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Right Down Runs Victory String to Three in Row RowCaptures Captures William Penn Stakes Under James Over Kinda Smart SmartBy By FRED GALIANI GALIANIGARDEN GARDEN STATE PARK Camden N J May 5 Running his string to three straight and entering the stakewinners class Right Down owned and trained by Sidney Jacobs scored a right handy vic ¬ tory in the 13th running of the William Penn Stakes here today The son of Knock ¬ down Right Off went under the wire a length and a half before Kinda Smart The latter who went wide on the far turn and in the stretch was second two lengths before E M OBriens Sound Barrier BarrierRight Right Down was capably ridden by Basil James making his first appearance on the colt and paid 480 as the choice with the majority of the crowd of 19060 who turned out on a chilly afternoon Right Down covered the five furlongs over the fast track in 59 a second and a fifth off the track record set by Lord Putnam in 1950 1950The The William Penn Trophy was presented to ownertrainer Jacobs by John B Kelly president of the Atlantic City race track Victory in the twoyearold race was worth 12825 out of the gross purse of 18250 18250Right Right Down bred by W C Langley won his first outing at Hialeah this past winter and his prowess did riot escape the public who made him a 2tol favorite He was saved until Laurel where he won an al ¬ lowance race on March 27 and made his third appearance this afternoon afternoonThe The William Penn field broke well and it was a couple of yards before Right Down got to the fore followed by Sound Barrier Our Hero and Kinda Smart The f avoriter under his white silks was still in the lead rounding the turn but Sound Earner was ranging dangerously close as they came around the bend bendMoving Moving into the home stretch Sound Barrier ranged alongside of Right Down whereupon James went to work with the whip Shaking the choice up intermittently through the stretch James drove Right Down back into the lead Sound Barrier having shot his bolt started to drop back and came out into the track which forced Kinda Smart already having raced wide most of the way to go still further out in his chase chaseJames James sensing he had the race won put away his whip in the final stages of the race and let Right Down go on under the wire Kinda Smart closed well but was never close enough to threaten the leaden leadenSound Sound Barrier down from Jamaica where he had won a maiden race finished clear of Our Hero who was prominent in the brief early running for third money
