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JAMES E DOOLEY Expects a huge hugesum sum to be realized through todays Red RedCross Cross program at Narragansett Park Pat OSee Beats Samhar in Drive DriveMohr Mohr Campaigner Manages To Hold On Long Enough To Gain Neck Decision DecisionPAWTUCKET PAWTUCKET R I May 7 One of the shiftiest fields of threeyearolds that has paraded postward at the meeting met in the six furlongs of the Kent Purse This condition offering served as the feature affair on the semifinal of the Narragan sett spring meeting It resulted in a stir ¬ ring finish when Pat OSee racing for G Mohr managed to hold a neck advantage over C B Bromleys rapidgoing Samhar with Miss J Beatties Oxie just a nose back in third place placeMedid Medid showed becoming speed during the initial quarter mile although never able to enjoy a lead of any considerable length During the run through the back stretch the Mohr gelding was on the outside and while back in fifth place was only a cou ¬ ple of lengths off the leader Medid when unable to draw clear surrendered the com ¬ mand to the Beattie colt and began drop ¬ ping back backMeanwhile Meanwhile Woodford Lad and Samhar a wellregarded pair brought up the rear Oxie continued gamely and after repulsing a bid from Dream Parade came into the stretch still in front Martin in the last fivesixteenths of a mile called upon Pat OSee to prove his speed The Mohr rep ¬ resentative responded gamely and on the outside soon moved alongside of the pace setting Oxie and had his head in front with only the last furlong to go goSamhar Samhar Moves Up UpLeBlanc LeBlanc had Samhar under a drive and the Bromley colt began to move up Pat OSee and Oxie continued to wage a stub ¬ born and bitter battle for the lead Pat OSee managed to hold the Beattie colt safe but Samhar was traveling rapidly on the outside and while gaining steadily wore down Oxie in the concluding stride to gain the place but fell short by a neck of overtaking the successful son of Stepen fetchit fetchitMoved Moved up considerably in class Dense Path overcame a slow beginning to take the fifth race a dash of threequarters Balmy Spring made practically all of the early running and lasted to take the place with Blue Booties delivering late improved speed to finish fast Dense Path came out of the stalls a bit tardily and trailed the field down the back stretch Balmy Spring had shaken off War Melody and raced clear as Midluck the favorite moved up steadily and soon joined with the pace ¬ setter The two leaders went to the final turn closely locked and for a few strides Midluck showed slightly in the command After making this effort Midluck began to weaken Balmy Spring again went to the front frontMeanwhile Meanwhile Dense Path was moving strongly on the outside Balmy Spring be ¬ gan to shorten stride and Dense Path raced to the front coming out to a clear lead of a length Balmy Spring unable to stave off this challenge managed to have a length lead over JBlue Booties Midluck quit so badly untilhe finished in front of but the trailing War Melody at the end
