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SCHOOLING AT NARRAGANSETT Spring Handicap to Headline Saturdays Inaugural Day Program. "Buddy" Wingf ield Heads Arrival of Officials Hirsch Jacobs Ships Quartet in Bedells Care. PAWTUCKET, R. X, April 19. While the lists for the Narragansett spring stakes, which closed Saturday, will not be complete until the arrival of late mails from distant points, nominations already made assure ample filling of the four events scheduled in the usual Narragansett manner. Nominations postmarked not later than midnight, April 15, will be accepted and several are expected. The ,000 added Spring Handicap, a six furlongs sprint, for three-year-olds and upward, feature of opening day, Saturday, April 22, proved to be one of the most attractive of the four stake events of this meeting. To add to its attractiveness, it was indicated today that the Spring Handicap would give New Englanders their first opportunity to see the sensational "Comeback Kid" Don Meade in action. Meade has assured close friends that he intends to keep his promise to ride at Narragansett at the first opportunity. When trainer George Odom decided to enter Mrs. W. Plunket Stewarts crack sprinter, Early Delivery, in the Spring Handicap, the opportunity for Meade to make his New England debut astride a winner was made to order. Odom has the Stewart star sharp and ready now, and his third to Johnstown and Pagliacci in the Paumonok Handicap at Jamaica last Saturday may have been the tightener needed to put him in top shape for next Saturdays stake. In his two previous starts this year, Early Delivery won the ,000 Inaugural at Hialeah and the ,000 Palm Handicap at Tropical. With Meade up and anxious to show his New England friends that his Florida comeback was no flash in the pan, Early Delivery will be hard to beat in the feature Saturday. SCHOOLING UNDER WAY. Schooling of horses began Monday morning when Jack Hennessey and "Buddy" Wingfields capable ground crew groomed a class of twenty-two through the barrier. With the track in mid-summer condition, over 150 horses were worked over the strip this morning. Several of the sharp ones were really set down and dockers caught some excellent works. Narragansetts staff was nearing completion today with the arrival of Pat Galliger, "Buddy" Wingfield and Jimmy Ferris. Galliger returns to Narragansett for the first jtime since 1934 and will serve as placing I judge and entry clerk. Wingfield, ace starter 1 of the New England tracks, will assume j charge of his crew at schooling tomorrow, 1 and Jimmy will again have charge of the I jockeys room. Real Jam, owned by Frank Kurinec, broke his leg while galloping this morning and had to be destroyed. Jockeys Tommy May, old New England favorite; Bob Wholey and G. Moore arrived this morning. All will ride free lance and all will remain for the entire session. Hirsch Jacobs shipped four head to this track in charge of trainer A. J. Bedell. Wise Prince headed the string, which included Nikki, Mixed Weather and Genghis Khan II. Jockey J. G. Wilson arrived yesterday to report to his contract employer, A. J. Halli-well, Canadian sportsman. Wilson galloped some of the Halliwell horses this morning and was delighted with the condition of the j racing strip.
