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Bambuco Closes With Powerful Rush On Outside to Earn Purse at Jamaica Finishes Head in Advance Of Golden Light as Cougar Is Third in Featured Devon DevonJAMAICA JAMAICA L I N Y May 11 Green tree Stables Bambuco closed with a power ¬ ful rush on the extreme outside to take the featured Devon Purse at Jamaica today by a head from Walter S Homes Cougar who finished along the inside rail Belair Studs Gold Light finished only a head farther back and a length and a half before Mrs Ethel D Jacobs Our John Wm Maine Chance Farms Top Pilot who was backed down to favoritism in the final minutes of wagering finished sixth running a dull race all the way while Russell A Firestones Quickset the original choice came from last place to be fifth fifthTed Ted Atkinson completed a consecutive double on Bambuco having taken the pre ¬ vious event on Spats while Eddie Arcaro took a vacation The homebred son of Swing and Sway paid 1090 and stepped the six furlongs in 114 Both Spats and Bambuco required all of Atkinsons energy to get the job done donePleasant Pleasant weather attracted a crowd of 25648 fans to Jamaica to view the moderate program The favorite players enjoyed better than an even break through the fea ¬ ture three of the first five favorites greet ¬ ing the judges judgesAfter After being fractious in the gate along with Bambuco and Bow Pen Our John Wm went to the front in the Devon when the assistant starter turned his head loose Laurel Road quickly took up the pursuit followed by Cougar who crossed over to the rail from the outside Bambuco was a dis ¬ tant fourth and under pressure at the far turn while Sunsation was dropping back along the rail and Top Pilot was plodding on the outside Quickset fell back to last place without delay delayOur Our John Wm and Laurel Road con ¬ tinued to race heads apart around the turns to the stretch where Cougar moved up on the rush on the rail and Bambuco was steered to the extreme outside losing con ¬ siderable ground as the leaders fanned out At the same moment Golden Light began to move up strongly in the middle of the pack Cougar held Golden Light safe under pressure but Bambuco responded willingly to punishment and swept past the leaders to take the lead in the final yards and scored going away awayE E P Taylors Spats winner of the Spin away last year somewhat outclassed her nine rivals in the sixfurlong fourth event and reached the finish a length and a half before Mrs C Tumins Mr Happy with Ted Atkinson alternately smacking her and shaking the stick by her head through the stretch J M Jerkens Seguin finished day ¬ light farther back after setting the pace while Mrs C S Castro Viejos Play Tag finished fourth behind Mrs Henry H Hechts Hlkeepu who lacked his usual dash Spats paid 590 as a tepid choice
