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VICTORY FOR ABEL COLORS Black Legion Races Home First in Hub Purse at Boston Bonny Imp Outfinishes Xanthcin by Nose Nosefor for Second Money Heat Wave WaveFinally Finally Breaks BOSTON Mass July 11 Mrs A J Abel whose silks will be carried by Honey Cloud in tomorrows 50000 Massachusetts Handi ¬ cap won the Hub Purse at Suffolk Downs this afternoon with the Cohort colt Black Legion which drove gamely down the stretch to take the verdict by a length over Mrs E Graham Lewis Bonny Imp There was a hard battle for second place with Bonny Imp earning that award a nose in front of Liberty Lane Stables Xanthein the favorite Bonny Imp stumbled soon after the start or might have been closer Good Odds land ¬ ed fourth in the field of nine nineThe The heat wave in Boston finally broke today and pleasant weather prevailed for the sport run over a fast racing strip The crowd was swelled by visitors who have come on for tomorrows stake stakeXANTHEIN XANTHEIN STARTS FAST FASTXanthein Xanthein began fast and opened up two and a half lengths going down the back stretch Black Legion was second in the run to the far turn but could close little ground until they reached the threeeighths marker There he surged up fast and showed just a neck off the leader around the turn for home Xanthein was tiring in the stretch and soon after the final drive began Black Legion went past pastGood Good Odds was third to the stretch There Bonny Imp made his move The latter j showed second at the sixteenth post and I made a determined move at the leader but i Black Legion under excellent handling from Harry Krovitz staved off the challenge challengePeterhof Peterhof bought for 7000 as a yearling and running in grade C company today made one menacing move on the back stretch and then dropped back steadily steadilyThe The mile was run in 138 indicating how fast the track here will be for the Massa ¬ chusetts if no rains falls
