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, [ i [ t . t I . , . . [ [ . , [ ; DOROTHY ROCK HOME FIRST Filly Closes With a Rush to Win the Lexington Purse. Blind Pig Stumbles at Start and Breaks Far Behind His Field — Pharaboy Wins Secondary Attraction. PAWTUCKET, R. I., May 3.— Mrs. Emil Denemarks Dorothy Rock came from far back to win the three-quarters Lexington Purse, which featured a windy and wintry day of racing at Narragansett Park. At the end of the journey Herman Schutte had the daughter of Pharamond II. a length clear of A. S. Pierces Rhodium, and she was drawing away with every stride. It was a hot battle for second place, with J. E. Millers Unassisted finishing just a nose off the runner-up. The race was marred at the start when the heavily backed favorite, Blind Pig, stumbled at the gate and broke far behind his field. After almost going to his knees he swept up to the leaders and assumed third place in the stretch but was on the rail in the deep going. That, coupled with the fact that he had too much taken out of him reaching a contending position, resulted in his collapsing in the final drive and winding up fifth. Unassisted and Harp Weaver fought a neck-and-neck pace battle down the back stretch, with Rhodium third and Dorothy Rock dead last after Blind Pig recovered from his mishap and had passed her. Harp Weaver took the van over Unassisted at the far turn but relinquished it again at the stretch. Harp Weaver tired in the run to the eighth post, and at the sixteenth marker Rhodium had dead aim on Unassisted. At this point Dorothy Rock started to move up. She passed horses as if they were tied, and was drawing off at the end. COLD WEATHER. The cold weather resulted in only a small crowd turning out for the sport, although the handle held up well. Marty Maddens Pharaboy won the three-quarters Eddie Dowling Purse, which was the secondary feature and fourth race on the program. Dowling watched the race from the stewards stand and presented a trophy to the winning owner. Pharaboy, ridden by Ken McCombs, finished out three lengths in advance of Ben Listers Grisette, after making all of his own pace. William Watermans Cyrus P. was third, half a length back. Float Away, the favorite, was a distant fourth. Mrs. M. R. Lewis Jessie V. L., a horse which has a pipe in her throat, had conditions all against her this afternoon, for a ■ strong wind was blowing against .her as she raced down the back stretch. That did not deter her from winning the six furlongs opener, however. She took the lead on the far turn and drew off from all rivals down I the stretch to score by half a dozen lengths over D. A. Woods Mattapony. The latter was the medium of a heavy last-miriute plunge, closing at short odds. L. H. Nim-koffs Linas Son, off slowly from the rail station, finished third, closing stoutly when he found running room. STANDS HARD DRrVE. Mrs. Floyd Wests Idolatry stood up under a hard drive from Euclid Le Blanc to win the second event by a neck over Mrs. Sam Orrs Metaurus. R. Reichenthalers Light Cruiser was third, two and a half lengths back of the leaders, and Count Rae finished fourth. The time was 1:14, flat. Light Cruiser set the pace down the back stretch by a wide margin after streaking away from the gate extremely fast from his outside po-[ sition. Count Rae chased the leader to the far turn, where Metaurus and Idolatry swept up like a team to challenge. Idolatry was a head in front of Metaurus at the stretch and both horses were driving hard with the winner inching away. Mrs. J. A. Nixs Holton came from behind the pace of Sheldon Fairbanks Miss Whim to beat the latter by a head in the three- quarters third. Al Snider, an excellent little stretch rider, put up one of his best finishes on the winner, which ruled favorite in the field of eight. C. H. Trotters Big Bully fin-. ished third, two lengths off the battling leaders. Friendly Paul was fourth under the wire. The winner was claimed back by G. H. Coyle.
