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HEX HANDICAP NOMINATIONS NEW ORLEANS, La., Feb. 2. Twenty nominations were received for the ,000 added Rex Handicap, given over exclusively to three-year-olds and to be renewed at three-quarters at the Fair Grounds, Saturday. The score of eligibles for the fixture, one of the most important preliminaries to the Louisiana Derby, includes Lucky Tom, winner of .the Jefferson Derby; Springsteel, Texas Knight, Sarietta, Prince Farthing and others. Weights for the Rex will be announced Wednesday. , A complete list of nominations follows: Bertjohn, Battering Ram, Camp Douglas, Sarietta, Merry Fox, Sandwrack, Open Hearth, Sir Kendal, Springsteel, Mexico, Prince Farthing, Sazerac, Colonial Belle, -Flying Don, Renaissance, Lucky Tom, Volta Maid, Sir Melton, Texas Knight, Crystal Prince.
