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KENTY MISS SCORES IN DRIVE Energetic Efforts of Harry Krovitz Big Aid to Filly Defeats Favored Merry Gesture at Suffolk SuffolkDowns Downs Boston Heat Wave Continues Bing Crosby Visits Track BOSTON Mass July 10 W C Stroubes Kenty Miss under a lashing stretch ride from Harry Krovitz a lad from nearby Beachmont drove to victory by threequar ¬ ters of a length in the Endicott Purse which featured another sultry day of sport at the Eastern Racing Association grounds The winner challenged the favored Merry Ges ¬ ture in the stretch caught her at the six ¬ teenth post and scored drawing away E D Shaffers Evening Shadow was third two lengths further back and Rissa was fourth To the Rescue was the only other starter in the race for fillies and mares maresEvening Evening Shadow took a narrow lead over Merry Gesture in the run to the far turn but the latter drew away at will and showed the way as the field made the turn There Evening Shadow began to tire and Kenty Miss challenged the leader Kenty Miss was just a neck off the pacemaking favorite as they entered the stretch At the eighth post the Stroube filly drew alongside alongsideIn In the run to the sixteenth marker the two leaders were head and head but Dupps on Merry Gesture was using his whip with every stride to keep his mount on even terms with the other horse At the sixteenth post Kenty Miss was in front and from that point home under hard urging she was drawing away awayEvening Evening Shadow showed fine early speed but dropped back steadily once she was headed Rissa last most of the way closed to third position then dropped back again The time was 111 111The The record heat wave continued and fans once more braved terrific heat to see the sport The day was enlivened by the pres ¬ ence of Bing Crosby who is here to see his Ligarpti run in the Massachusetts Handicap on Wednesday Bing is said to have won his expenses East through a hefty wager on Kenty Miss MissH H P Headleys Stagefright will be rid ¬ den by George Seabo in the Mayflower Stakes next Saturday
