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ONLY FOUR IN NEW ENGLAND Quartet Named Overnight for 5 0 0 0 Added Handicap Feature at Nar Narragansett ragansett Park on Wednesday PAWTUCKET R I Oct 25 While only four horses will accept the issue in the New England Handicap Narragansett Parks midweek feature the race looms as one of the closest of the fall meeting The stake a 5000 added one mile and a furlong event exclusively for fillies and mares attracted seventeen nominations at closing time October 1 but the fortunes of racing and weather have intervened to cut the field down to a quartet The four that will face the barrier are Fair Stein Mona Bell Play Dis and Harp Weaver WeaverOf Of this group Fair Stein H P Phillips fiveyearold bay daughter of Axenstein looks like the horse to beat The mare is consistent speedy and a strong finisher Her recent victories in New York indicate that she is ready Bobby Merritt will ride and although the mare will carry 118 pounds top weight she will probably be the public choice choiceMona Mona Bell which has been the virtual queen of the Canadian turf this summer appears the most dangerous contender Her victory in the Maple Leaf Stakes at Wood ¬ bine on September 26 was impressive and A E Alexandra trainer of the Cosgrave Stable is high on her chances chancesMona Mona Bell is a threeyearold daughter of Osiris II Bclmona She will carry 107 pounds and jockey J Ashcroft will do the riding ridingPlay Play Dis an inandouter on her best race is capable of taking all of it Play Dis ran second to the sensational Handcuff in the New England Oaks displaying plenty of speed and courage but her races since then have been inconsistent The Gentry stable entrant is a threeyearold daughter of Dis ¬ play and Gavotte She will carry 107 pounds and jockey M Berger has been engaged to ride the filly fillyHarp Harp Weaver a threeyearold by Chal ¬ lenger II from the stable of Mrs M Bar nett recently broke her maiden at Narra ¬ gansett In under the feather of 100 pounds she may be considered as having a chance to score scoreThe The sun shone brightly this afternoon and the track was drying out rapidly which bids fair for a fast track for the running
