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! I Fresh and Fair Outdrives Loose Lip for Neck Score Two Stage Torrid Stretch Duel In Sprint Headliner at Lincoln By FRED GALIANI LINCOLN DOWNS, Lincoln, R. I., May 15. — Felix M. Poncelets Fresh and Fair won his first race in seven starts this year at the direct expense of Herbie Lewis odds-on favorite, Loose Lip. The margin of victory was a neck, and it was the second straight photo finish defeat for Loose Lip: The two, who put up a rousing battle from the head of the stretch, finished six lengths before their closest pursuer in the six-horse field. That happened to be E. Hogans Cut Out. Fiesh and Fair paid 6.80 and sped the seven furlongs in 1:2825, three full seconds off the track mark, over the slow strip. , There was a bright sun shining throughout , the humid afternoon, but it was not strong enough to dry out the course completely. Allen Fairbanks put up a strong finish on Fresh and Fair, subjecting his mount to a strong right hand while drive. His efforts were highly appreciated by his supporters, but the favorite players in the crowd of 7,332 were hardly of the same feeling. Fresh and Fair finished third to Cherokee Chief and Loose Lip in his last outing I for his best effort in six starts this season. I In the featured Smithfield Purse today he I climaxed his apparent rounding to form with an impressive score. Loose Lip was J made an odds-on choice off his last race 1 in which he succumbed to Cherokee Chief 1 by a mere nose. i I
