Blenweed Repeats Recent Success at Narragansett: Leads Respire Length and Half In Featured Point Judith Purse, Daily Racing Form, 1946-05-22

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Blenweed Repeats Recent Success at Narragansett NarragansettLeads Leads Respire Length and Half In Featured Point Judith Purse PurseNARRAGANSETT NARRAGANSETT PARK Pawtucket R I May 21 Catching a muddy track for the second consecutive time J L Mc Knights Blenweed eightyearold son of Blenheim n scored his second straight victory when he chalked up a score in the 3000 Point Judith purse the sixfurlong sprint for 8000 platers which featured todays rainsplashed program programBlenweed Blenweed was favored again just as he was Saturday when he scored his first vic ¬ tory of the season after three consecutive seconds here this spring He received a welcome roar from the 14000 patrons when he flashed over the final wire a length and a half before Sam Garfields Respire The winners time was 113 and he paid 440 J M Grieves Quillon gave Respire a real fight for second only a nose separat ¬ ing the two at the wire wireThe The field of eight was tightly bunched for the first sixteenth of a mile out of the gate Finally Respire forged ahead but had little edge on the others until he reached the halfmile pole By that time the Garfield colors were a length to the good with the Reynolds Brothers Yavapal and I J Whites Henry Payne the latter a 72 to 1 hope fighting keenly for second


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