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Amico Registers Popular Victpry on Laurel Card CardHits Hits Finish Line Three Lengths Before Brighton Dam in Sprint SprintBy By TEDDY COX COXLAUREL LAUREL Md May 3 Mrs Sam M Pistorio Baltimore turf patroness who breeds and races thoroughbreds in the Old Line State sent out one of the mostpopu lar winners of the day when the oddson choice Amico easily downed his foes in the Mt Vernon Purse this afternoon The threeyearold son of The Rhymer Vir ¬ ginia Beach by Johnstown forced the early pace forged to the front leaving the backstretch and then won without being hard pressed pressedAfcin Afcin T Clarkes Brighton Dam was sec ¬ ond William L Huntleys Jet Comet was third and Ella K Brysons1 Magic Maiden fourth The threequarters of a mile spin was fashioned exclusively for Maryland foals and the 360 winner was bred by E P Price and E W Price His time was 112 112Amico Amico ftad won his previous race over this course by seven lengths against 7000 competition and he was asked to pick up 15 additional pounds even though he was meeting slightly better company However he proved himself quite equal to the task taskBrighton Brighton Dam stepped out into the lead shortly after the start Munchkin was sec and Lost Holiday third Amico however was rushed up by the veteran Dave Gor ¬ man and as they neared the far turn he gained the advantage Brighton Dam tried his utmost to keep stride with the favorite but found him too much However he con ¬ tinued on gamely and was much the best of the others
