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Quarter Pole Turns Back Splash in Constitution ConstitutionShelby Shelby Clark Guides Whitneyite To Length and Half Accounting AccountingSUFFOLK SUFFOLK DOWNS East Boston Mass May 29 Under a welljudged rMe by Shel ¬ by Clark C VWhitneys Quarter Pole came to the end of the mile and a sixteenth Con ¬ stitution Handicap a length and a half clear of the onrushing Brookmeade Stable entrant Splash Andys Glory Irving Gush ens New England hope for next Saturdays 50000 Yankee Handicap was third an ¬ other halflength back and nearly four lengths before Inseparable the other half of the Brookmeade coupling couplingThe The chestnut son of Mahmoud Equidis ¬ tant who carried the famous light blue and brown colors of the Whitney establishment qualified nicely for next weeks enriched Yankee covering the distance in 144 Held as second choice behind the Brook ¬ meade pair Quarter Pole returned 680 while earning 10200 10200A A bright sun that burned the heavy fog off was welcomed by the vast throng num ¬ bering 26479 and aided in cpmforting the majority of patrons who witnessed the afternoons sport sportThe The start of the Constitution was effected in grand style with all seven of the con ¬ testants away without any jamming Direc toire showed the most speed and took a short advantage with Hettinger on Andys Glory trying in vain to take back on the Gushen racer Captain Boudour Octorora Quarter Pole Splash and Inseparable fol ¬ lowed in that order as they neared the bend into the backstretch backstretchAt At this point Andys Glory bullied his way to the front and continued to go away from the field gaining nearly a twolength advantage Clarkrmoved with perfect rhythm as he sent Quarter Pole up on the outside arid into command before straightening in the stretch The long striding colt lost no time in drawing out from Andys Glory as Jessop was moving on the outside with Inseparable and Splash took to the inside It appeared that a good stretch battle vfould ensue be ¬ tween the New York invaders but Insepara ¬ ble hung nearing the sixteenth pole and the 9rowd let out a loud exclamation as Splash spurted through between Andys Glory and the rail railClark Clark went on about his business and never drew a whip as Quarter Pole held pn to his lead through the final yards
