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Old Banner on Front End Again at Suffolk Downs DownsFinishes Finishes Short Head in Advance Of Handy Sort in Juvenile Test TestSUFFOLK SUFFOLK DOWNS East Boston Mass May 25 Old Banner sporting the silks of PbintAView Farm drove to his second straight voctory over the local course at the direct expense of Mrs H C Wolfes Handy Sort this afternoon The margin of victory was a short head as the runnerup was a length and onehalf before Gary C Boshamers Playanna The five furlongs were timed in the acceptable time of 1 00 over a fast strip stripHandy Handy Sort held at 45 by the 16cal 16calpatrons patrons broke alertly under jockey Frankie FrankieZehr Zehr as starter Bob Frend sent the field winging from the five furlong marker The j Thej goodlooking son of Ptrocc cnvcily opened openeda a length margin over E P Rodriguez Fighting Louie with Old Banner next in line another length back Zehr evidently wasnt satisfield with the margin as he drew his whip before making the turn out of the back stretch and the colt responded to increase the lead slightly slightlyBobby Bobby Bauer who did an excellent job on the winner had ideas of his own as the leader started to draw out and sent the Vejete gelding skirting along the inner rail to cut the distance to a neck as the pair turned for home Fighting Louie had enough by this time and was dropping back with each stride strideZehr Zehr steered the leaders slightly wide but quickly came back to race abreast Old Banner with Handy Sort showing a head in front as the pair reached the sixteenth pole The real test proved Old Banner the better of the two and Bauer continued to swing the whip forcing the winner to edge to the fore in the final yards yardsOld Old Banner in picking up 1800 the winners share increased his total earnings to 3300 in four starts Overlooked in the wagering Old Banner paid 5360
