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Pimlicos StakeaDay Meet Gets Under Way WayThe The Doge Faultless Nathaniel In Baltimore Spring Handicap HandicapPIMLICO PIMLICO Baltimore Md May 1 Sprinters hold the spotlight in the 7500 Baltimore Spring Handicap as the Mary ¬ land Jockey Club launches its twoweek stakeaday meeting at PimHco on Mon ¬ day The 12 days of sport embrace1 a sim ¬ ilar number of stakes events with the his ¬ toric Preakness Stakes on Saturday May 15 as a fitting climax climaxOf Of the 31 original nominations eight ca ¬ pable speedsters have been named to vie at the six furlongs distance in the four ¬ teenth running of the Baltimore Spring Included in the field are Lazy F Ranchs Nathaniel Pentagon Stables The Doge Qion K Kerr Jrs Flying Weather s Sham ¬ rock Stables Little Harp H Guy Bedwells Daily Dip Calumet Farms Faultless Miss Margie Fishers Shivaree and Knollwood Stables Bordeaux BordeauxNathaniel Nathaniel a Marylandbred son of Chal ¬ lenger n Alexandrine conies up to the openingday fixture with a victory in his lone 1948 appearance In an overnight al ¬ lowance race at Jamaica trainer Oleg Du bassoffs charge was victorious over Lord Grillo and Super DUper in 113 As in that effort Convertible Con McCreary will be in the saddle on Monday Nathaniel has been a stakes winner in each of his pre ¬ vious campaigns and the Baltimore Spring will offer him his first opportunity opportunityHighweights Highweights in the fixture are The Doge and Faultless The Doge a disappointment in his lone outing this year was capable enough last season to earn over 50000 in purse money which accounts for his 119 pounds assignment Faultless winner of Continued on Page Thirty Seven Pimlicos StakeaDay Meet Gets Under Way WayThe The Doge Faultless Nathaniel in Baltimore Spring Handicap HandicapContinued I Continued from Page One Onethe the Preakness last year will tote 118 pounds and will endeavor to make it a consecutive double for the Calumet Farm Pep Wey having carried the silks to vic ¬ tory last year yearTwo Two of the most improved sprinters in this sector at present are Flying Weather and Shivaree Flying Weather has been postward in four sprints this year and on thre of those occasions was capable enough to visit the winners circle Shiv ¬ aree has been out only twice and his last start resulted in a victory over a clever sprint field which included Air Patrol and The Doge DogeLittle Little Harp showed marked improvement in his last to lead to mIdstretch in the Harford Handicap bowing to Loyal Legion and Daily Dip Mud would likely move this one up considerably while Daily Dip seems to be a factor no matter what the track condition may be Bordeaux is the extreme outsider in the Baltimore Spring HENRY A PARR III President of the theMaryland Maryland Jockey Club whose stakea stakeaday day meeting opens at its Rimlico course coursethis this afternoon
