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Contest and Service Pilot Share Top Imposts of J72 in Gittlngs at Pimlico Bright Sword Laran and Ocean Front Among Others In Todays Pimlico Stake StakePIMLICO PIMLICO Baltimore Md May 12 The 7500 Gittings Handicap features to ¬ morrows program at Pimlico and a small but exceedingly wellmatched field has been named overnight to vie at the mile and onesixteenth distance distanceWhen When the nine highweights were not named overnight King Ranchs Contest and Christiana Stables Service Pilot were left with the dubious honors of carrying the top package of 112 pounds each some ¬ what of a feather compared to the weights carried by other top handicap horses Others named for the Gittings are C V Whitneys Bright Sword 111 Dion K Kerr Jrs Flying Weather 110 Mrs H K Rickeys Ocean Front 110 E A Nicode mus Laran 109 and Miss Margie Fishers Shivaree 107 pounds poundsContest Contest a son of Sir Gallahad in and Skeet has developed into a creditable per ¬ former only in recent weeks During the Havre de Grace meeting trainer Buddy Hirschs charge was victorious in the Ed ¬ ward Burke Handicap at which time he stepped a mile and a sixteenth in 143 after getting the mile in 137 Off that effort he was a good fourth to Fervent in the past weekends Dixie Handicap beaten about four lengths Henri Mora has ridden Contest in his best races but no rider was named overnight overnightService Service Pilot has had very little success in the handicap ranks but is considered one of the top allowance horses to cam ¬ paign here in recent years and certainly will be a keen factor tomorrow While un ¬ successful in a stake last year Service Pilot won six races and garnered more than 20000 in purses As in his galloping victory in his seasonal debut last week the Christiana racer will be ridden by Carson Kirk KirkAfter After winning one of two races in New York this spring Bright Sword turned in a highly satisfactory race last Saturday in the onemile Valley Forge Handicap While unplaced in the race he was beaten only two lengths by Rampart and Rippey Shelby Clark will be on hand to take care of the saddle chores choresLaran Laran and Ocean Front met at the Graw with the former easily proving the better of the two In a later engagement Laran was third behind Contest and Fault ¬ less in the Burke Handicap at the same course While he has failed to show to advantage against the class he will meet tomorrow Laran is capable of an upset vic ¬ tory Ocean Front on the other hand has been unimpressive this season and would have to improve a great deal dealFlying Flying Weather and Shivaree have been confined to sprint distances thus far this season Flying Weather was three times victorious while Shivaree has been first past the finish line once Both are entered in the sixrfurlong fifth race and it may be that their respective handlers will choose to pass up the Gittings in favor of the shorter event eventMarylandbred Marylandbred juveniles are matched in the four and a half furlongs fourth race and among the nominees is Mrs R H Heighes Indus winner of the Pimlico Breeders Stakes earlier this week Others in tomorrows race are Brolo Envedora Some Fool Olecranon Brother Henry Count Off and Diannes Hoss
