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f BIG MARDI GRAS FEATURE f o $ NEW ORLEANS, La., Feb. 6. A field of at least ten and possibly twelve will meet in the renewal of the ,000 added Mardi Gras Handicap coming up at the Fair Grounds next Tuesday afternoon, according to programs of the trainers of the even score eligibles. Starters will include such of the outstanding older handicap stars as the Greentree Stables Surf Board; Knebel-kamp .and Morris Spanish Play; C. V. Whitneys Bargello; M. Goldblatts Jimmy Moran; Charles Bacharachs Playtime; R. A. Fair-bairns Glastonbury; E. Haughtons Wotan; J. McPhersdns Prince Pest; E. R. Bradleys Bar Hunter and Broad Meadows, and J. J. Robinsons Lucky Tom, champion three-year-old of the winter, may be the lone one of his age to tackle the more matured turf giants after the prize. The following are the weights for the Mardi Gras Handicap: Horse. Wt. Horse. Wt. Spanish Play 116 Prince Pest .103 Jimmy Moran... 116 Renaissance ....103 Bargello -...113 Playtime 101 Surf Board- 112 Frumper .... 98 Broad Meadows. 109 Quatre Bras II.. 98 Lucky Tom 108 Light Mint 97 Wotan 106 Gettin Even 97 Glastonbury ....106 Prince Farthing. 95 Abdel ...105 Nellie Custis 91 Bar Hunter 103 Black Fool 92 Closed Saturday, January 30, with twenty nominations. Starters must be named through the entry box the day before the race, by the usual time of closing, but only those passing the scales will be liable for starting fee.
