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1 1 | t . ; [ SOMALI BY LENGTH MARGIN | Carries Mrs. H. O. Simmons Silks Successfully in Taunton Purse. Fumble Scores at Long Odds — Five Straight Favorites Fail Their Admirers in Respective Races. PAWTUCKET, R. I., May 10.— Under the best weather conditions of the entire meet-, ing, Somali carried the black and white silks of Mrs. H. O. Simmons to a driving one-length victory in the Taunton Purse which headlined todays sport at Narragansett Park. Panorascope, which only succumbed to the winners rush in the final sixteenth, was two lengths clear of William Palmer, which had a neck advantage on Woodlander at the end for third place. A field of seven went to the post in the feature and was off at once to a good start. William Palmer set the pace from the break, followed by Woodlander, Panorascope and Somali in order. Into the back stretch there 1 was no shifting of positions, although the 1 contenders began to bunch up behind the leader with Somali, on the outside, forced to , lose ground. , It was still William Palmer on the turn, although his stride was beginning to shorten. : Somali, still on the outside, was sent up by jockey Ralph Eccard at that point and as | William Palmer tired he raced head and head with Panorascope for a sixteenth of a mile. It was then that Panorascope also 1 j wilted under the challenge, permitting So- • mali to take the lead which amounted to a ] length margin at the wire. Rhodium became the fifth straight disappointing favorite of i the afternoon, showing nothing at any time, ] despite the fact that he was apparently drop- ] ping down in class. He seemed far from the i shifty colt which raced so impressively in 7 New England last season. The track was fast and deep, indicated by a -the running time of 1:44%. SUNABELL GRADUATES. Sunabell, after thirty-nine attempts, finally c escaped from the non-winning ranks in ac- t counting for the opening three-quarters mile t dash, which was fashioned for maiden plat- c ers. The Sun Worship colt achieved his vie- e tory in a hard drive over Whiskbriar. Star 1 Pupil followed in the wake of the first two o defeating Country Jim for third place. a a A jam that occurred during the opening i] in furlong of the second race spelled disaster n for the favorite, Gay World, and also hindered the chances of Erech. The close of the o three-quarters mile dash found Count Rae a s handy winner, with Primer having enough in y reserve to hold second, place safe from the s unfortunate Erech. £ After Gay World had been knocked back and Erech had been taken up it was Has- u tmola that set the pace, showing in front ii in only by a narrow margin. When a half mile It let had been completed Gay World and Erech tl had been rushed up fast and ten of the fj twelve starters were closely locked. it : | 1 j • ] i ] ] i 7 a c t t c e 1 o a a i] in n o s y s £ u ii in It let tl fj it Count Rae, last out of the stalls, was back in the ruck until there remained but five- sixteenths of a mile to traverse. As the leaders began to tire through the late stages it was no task for Count Rae to run theni down and register by a length, with a half length separating Primer and Erech. Fumble, from the Jerry McCarty stable, provided an upset in capturing the third race, another dash of six furlongs. The Blind Play gelding, under apprentice Earl Maloney, registered by three parts of a length over the pacemaker, Spring Moon. Eva R., the public choice, tool: down the show position, while nose farther back Marcabala was fourth. MOVES UP IN PRICE. Oddsbodkin, a son of Pilate— Pic Lassie claimed at Bowie for §2,000, was moved up to ,500 and triumphed over the juveniles that paraded postward in the fourth, a dash of four and one-half furlongs. The Pilate gelding scored at the direct expense of Little. Bolo, a youngster that had won his last previous outing at Tropical. Park. Bright View miss that has not been out of the money any of her previous half dozen engagements, raced into third place. Boston Pal left little doubt of his superiority over the field he met in the mile and seventy yards sixth race. The Bostonian six-year-old, backed into odds-on favoritism scored by a wide margin over Lovick, and Harpen Belle was third. Boston Pal led out of the stalls and was under stout restraint while showing slightlv the van for the first half mile. Ashcroft out a wrap on. the . choice approaching the far turn and he continued to draw awav from his field until the finish found him five lengths to *T-.e gosd.
