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BLUE PAIR BEATS BOSTON MAN IN CONSTITUTION HANDICAP HANDICAPMrs Mrs Braggs Speedy Colt Comes to Finish With FourLength Lead LeadBOSTON BOSTON June 27 Mrs Vera Braggs swiftrunning Pairbypair colt Blue Pair thrust himself prominently into the picture for the seventh running of the 25000 Yan ¬ kee Handicap which will be run here Inde ¬ pendence Day by easily winning the sixth Constitution Handicap at one mile which featured the card at Suffolk Downs today Ridden by Basil James who came from New York to have the mount on the colt who whipped the great Whirlaway in the Trial Stakes just before the Calumet Farms whirlwind won the Kentucky Derby Blue Pair had little trouble scoring over his seven opponents four of which are entered for the Yankee YankeeFavored Favored at 13 to 10 despite finishing no better than third to Cape Cod and Little Beans in the recent running of the Com ¬ monwealth Handicap at six furlongs when the public choice Blue Pair took the lead from the pacesetting General Jack from the Maple Crest Farm and gradually in ¬ creased his lead to four lengths passing the judges stand The time was 137 137Closest Closest to the winner at the finish was Mrs H T Archibalds Boston Man ridden by Eddie Robart A length and onehalf behind that outsider finished G C Greers Cape Cod second choice in the wagering srJci ridden by Sterling Young who had just com ¬ pleted a triple in the preceding race Fourth place went to General Jack with Ted Atkin ¬ son up upSHOULDERS SHOULDERS TOP IMPOST OF 117 117Carrying Carrying top weight of 117 pounds Blue Pair a consistent winner in this sector last summer followed the early pace of General Jack who had gone to the front around the clubhouse turn At that point Cape Cod was third with Marshall Fields Boiled Shirt fourth Boston Man who had startled clocfc ers recently by working one mile in bette than 138 was next to last lastGoing Going down the long back stretch there was no important change in positions but at the halfmile ground James let out a wrap and his mount went past General Jack one of the longshots General Jack was three lengths ahead of Cape Cod who had a slight advantage over Tragic Ending Boiled Shirt and Boston Man From that point on Blue Pair steadily in ¬ creased his advantage with James keeping his mount busy with strong urging Boston Man closed rapidly on the outside to pass aT but the winner and try as he might the Archibald colt could not gain on the fljinf leader Cape Cod finished well but i73s thoroughly beaten beatenA A crowd of 16000 turned out for the week ¬ end feature A strong sun beat down but h high wind helped keep the fans fairly co ol j jSterling Sterling Young scored a consecutive tjil when he drove C E Nelsons Johnni0 J t a halflength victory over a good fielM o sprinters in the secondary feature the C phaf set at six furlongs
