Balentine KTMh ~,:~ng his wa up
from a bad st art , ac ed Bowman for
t hird. As the lea ders streaked out of the
fin ish to start th e third loop, Parma got
by Wright . Abou t a mi le from th e finish ,
Parma was le ad ing, Balentine wa s up to
sec o nd only 5 0 yards back and Wright
had a flat rear tire. With less th an a mil e
to go , Parm a ran out o f gas. Bal entine
flash ed by for the win in the firs t he 'd
entered since he bro ke his collarb one in
the Check Chase. Wrigh t got by to finish
second an d Parma finis hed by being
pushed over the line, but he sti ll got
first Ama teur. Wright has a pretty
secure positio n fo r Nu mber On e.
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