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ADVOCATOR FIRST HOME IN BAY STATE HANDICAP MAKES HIS OWN PACE IN SUFFOLK FEATURE FEATUREVotum Votum Finishes Closest to Glen Felkner Racer in Mile Offering Us Accounts for Fifth Event EventBOSTON BOSTON Mass May 12 Before a throng of more than 15000 Advocator from the stable of Glen Felkner raced to a frontr running score in the Bay State Handicap feature offering on the inaugural program presented at Suffolk Downs as the sixtyday session of the Eastern Racing Association got under way wayThe The Bay State had its decision over the onemile distance and carried a purse of 2000 Jockey Walter I Taylor who joined the ranks of the benedicts Saturday night was astride the Sickle gelding to round out a consecutive riding double for the after ¬ noon having previously taken the sixth event with Us In the main attraction it was Votum from the string of Mrs Hugh G Good which raced to the place while Tallyho Stables Topee came with a rush at the end to de ¬ feat Balloter for the show showIt It was the second win of the New England session for Advocator The Sickle gelding had things pretty much his own way in this eightfurlong contest taking command go ¬ ing to the first turn while racing under a snug hold Votum soon raced up to press the leader closest and Harp Weaver which had led from the stalls held to third place placeNEVER NEVER SERIOUSLY THREATENED THREATENEDAll All during the run down the far side of the track Taylor had Advocators neck bowed as he raced out in front under dou ¬ ble wraps Votum still chased after the leader while Harp Weaver had dropped back steadily and was well back with the trailers Into the stretch the Felkner sevenyearold was permitted to increase his lead and drew out at the finish to have a couple of lengths advantage Never at any stage of the jour ¬ ney was he seriously threatened and it was Votum that followed him over the line hav ¬ ing occupied the role of runnerup from practically the outset outsetTopee Topee when too late to be much of a threat to the pair started to deliver an important brand of speed that carried him into third place in the closing few strides stridesThe The new meeting started off in an aus ¬ picious fashion running well ahead of the opening last year Weather conditions were Ideal for the sport and while the racing strip was slow at the beginning of the mat ¬ inee it improved steadily until with the running of the New England Purse or fifth race it had become fast fastMRS MRS S ORRS COLORBEARER COLORBEARERMrs Mrs Sam Orrs Us which had performed of late in allowance events was dropped into the sixth race with a 5000 claiming tag and at that figure bested Mrs Louise Pal ladinos Remarkable over six furlongs Com ¬ ing with a surge not to be denied the brown daughter of American Flag took over en ¬ tering the stretch Skin Deep and Remark ¬ able had previously shown to slight pace setting advantages However the pair could not stave off the Orr filly when she made her bid Taking the lead the fouryearold drew out steadily to have almost a two length margin over Remarkable with a length separating D MacVeans Skin Deep A nose behind came H A KimbaUs Time OWar Quizzle representing E F Bennett completed the field fieldTime Time OWar the favorite sprinted up with the leaders during the opening run then dropped back Thereafter the choice failed to threaten
