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Gabe Paul Makes Good In Tomasello Memorial Favorite Comes From Last Place To Beat Linwood Jim Going Away SUFFOLK DOWNS, East Boston, Mass., May 30. — Having his track, his opposition, and, from the wagering, his public and with rider Warren Snyder making no mistakes, W. E. Schlusemeyers Gabe Paul romped home to a three-length victory in the Tomasello Memorial Handicap for 0,000 added, before a Memorial Day crowd of 48,538 at Suffolk Downs today. The hard-hitting five-year-old chestnut horse by Sickle out of Kiss thus scored his second stake victory in New England and this time he picked up ,450 as he ran over the field of five rivals in the final half-mile and had no trouble as he finished in front of J. and A. Beatties Linwood Jim, who, in turn, had a length and a half over C. F. Herrmanns Float Me. The winner was the fourth consecutive public choice to reach the winners circle and delighted the clientele that was making this the biggest betting day in New England racing history. The favorites through the first six races were Mrs. W. G. Lewis Jingle Jangle, in the third, R. H. Schwartzs Singular in the fourth; J. P. Holtons Jo Agnes in the fifth and Gabe Paul. Jo Agnes, the little daughter of Flying Heels who has been racing twice a week, finally found a field that could not match her early speed and hence won the secondary feature, the Memorial Day six-furlong sprint. The "off" track, a drying out strip that was about two seconds slow, cut down the entries in the Tomasello, so that only six startted. Plebiscite was fairly close to the pace set by F. B. Eye and Gay Gino in the early running, with Float Me fourth, Linwood Jim fifth, and Gabe Paul sixth. The early pace was fast for this kind of track, with the first three-quarters being reeled off in 1:13%. At this point, Snyder had begun to call on Gabe Paul and they took the overland route, setting after Float Me, that now had taken over the front position. Plebiscite definitely did not like the going and was out of contention. As the field turned for home, Gabe Paul was in front and Linwood Jim was making his move. But Snyder had a handful of horse and merely made things safe. Linwood Jim overtook Float Me for the place spot.
