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Momo Flag in Popular Victory at Pawtucket I Reaches Wire Better Than Two I Lengths Ahead of Kantar Run I PAWTUCKET. R. I., April 13.— Momo! I Flag, a four-year-old gelded son of American I Flag and Momo, carried the silks of j Adelard Lamoureux to a popular triumph ! in the Rumford Purse, featured attraction I at Narragansett today. Smartly ridden by I Hubert Trent, Momo Flag reached the end | of the mile and 70 yards journey two and j a half lengths before J. H. Carrs Kantar Run, who was a length and three-quarters ahead of Mrs. R. M. Buccolas Billy O.. third in the field of seven starters. Installed the favorite over his rivals by the crowd of 9,000 present for the sport, the Lamoureaux gelding returned .20 in I the tote" after stepping the distance over i the good track in 1:4545. Momo Flags vic-i tory in the Rumford marked his third winning effort of the 1944 campaign, he hav-1 ing previously accounted for two major engagements at the recent Oaklawn Park meeting. Starter Buddy Wingfield sent the field away in perfect alignment and High Name , was first to show in front with Billy O., ■ | Kantar Run and Momo Flag following in I that order. High Name had enough speed [! to retain his advantage during the first I quarter of a mile while Billy O. occupied [ I second position with Kantar Run and the I ultimate victor next in that order. Nearing the half-mile pole. Trent called ■ I Continued on Page Fifteen Momo Flag in Popular Victory at Pawtucket Reaches Wire Better Than Two Lengths Ahead of Kantar Run Continued from Page One upon Momo Flag and his mount moved up between horses to reach the lead by a scant margin over Billy O., who was only a head j on High Name. Kantar Run also remained j very much in the running and the four I ■ routers raced closely lapped until the up- ! per turn. Momo Flag then drew clear of j his rivals and enjoyed a length and a half j advantage turning for home. Through the stretch it was apparent that j , Momo Flag could not be beaten and Kantar ; j Run then held on determinedly to save sec- j I ond honors over Billy O., who suffered a I I bit of bad racing luck near the final turn, j ! Flange, who had been well back during the i I earlier stages, closed well enough to be j fourth by a head over the tiring High ! Name. Arthur Hullcoat saddled the victors in I the first two races, both of which were I decided at six furlongs. Hullcoats Stephen | j : Jay accounted for the opener and Brother i 1 Dear earned major honors in the second j event. Jockey Robert D. Scott shared in , i the Hullcoat double and his mounts, out- I I siders in the speculation, were -good for 61.60 in the Daily Double. I In one of the closest finishes of the day, | I W. I. Lunts E-Z-Run earned a neck de- I J cision at the end of four and a half fur-I longs in the first two-year-old race of the , New England season. G. T. Hannas Bel- j , wyn and E. Sachsenmaiers Army Glider figured in a dead-heat for the place award, j Six youngsters met in the dash and E-Z-Run, ■ handled by Harry Pratt, paid .20 , after completing his graduation in :562s. j
