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WILLIAM BOOTH Saddled William WilliamHells Hells Sophocles for the letters second secondsuccessive successive score at Suffolk Downs Miss USO Seeks More Suffolk Laurels Today TodayAfter After Second Win in Three Days In Featured Lexington Purse PurseEAST EAST BOSTON Mass June 1 The shortage of suitable racing stock at Suffolk Downs was most noticeable today when only 60 thoroughbreds were narried through the entry box to fill tomorrows eightrace program Three of the original events in the Suffolk Downs condition books were discarded when they failed to fill among them the Lexington Purse which was to have been the feature The third race which was designed for maiden threeyear olds and older was divided and are down for decision ajs the second and third offer ¬ ings ingsIn In the shuffle to arrange a suitable card two extra events were posted one of which is for threeyearolds to meet at six fur ¬ longs and the other a one mile and 70 yards allowance test for horses of similar age in class E What appears to be one of the more creditable numbers is the fourth race which matches threeyearolds from grade D at six furlongs After the original Lexington Purse was called off the aforementioned event was dubbed The Lexington and will serve as the headliner if any of the races such as they are can be called a feature featureThe The present Lexington matched but five sprinters and Mrs R C Hodges Miss U S O will clash with such performers as Martin Levels Free Transit Metcalf Carrs Cloud Light Morton Stuarts Hard Trek and H Guy Bedwells Ally Bal Miss TJ S O raced here only yesterday and downed a field of eight other threeyear olds in clever fashion Trainer W F Al varado is evidently of the opinion that his charge a daughter of Hairan and Silver Buckle can stand plenty of campaigning and is sending her right back in the Lex ¬ ington ingtonCompleting Completing the program are a sixfur ¬ long dash for 2000 platers listed as the opener the extra fifth race and the two one mile and a sixteenth numbers which are to be decided sixth and seventh seventhPost Post time for the initial event remains at the usual time 230 P M
