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Riding Contest Ends Tuesday SUFFOLK DOWNS, East Boston, Mass., June 8.— The contest for ,700 in Defense Bonds among the riders will close on Tuesday, the day before the Massachusetts Handicap. The first three finishers in the apprentice and the journeymen divisions will receive 00, 50, 00 respectively. Among the apprentices, Charley Burr has -closed a huge gap between himself and Ralph Borgemenke, but he still has a long way to go. Prior to todays card, Borgemenke had 55 winners against 47 for Burr. In the jockey division, it is still touch and go. Joe Spinale is in a tie with "Gus" Catalano and Dick DeStasio with 15 wins while Jimmy DeWitt has 14 and Billie Fisk [has ridden 13— any one of these five can finish on top.
