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DeSpirito Rides Five More Winners at Rockingham Accomplishes Feat Two Days in Row; Pilots Cold Jack in Feature BULLETIN ROCKINGHAM PARK, Salem, N. H., June 1. Jockey Tony DeSpirito carried off riding honors for the second day in a row when he booted home five winners here this afternoon to duplicate his feat on the Memorial Day card. After riding Platterette in the second and Star First in the fourth, he won the last three races on the card, scoring with Cold Jack in the feature. Defense Counsel in the eighth and Late Return in the ninth. By AVERY BROWN Staff Correspondent ROCKINGHAM PARK, Salem N. H., June 1. Mrs. Irving Gushens Cold Jack was a popular winner of the featured Ringe Purse at Rockingham Park today but not until Tony DeSpirito came up with one of his strenuous finishes. The winning Coldstream colt was forced to make up nearly five lengths in the final furlong of the six-furlong event but was along to take the decision over R. L. Lancasters OHogan and win by three parts of a iength. Three lengths farther back, J. Spinellis Cable Jack was third in the field of six sophomores who vied for the ,500 purse. Another ideal day prevailed at this Continued on Page Forty-Four DeSpirito Rides Five More Winners at Rockingham Accomplishes Feat Two Days in Row; Pilots Cold Jack in Feature Continued from Page Three country track but there was a dirth of people, only 4,142 taking ni the sport. It was like the calm after a storm following the big turnout at. New England ovals yesterday. To make matters worse, a heavy play by an unidentified bettor in the show pool caused a minus pool of ,372. Cold Jack was installed an odds-on choice and paid .20. Following his five winners yesterday, DeSpirito widened on the local riders with a triple winding up with Cold Jack. His earlier scores came with J. Passarellis Platter ette in the second race and H. H. Stovers Star First in the fourth event. St. Jude took the track in the feature opening a half length advantage over OHogan in the first quarter mile. Boston Reward was next in line a couple of lengths back and a like distance ahead of Cold Jack. OHogan finally reached the leader before making the bend out of the back-stretch and as St. Jude backed up Boston Reward took over the chase. DeSpirito kept urging Cold Jack and the colt was gradually picking up ground to cut the leaders margin to a little better than four lengths as the final furlong marker was reached. Apprentice Ronald Fisher was more than anxious astride OHogan and applied his whip frequently but the Colonel OF colt paid no attention to the pressure and succumbed in the final yards. Time for the six panels was 1:11 with fractions of :22 and :45.
