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Pad Lock Lasts for Nose Triumph Little Harp Victor at Narraqansett Gains Inaugural Over Gay Gunner GunnerShort Short Sprint Run in Fast Time Inclement Weather Holds Turnout to 12492 12492NARRAGANSETT NARRAGANSETT PARK Pawtucket R I June 7 Shamrock Stables Little Harp scampered to a twolength victory in the Inaugural an allowance dash of five and a half furlongs that featured the open ¬ ingday program as the thoroughbred sport shifted to Narragansett Park today G T Babins recently claimed Gay Gunner closed stoutly through the late stages to annex second place a length clear of the Grandview Stables Erigeron who held a threequarter length advantage over Jack McKnights AgrarianU AgrarianUInclement Inclement weather that turned from prerace rain into a steady drizzle during the afternoon held the crowd down to 12492 The rain failed to dull the track as evidenced by the splendid time of 105 flat turned in by Little Harp which was only threefifths of a second off the track rec ¬ ord held by Mrs Weston Adams Kewey Dee DeeStarter Starter Eddie Blind lost no time in dis ¬ patching the field once they moved into the barrier and actually amazed the crowd by the quick getaway All left the barrier in close alignment with Gay Gunner first to show in front closely followed by Little Harp Erigeron and Herbie G Gay Gunner found the pace too swift and dropped back slightly after a short distance from the gate as Paul Keiper on the Shamrock Stable representative allowed his charge to draw clear clearIncreases Increases Lead to Three Lengths LengthsLittle Little Harp continued to dominate while skirting the rail out of the backstretch and the groundsaving method increased the margin to three lengths as the leader turned into the home lane Erigeron chal ¬ lenged from the runnerup slot but jockey J R Layton must have sensed his vain attempt and put away his whip when the Quatre Bras gelding failed to dent th leaders margin marginHerbie Herbie G had enough of the rapid pace by this time and began retiring with Gay Gunner moving back into serious conten ¬ tion followed by AgrarianU on the ex ¬ treme outside For a moment it looked as if the McKnight star would make his pres ¬ ence felt with a late charge but despite the efforts of Fernando Fernandez the theContinued Continued on Page TUirtySix Little Harp Is Victorious In Narragansett Inaugural InauguralContinued Continued from Page One Oneaging aging veteran failed to make up appre ¬ ciable ground groundKeiper Keiper convinced of his victory nearing the sixteenth pole took a hurried glance behind him and started easing the fleet gelding nearing the end Gay Gunner con ¬ tinued his forward surge and passed Erig eron inside the final sixteenth marker In scoring his third victory in six starts this year Little Harp picked up 3125 to increase his total earnings for 1948 to 15050 15050Mrs Mrs W W Adams consistent Oidenasai romped at the direct expense of Circle K Farms Misleader in the Mt Vernon sixth and supporting feature of the afternoon Five and a half lengths separated the pair1 at the end of the mile and onesixteenth route that was clocked in 1 46 R B Car ¬ rolls slowbeginning Belrate closed fast along the rail to take the minor award six and a half length back of the runner up Oidenasai who was beaten by a very narrow margin in the Tomasello Memorial Handicap at Suffolk Downs a week ago to ¬ day served notice by humbling this field that he will be a strong contender for hon ¬ ors in the Governors Handicap to be run July 3 It was the first defeat suffered by Misleader since his transfer from Belmont Park to New England and dampened the spirit of the majority of patrons who backed him to oddson favoritism Oiden ¬ asai returned a generous 800 for his vic ¬ tory and was faultlessly handled by the veteran George Hettinger
