Weights for Hawthorne, River Forest Handicaps on Week-End Are Assigned: Hollyman, With 120, Tops Former, as Fertile Lands Has 116 in Longer Event, Daily Racing Form, 1948-05-07

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Weights for Hawthorne River Forest Handicaps on WeekEnd Are Assigned HoymonWffe7207ops Former as Fertile Lands Has 116 In Longer Event EventSPORTSMANS EventV V SPORTSMANS PARK Cicero 111 May 6 Racing secretary and handicapper Hor ¬ ace Wade released this morning nomina ¬ tions and weights for the two features to be run this Saturday the seven furlongs 5000 Hawthorne Handicap and the 3000 one mile and a sixteenth River Forest Handicap HandicapAs As may have been expected Mrs G H Emicks Hollyman drew top impost of 120 pounds in the Hawthorne Handicap closely followed by M H VanBergs Sir White Mrs O H Marshalls Good Turn comes next with 116 then Grissom Shermans Fertile Lands and J M Hutchins Proud Ruler with 115 and 114 respectively respectivelyHollyman Hollyman is considered the foremost handicap performer in action here this spring although unable to catch Woqlford Farms erratic mare Devastating in his seasons debut in the Gov Dwight H Green Purse the opening week of the meeting Despite Devastatings handling of Holly ¬ man she will be asked to carry only J12 pounds Saturday which will mark a three pounds switch in burdens burdensM M H VanBergs Sir White also enjoyed a winter of inactivity on the farm after establishing himself as an upandcoming Tacer here last fall In his initial outing over the five furlongs distance yesterday Sir White proved himself master of the situation over his speedy rivals hi a sharp effort which Should prove as an excellent conditioner for his Saturday task taskThe The longerdistanced event has Grissom Shermans Arkansas Derby victor as the top contestant with 116 pounds against 112 for Mrs J L Oglesbys Pilate mare Late Thread This handsome chestnut will be asked to carry three more pounds than in the 5000 May Day Handicap when she nosed out her threeyearold opponent opponentThe The weights follow followI I HAWTHORNE HANDICAP A v Horse Hollyman Sir White Good Turn Fertile Lands Proud Ruler Bubbling Easy Devastating Late Thread Horse Wt WtHennyPenny HennyPenny 111 111May May Fly 111 111Sublime Sublime 108 108GeorgieV GeorgieV 107 107Pomps Pomps Gal 107 107Siddons Siddons 106 106Bank Bank Balance 106 106Petsome Petsome 102 RIVER FOREST HANDICAP Hor e Wt Wtfertile fertile Lands 116 116BodensPal BodensPal 115 115LateThread LateThread 112 112Devastating Devastating lib libRoyat Royat 106 106Take Take Whig 105 Horse Sublime Siddons Bank Balance Antigone Gams Quizzle


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