Shaffie Home in Clear at Suffolk: Registers Initial Victory of Season; Ariel Actress Length and Half Off Tintagel Gelding; Mr. Dumjohn Easily Best, Daily Racing Form, 1948-05-20

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Shaffie Home in Clear at Suffolk Registers Initial Victory of Season SeasonAriel Ariel Actress Length and Half Off Tintagel Gelding Mr Dumjohn Easily Best BestSUFFOLK SUFFOLK DOWNS East Boston Mass May 19 Little Rhody Farms Shaffia raceu1 right back to his good second behind the capable Dockstader to prove far su ¬ perior to the sprinters who opposed him in the Rqslindale Purse here today At the windup of the sixfurlong speed test Shaffie was a length and a half in front of J L McKnights Ariel Actress who en ¬ joyed a similar advantage over Reynolds Brothers Gunnison GunnisonThe The running time of the race was 114 over a track that was drying out after be ¬ ing drenched with rain for six consecutive days Shaffie was the third favorite to reach the winners circle through the first five races to the delight of the majority of those present in the crowd of 13603 Irving Whites Gerham showed surprising speed in the run down the backstretch with J J Messinas Super Foot in close pursuit Shaffie was next in line with Gunnison P J Caprittos Dick Stickney and D F Harringtons Pickpocket lapped on one an ¬ other Gerham a rank outsider enjoyed his moments of pacemaking but not for long as Shaffie moved up to take command when reaching the far turn turnSt St John in Saddle SaddleApprentice Apprentice Fred St John was guiding Shaffie and taking no chances for as soon as he gained control of the situation he made absolutely sure of the victory as he pressed the public choice for even more speed until Shaffie was three lengths in front on the turn for home At this point Gunnison had taken over the runnerup role Gerham tiring and Dick Stickney calling it a day dayAriel Ariel Actress with Fernando Fernandez Fernandezstriving striving for his third winner of the day daymoved moved into the picture but the lead St StJohn John had piled up insured the victory of ofi i Shaffie as the late surge of Ariel Actress Actressfell fell short Gunnison just did hang on long longenough enough to save the show from the fast closing Hired Man fromthe stable of G T TStrother Strother StrotherOConnell OConnell Phillips Mr Dumjohn racked up an easy victory in the Marthas Vineyard Purse that followed the Roslin dale coming from last place in the five horse field to win going away by three and onequarter lengths Bartonlou Stables Nene Pobre finished second a length and a half before J Gavegnanos Red Tag with the oddson favorite Fearless fourth Svengali was the only other starter starterMr Mr Dumjohn covered the mile and a sixteenth over the slow track in 148 and returned a lucrative 1720 in the mutuels


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