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Sir Robby Upset Victor of Withers i Pucker Up Captures Newark Purse Solid Choice Two Lengths to Good GoodGrant Grant Aboard Rice Filly Irate Runnerup at Garden State My Warrio r Victorious VictoriousBy By FRED GALIANI GALIANIGARDEN GARDEN STATE PARK Camden N J May 12 Mrs Ada L Rice who won the Delaware Valley Stakes with Talent Show on Saturday scored a consecutive double when her Pucker Up leading handicap mare of 1957 captured the featured New ¬ ark Purse here this sunny afternoon As solid favorite with the crowd of 19630 Pucker Up coasted to the finish two lengths ahead of Brookfields Irate while Kilkare Farms Sunday Pitch was third Pucker Up beaten in two races in Florida this year paid 440 and ran the 6 furlongs in 110 over a fast track trackPucker Pucker Up a five year old mare by Olympia Lou Lea by Bull Lea was mak ¬ ing her third start of the year She had finished second to Happy Princess in an allowance race and was fifth in the Armed Handicap at Gulfstream Park in her only starts this season She is an eligible for the Colonial Handicap here hereHas Has Race Virtually to Herself HerselfAt At the start of the Newark Pucker Up and Irate were the first to flash in front Pucker Up was under a steady hold as she soon assumed the lead Like Idun she had the race all to herself With Howard Grant gradually nursing her along Pucker Up went to the lead by better than two lengths in the stretch then was merely coasting at the finish finishShe She did however feel the whip a few times as Grant hit a couple taps through the stretch It was an unnecessary process as the mare was home free Irate who had pushed her for most of the way took sec ¬ ond place without any trouble while Sunday Pitch was third thirdMrs Mrs William E Snells My Warrior mak ¬ ing his first start of the season captured the East Orange Purse one of the best events on the card when he raced to a twolength triumph in the sixth race The solid choice Peter Fullers Deep Study sec ¬ ond his last time out at Jamaica finished runnerup in the affair while B A Darios Dandy Blitzen was third thirdMy My Warrior was an outsider in the eight horse field and returned 25 after getting the 6 furlongs in 112 over the fast track Dick Lawless was on the gray son of Greek Warrior Win My Way
