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Lefty James Equals Omaha Six-Furlongs Record of 1 :09% AK-SAR-BEN, Omaha, Nebr., June 21. — J. K. Houssels Lefty James did here Saturday what local turfites had come to a conclusion as impossible when he equalled the track standard of 1:09% for six fur- iBaMlHiHHtiNMiifciitiMliUitt performance in accounting for the featured J. E. Davidson Memorial Handicap, Carrying 123 pounds, compared to 104 toted by Susi Q. when she established the mark in 1938, Lefty James hurried to the wire a pair and a half lengths before Hiram Jr., while Mac was third. Lefty James, who approached the record nearer than any horse previously had when timed in 1:10 a week ago, paid .60 and had the saddle
