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Floor Boss Punctual Favorite In Narragansett Main Event NARRAGANSETT PARK, Pawtucket, R. I., June 7.— Punctuality is demanded of any floor boss, and Sunnycrest Stables horse of the same name was no exception as he reported on time in the featured event of the afternoons card. Backed into favoritism by the. crowd of 6,641 paid who turned out on a raw and windy afternoon, Floor Boss paid .40 after defeating Sandy Lane Farms Red Red Robin by a length. It was another three -quarters of a length back to Mrs. A. C. Woodburys Chano in the field of seven. Marshall Wilder rode Floor Boss, who covered the six .furlongs over the fast track, in .1:11%. Although the* attendance figures, was officially reckoned at 6,641, this was ladies day and ffhere was no count taken of the many women who availed them- " . selves of the privilege. It was estimated that the total attendance was .near 9,000
