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Big and Better Flashes Speed to Annex Arcade ArcadeTurns Turns In Fastest Six Furlongs Of Gansett Meet to Beat Shako ShakoNARRAGANSETT NARRAGANSETT PARK Pawtucket R L June 15 Good News Stables Big and Better found the lightningfast track to his liking this afternoon as he set a sizzling pace to reach the end of the Arcade sixfurlong featured dash a neck before the favored Shako from Bill Hin phys barn Mr and Mrs A Ferraras Gallant Foot finished third in the field of 12 two lengths back of the runnerup and a length before Mrs L Wagners Nickey W Big and Better completed the distance in lllVs which is the fastest turned in this season His fractions that had many of the logical speedsters staggering were 23 for the quarter and 46 flat for the half halfAnother Another mild day despite the threat of rain from the light clouds that hovered over the area was enjoyed by the crowd of 10741 who turned out for an ordinary pro ¬ gram that was prominent with large fields contesting each race Favorites fared well on two occasions as George Hettinger guided Sid Bernsteins Liza Lee to triumph in the third race and Jimmy Stout had practically no trouble bringing D Weiss bergers Sun Distance back to the charmed circle in the fourth stanza stanzaIn In the Arcade R W Collins General Don rushed through on the inside to gain a slight advantage before the field reached the half mile pole but the youthful ap ¬ prentice Gerry Schreck moved rapidly be ¬ tween horses to take charge with Big and Better as General Don found the pace too rapid Meanwhile young Picou was having his troubles finding clear racing room with Shako This advantage and the manner in which the former Bradleyite was picking them up and laying them down proved the margin that finally rewarded the Good News Stables representative representativeFrom From the far turn to the finish the top three raced in close formation with the leader refusing to give an inch despite the repeated charges of Shako on the inside and Gallant Foot on the outside outsideMt Mt Desert Stables Willing Spirit turned in a creditable effort in the Arcadeafter a long absence from competition The former Greentree Farm castoff broke slowly and worked his way up gradually on the out ¬ side to near the first division straightening for the drive then closed stoutly under stout urging
