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ADVOCATOR GALLOPS TO FORE IN REVERE CLAIMING PURSE PURSEFirst First Win for Son of Sickle Since Leaving C S Howards Stable StablePAWTUCKET PAWTUCKET R I April 39 Advocator one of last seasons top handicap perform i ers turned in his first winning effort under the silks of Glen Felkner by taking the one mile and seventy yards of the Revere Claim ing Purse best offering on an allclaiming program todayA at Narragansett Park today A length back of the successful Sickle gelding it was a close fit for the remaining shares of the purse Rivermont Ranch fur i nished the one to be second in The Rage i taking that part of the award by the scan ¬ tiest of margins Bobs Boys racing for Mrs E Haughton finished third by a nose over Side Arm with the latter just a head before Purcellville I IClaimed Claimed by his present owner for 4000 at Santa Anita last winter he was entered j j in todays test under a claiming price of j 3500 j Although Advocator had a lengths advan tage at the end of the journey he was 1 straight as a string to effect his triumph and was tiring during the last seventy yards yardsPURCELLVILLE PURCELLVILLE TAKES EARDY LEAD LEADPurcellville Purcellville had the early speed of the company sprinting into a commanding lead in the initial quarter mile Side Arm folj i lowed along next then came Bobs Boys while The Rage was showing the way to the ultimate winner Purcellville lasted out in front until near ing the turn into the home lane Mearle was forced to ply both whip and spur to have Advocator move into the lead The Sickle gelding soon opened up a lengths lead but was still under a punishing drive Purcellville was not giving up without offer ¬ ing stern competition It was a head and head duel that was going on back of the leader leaderIn In the closing stages Advocator was show ¬ ing signs of distress and it was only that the others had given their utmost that the Felkner gelding was enabled to prevail by his own length The Rage on the inside outlasted Bobs Boys and the latter caused some crowding right at the finish as he be ¬ gan lugging to the inside insideThe The afternoons schedule of events again was presented under ideal weather condi ¬ tions tionsFavorites Favorites second choices and a few lightly regarded ones shared honors to the satisfaction of the players making for an interesting presentation of eight races
