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Connie Rabs Rally Takes Suffolks Featured Salem SalemTurns Turns Back Utopia Six Others For Third in Row DeSpirito Up UpBy By A E BROWN BROWNStaff Staff Correspondent SUFFOLK DOWNS East Boston Mass May 4 Showing a distinct fondness for the sloppy racing strip Jim Carrs Connie Rab came from off the pace to assume command with a furlong to go in the featured mile and seventyyard Salem Purse here today and increased her ad ¬ vantage to three and a half lengths Mrs A Destasios Utopia a tepid choice in the field of eight starters finished second a length before the tiring Chic Queen from the barn of Tony Cataldo CataldoA A crowd of 9823 braved the inclement weather which prevailed and those among the crowd who installed J J Nashs Lady Finn with Tony DeSpirito up to a 3to10 choice in the opener were treated to shock as Circle K Farms Flying Mile came from last place to score by more than two lengths lengthsChalk Chalk players recouped in the third race as M and I Pricketts Ariel Sweep de ¬ feated seven rivals The success of favorites continued in the fourth event as Murlogg Farms juvenile Adored scored easily easilyIn In the Salem Chic Queen took the lead soon after the start and after shaking off the early challenges of Mt Desert Stables Hierapolis enjoyed a threelength margin for six furlongs DeSpirito rider of Connie Rab roused the mare passing the half mile marker and the response was gratify ¬ ing to her backers as she became the chief challenger turning into the stretch stretchPassing Passing the final furlong pole Chic Queen began laboring and Connie Rab took command Taking no chances DeSpirito kept after the Floridabred daughter of Doublrab and staved off the late rally of Utopia The latter worked her way up along the inside but her move was only good enough for the runnerup award
