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Dense Path Takes Measure of Begda Marks Her Fourth New England Win WinRuff Ruff Miss Pegs RunnerUps Pace Takes Lead in Stretch And Prevails by One Length LengthBOSTON BOSTON Mass June 10 Equalling the fastest time of the meeting for six furlongs Dense Path a fouryearold daughter of Blackwood and Harmonessa racing for Charles Rufi triumphed in the point of Pines Purse an allowance affair exclusively for fillies and mares and the top attraction on todays program at Suffolk Downs DownsUnder Under apprentice Marcos Pena who was achieving his second winning ride of the afternoon having registered with Cabanisi in the opener Dense Path was timed in 1 11 The filly came to the end a lengthbe fore J C Braswells Begda the latter in turn hayingjust a neck on Bridleour racing coupled with Medid as the Mr and Mrs H Barnett entry entryDense Dense Path an improved miss was mak ¬ ing her sixth start of the year and it was the fourth time she was returned the winner winnerIn In this offering it was Medid that took up the running drawing into a lead of a length before the close of the opening furlong The Rufi filly had been last out of the stalls but Pena rode her confidently working his way up gradually After the close of the first quarter mile the Blackwood filly was only about three lengths back of the leader leaderBegda Begda was following the pacemaker closest and nearing the stretch went up to test Medid The Menow filly yielded com ¬ mand without much of a struggle Dense Path was right there and Begda was never able to enjoy an advantage of more than a half length Bridleour stable companion to Medid who hadbeen rated along back of the pace was placed under pressure as her running mate began to falter Claggett sent the Burgoo King filly up on the inside straightening out in the stretch thereby saving considerable ground groundCrowd Crowd of 9000 Sees Sport SportA A furlong from home Begda was still in front but Dense Path had cut down her ad ¬ vantage to a short head Although Begda made a valiant attempt to hold the Rufi filly she was simply not good enough Dense Path drawing out slowly Begda under a drive was doing her upmost to have a short advantage over Birdleour BirdleourDense Dense Path returned a mutuel of 820 820Cabanisi Cabanisi surprised in taking the six fur ¬ longs of the opener over the seven other plater threeyearolds that contested the issue The offering was for those in the 1250 claiming bracket The Halcyon colt under apprentice M Pena came to the fin ¬ ish a short head before Santa Rosa Eco mint after having made the running from the opening strides was a tiring third The Halcyon colt was overlooked and paid 40 It was held in many quarters that an off track was necessary for him to show his best This belief was shot when he came through on the inside to assume command and hold on stubbornly as Santa Rosa chal ¬ lenged gamely on the outside during the closing stages stagesAnother Another outside triumphed over the maidens that contested the six furlongs of the second Cherry Crush carried the silks of J H Bud Stotler to victory The Stotler gelding won in goingaway fashion by a length and a half over B F Christ ¬ mas Pomade and Manador took third for C Skinker Grey Squire after saving ground into the stretch moved to the front drew clear but despite being placed under pressure weakened In the last sixteenth mile losing the show award in the final strides Cherry Crush paid 5100 The eighteen tickets sold on the combination of Cabanisi and Cherry Crush in the Daily Double was worth 121340 each
