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Second Straight For Hot Slippers SlippersHighly Highly Favored Lucky Devil Gives Way Near Wire After Appearing Suffolk Winner WinnerSUFFOLK SUFFOLK DQWNS East Boston Mass May 17 The Brookmeade Stable invasion of Suffolk Downs proved almost a complete failure when Lucky Devil failed to live up to expectations in the fifth arid feature race here today being nipped on the wire by Strodes Creek Farm Stables Hot Slip ¬ pers at the wind up of the mile and 70byard test The distance between the first two was just alialf length but it was a tf mendous margin for the great majority of those present who made the Brookmeade colorbeareran oddson choice Mrs Wes ton Adams Lucky Incident was third in the threeyearbids event six lengths away Lucky Devil was shipped from New York in company with Gnu and Muzzle a pair of twoyearolds who filled engagements in Saturdays split Kindergarten Stakes Both juveniles finished out of the money Gnu being backed into favoritism and Muzzle closing second choice in their respective races Lucky Devil did salvage shipping ex ¬ penses when he scored in a sprint race last Thursday small compensation for what had been expected expectedDickey Dickey Again in Saddle SaddleCharley Charley Dickey who not only rode his first winner in seven years astride Lucky Devil Thursday but who was also riding in a race for the first time in that span of years after a long stretch in the Navy was again in the pilot house The veteran rider had his mount in front soon after the start opening up a twolength lead when straightened out in the backstretch backstretchAt At this point Lucky Devil was under a snug hold Dickey letting him out whenever Hot Slippers challenged He appeared to always have something left after repeated bids by the runnerup Dickey never asking Lucky Devil to widen just to maintain a slight advantage However when the final threat came from Hot Slippers the Brook ¬ meade representative was down on the rail within the final sixteenth and this time the challenge was successful successfulHot Hot Slippers surged aheadwhen Lucky Devil had nothing left to score his second consecutive victory having previously won at Churchill Downs Lucky Incident raced third throughout having the minor pay ¬ off berth all to himself nine and a half lengths before OConnell Phillips Quatrefoil QuatrefoilA A crowd of 13093 was on hand the day turning slightly warmer although the sun was fighting a losing battle against the dark clouds and mist overhead
