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Butler Repeats Recent Score at Narragansett NarragansettResponds Responds With Good Courage To Take Measure of San Justo JustoNARRAGANSETT NARRAGANSETT PARK Pawtucket R L June 22 Butler from the barn of J H Hammond made it two in a row locally by registering a length and a quar ¬ ter victory over 10 rivals in the Rumford Purse bst offering of the afternoon at Narragansett Park C C Boshamers Argentinebred San Justo finished stoutly on the outside to defeat Marlet Stables Mr McGregor by a neck for the place with F J DeMarys Gold Regnant a nose back in the fourth spot Butler was the third favorite of the program to score paying 680 while being clocked in 145 for the mile and one sixteenth sixteenthButler Butler a black gelded son of Halcyon Agnes Ayres was smartly handled by George Hettinger in the feature event Steadied along the inside during the run down the back stretch the sixyearold re ¬ sponded with a rapid spurt when an open ¬ ing appeared as F M Poncelets Supro be ¬ gan tiring on the front end leaving the quarter pole and was taken out slightly A Bertrandos Devils Luck moved to the lead at this point but was quickly joined by Butler and when the real test came Hettinger kept swinging his whip to edge the Hammond racer away form the nearest opponent who turned out to be San Justo in the final sixteenth From the final bend into the stretch practically all the posi ¬ tions of the field changed Supro Devils Luck Tennessee Kid and Camps First that made up the early running order began shortening strides and steadily retired with the early trailers coming to life and moving into the payoff positions positionsOff Off todays effort Butler is sure to get consideration in the Governors Handicap that will be featured here on Saturday July 3 San Justo appears to be improving with each start but is not eligible for the later stake of the meeting Another Gov ¬ ernors candidate Mr McGregor turned in a creditable performance despite the lack of early speed to keep him within striking distance of the leaders
