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Turbine Holds Misleader Safe to Prevail by Neck NeckSuccessful Successful in Spring Handicap Under Stouts Skillful Ride RideNARRAGANSETT NARRAGANSETT PARK Pawtucket R I June 12 Myron Newmeyers Tur ¬ bine under a skillful ride by the veteran Jimmy Stout accounted for the tenth run ¬ ning of the 10000 Spring Handicap by a neck over the fastclosing Misleader owned by Circle K Farm George Schneiders George Gains finished third two and a half lengths back and a head before Jack McKnights AgrarianU The sixfurlong sprint was timed in 112 over a track termed fast yet dulled by the rains that have been falling intermittently since the opening until early yesterday morning morningIn In the Spring Handicap the field broke in perfect alignment and came out of the chute without any rider having to change his course The Frances Stables Tarpan was the first to show in front from his out ¬ side post but soon lost the advantage to Shamrock Stables Little Harp closely fol ¬ lowed by George Gains Grandview Stables Erigeron and Turbine Daylight separated the others as the leaders reached the half mile pole poleLittle Little Harp was urged into a clear lead nearly extending the margin to two lengths as he swung into the bend near the three eighths pole George Gains set out to cut this margin and Tony Fernandez elected to take the shortest route and hugged the rail drawing close to the leaders flanks then suddenly decided to change his course It appeared that the change may not have been profitable as the son of He Did stum ¬ bled slightly which caused him to ose valu ¬ able ground Turbine and Tarpan were close up at this point and moving or the outside with Stout asking Turbine for speed Erigeron who was well placed to the far turn and was regarded by many as the one to beat had found the room on the inside was not ample with Layton standing up straight in the irons The Quatre Bras gelding never did recover and dropped out of contention contentionThe The positions of the leaders were prac ¬ tically the same as they left the quarter pole Misleader was moving into the first group as Turbine started picking up speed on the outside With a sixteenth of a mile to go the ultimate winner had draw clear by three lengths and was in hand coasting Misleader came from out of the pack and his late rush fell short by a long neck
