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Spring Handicap High Impost to Fire Warden J Freedman Sprinter Assigned 120 Pounds for Narragansett Stake PAWTUCKET, R. I., April 12. — The ; ,000 added Spring Handicap, the first of ! Narragansetts five major stake offerings, j will have its decision at the Rhode Island course next Saturday. Racing secretary and handicapper Mathias "TyT Shea assigned 1 weights to the 27 nominees for the six-furlong sprint and a clever field is expected i to answer the bugle for the week-end feature. Mrs. J. Freedmans Fire Warden, a top , flight sprinter, is the high weight of the , band and he will go postward under 120 pounds. Reztips, a representative of Mrs. Margaret McCallum, is next in the estimation of handicapper Shea and is asked to shoulder 117 pounds in the Spring. W. I. . Lunts Valdina Punch gets in under 114 pounds and his running mate, Merry Sunshine, • one of the lesser regarded eligibles, , is assigned 103 pounds. Mrs. H. P. Bonner, whose Texas-owned ■ establishment is trained by Dr. J. R. Upton, will depend on Defense in the Saturday dash and her colorbearer is to shoulder 112 pounds. Among others named for the : sprint are Mrs. W. Renards Red Vulcan, ; William Gullatts Clyde Tolson, Rumstick Lodges Ample Reward, Sam Garfields J Shiny Penny and J. C. Bent ley "s Bring Me Home. The last-named gelding, a four-year-old son of Flying Heels and Babys Breath, won six of his engagements last ; year and he accounted for an overnight event at the recent Oaklawn Park meeting. Complete list of the nominees and I weights follows: Horse. Wt. Horse. Wt. FireWarden 120 Shiny Penny 108 Reztips 117 War Page 108 Valdina Punch 114 CharterMember 107 Defense 112 Green Bush 107 Red Vulcan 111 Bridleour 106 Clyde Tolson 111 Blue Pom 105 Mixer 110 Hoosier 105 Ample Reward 109 Rangoon 105 Layaway 109 Careless 103 TetraRock 109 Merry Sunshine 103 Bring Me Home 108 Honest George 102 Hickory Head 108 Leo McLaghlin 101 Mintlock 108 Pilot Boat 95 Scotch Abbot 108 Closed Saturday, April 8, with 27 nominations. • Winners of ,000 after publication of weights to carry three pounds additional.
