turning for home Legerdemain stole through on the inside, while On the Dot began to cut down Jane Vitos advantage. In a driving finish apprentice Eddie Robart kept the four-year-old filly going, and the photo showed her head in front. ANOTHER FOR MEADE. Meade scored his second victory of the day, again with the favorite, as he brought Marshall Fields Slap Jack through to a win in the third x-ace, for maiden three-year-olds. Meade brought Slap Jack along nicely and had the race won at the seventy-yard pole. The early pace here was set by Minstrel Wit, while Mrs. E. Denemarks Savitar was in command at the head of the stretch in this six-furlohg dash. However, Meade "brought up Slap Jack and then held M. C. Breens Gen L. and Arabic safe. The time was 1:15%. Another favorite scored, making it three out of four, as Mrs. Floyd Wests Nicholas S. was .brought home by Euclid Le Blanc in the fourth. Nicholas S., coupled with Topee in this contest, was rated at 7 to 2 odds and won by half a length over M. J. Whites Peter Argo, with W. F. Mannaghs Short Cake third. Nicholas S., starting from the rail position, stayed there, moving up stoutly to. take care of the early pacemaker, Pharaboy in the stretch. Short Cake, always well up, could not improve, her position, while Peter Argo, moving stoutly in the stretch i-un, moved up to the place, but still could not reach the winner. ] I i | ;
