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PAUL KELLEY Trainer of Proud Ruler Rulerreceived received cup from jockey Eddie Arcaro Arcarofollowing following Hutchins fillys victory in inSportsmans Sportsmans feature Little Harp Scores With Ease In Baltimore Spring Handicap Shamrock Stable Speedster Is Never Headed as Pimlico Opens Meet Before 74000 74000PIMLICO PIMLICO Baltimore Md May 3 Little Harp who was left to carry the silks of Art Rooneys Shamrock Stable when the top sprinter Air Patrol went lame in his sea ¬ sonal debut proved a worthy substitute here this afternoon by galloping to victory in the fourteenth running of the Baltimore Spring Handicap which featured the open ¬ ing of Pimlicos 12day meeting meetingAlways Always regarded as an outstanding per ¬ former over a muddy track Little Harp splashed goo in the eyes of five rivals while sprinting the six furlongs in 114 under jockey Paul Keiper Giving futile chase to the fouryeartold gelding through the stretch was Dion K Kerr Jrs Flying Weather beaten three and onehalf lengths Another three lengths back came Lazy F Ranchs Nathaniel The Doge Shivaree and Daily Dip completed the f reld reldAdverse Adverse Weather Conditions ConditionsAdverse Adverse weather conditions and a muddy track were the order of the day but a fairly good sized crowd of 14000 attended the Election Day program Form held up fairly wel through the program and Little Harp at 740 was a close second choice to Nathaniel in the feature race betting bettingLittle Little Harp was a razorsharp horse for his engagement Outbreaking his opposi ¬ tion from the barrier Little Harp held a comfortable lead as The Doge gave chase to the threeeighths pole Flying Weather moved up with a mild rally nearing the theContinued Continued on Page Three Little Harp Never Headed In Pimiico Opening Stake StakeLeads Leads Flying Weather by Over Three Lengths Nathaniel Third ThirdContinued Continued from Page One Onestretch stretch but failed to seriously threaten the Shamrock stalwart stalwartIn In earning the 6225 winners share of the purse Little Harp beat practically the same field he will be asked to meet hi the Jenning Handicap later in the meeting Alfred Gwynhe yanderbilts Convicted who was among the missing when his owner breeder nominated seven juveniles for the Piinlico Breeders Stakes carried the popular cerise and white silks to their first Maryland victory of the year in ac ¬ counting for the four and a half furlongs fourth race Hustled along by Henri Mora the son of Impound Gilt led throughout and was timed in 57 over the muddy strip Behind the 700 favorite came W M Mc Intoshs Abbes Image and Brindisi part of the Fisher entry entryJockey Jockey Ernest Wood who had the mount on Brindisi was accepting his first mount since being injured severalyears ago in a spill at this track V
