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Bold Bolo Staves Off Fly Arounds Challenge Prevails by Half Length After Entering Stretch Three on Top By AVERY BROWN x - Staff Correspondent SUFFOLK DOWNS, East Boston, Mass., June 7.— Pine Tree Farms Bold Bolo took | a three-length lead on his-rivals through the stretch in the featured Clover Club Purse at Suffolk Downs today and lasted to win by a half length over the onrushing Fly Around, from the barn of L. Barbieri. A nose back of the runner-up Irving Gushens Judys Runner was third, also a nose before J. Poulos Great Shuffle. Originally scheduled as the Taunton Purse, the featured was renamed by the local management in honor of an outstanding Irish organization of Greater Boston, consisting of professional men. The sub-feature was also re-named the Arthur "Tiny" Griffin, a deceased member of the Clover Club who was one of the most popular sportsman in this sector. A large gathering from the Clover Club were included among the 8,952 patrons. In the Clover Club, Long Gone and Vital Sun, a pair of accomplished sprinters went right but to establish the pace but despite their speed, Bold Bolo remained within two lengths as they made the turn into the backstretch. The two leaders continued to dominate as they went to the far turn, but their margin had dwindled to one length. Bold Bolo responded quickly as jockey Emilio Rodriguez, called on him to take command on the outside. As rapidly as he went into command, the son of Bold and Bad increased the lead to three lengths before straightened away for the run to the wire. The early pacemakers wilted after being passed and Fly Around moved on the outside as Judys Runner took the shorter route along the rail. Meanwhile, Great Shuffle, who had been a distant trailer, was in full stride and his move also carried him within striking distance of the leader. Rodriguez sensed the late charge of the challengers and kept after the lumbersome Bolo Bolo and held him together long enough to snatch the victory. The three challengers went over the finish line noses apart with Great Shuffle, although finishing fourth, the more serious threat. The son of Great War was bearing in badly in the vicinity of the sixteenth pole and hampered the efforts of his rider, Jimmy DeWitt.
