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THIRD COVEY UP IN TIME TO NIP ADVOCATOR IN THRILLER THRILLERHeadley Headley Racer Popular Repeater Lone Sentry in Big Surprise SurpriseBOSTON BOSTON Mass May 19 Running the fastest mile of the Suffolk Downs meeting Third Covey carrying the navy blue and white silks of Hal Price Headley earned a hard fought decision in the Pilgrim Purse the main attraction on todays card While a field of only five accepted the issue it was a thrilling contest resulting in a finish that brought the large crowd to its feet Glen Felkners Advocator finished second being beaten a short head after having moved to the front soon after straightening out in tho stretch Back of the battling leaders B N Kanes Halcyon Boy finished third Mul ¬ titude was next leading home Side Arm to complete the field fieldThe The triumph of Third Covey permitted jockey Albert Bodipu to round out a double he having shared in the other Headley vic ¬ tory in the second race chalked up by Arab ¬ esque esqueThe The mile of the Pilgrim was covered in 137 It was only the masterful ride put up by Bodiou that permitted the Supremus colt to subdue Advocator after the latter had moved to the front and seemingly almost a certain winner with less than seventy yards to go WINNER RACING STRONGLY STRONGLYThird Third Covey outran his field to the first turn to be followed by the Kane fouryear old with Side Arm heading Multitude and Advocator Once straightening out on the backstretch Third Covey was permitted to go right along Taylor rushing Advocator up from his rearward position war close to the leader as the halfmile ground was reached The Headley colt was racing racingContinued Continued on third page
