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WHITE TIME ACCOUNTS FOR MAIN OFFERING AT SUFFOLK SUFFOLKGrant Grant Thorn Colorbearer Leads All the Way in Fensgate Purse PurseBOSTON BOSTON Mass May 23 Smothering his field for speed White Time from the Mary ¬ landowned Grant Thorn string provided an upset in capturing the Fensgate Purse top Offering on an allclaiming program at Suf ¬ folk Downs today The end of the sixfur ¬ long test found the Happy Time colt better than two lengths before the recently claimed Red War who races in the interests of L M Jordan G C Greers Rough News a filly which was claimed from her last start at Pimlico was third getting up in the last strides to down Ghost Queen for that part of the award After public choices had been returned tri ¬ umphant in four of the first five events it was up to the Grant Thorn threeyearold to provide the fans with a thrill by return ¬ ing 2460 2460In In scoring with White Time jockey Teddy Atkinson was rounding out a double win for the afternoon having previously won with Foxworth in the third race raceWhite White Time left the stalls like a quarter horse moving into a long lead in the run through the back stretch Suntime the fa ¬ vorite was slow to settle into his stride and was far back early in the running One o One dwelt at the start and had little chance chanceThe The Happy Time colt continued to race along far out in front Red War chased closest after the winner a wide gap sepa ¬ rating him from Ghost Queen The Alex ¬ andra mare enjoyed a commanding lead Over the others during the first halfmile
