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Narragansett Opens for 30Day Run Field of Thirteen Goes in Inaugural InauguralFlag Flag Drill AgrarianU and Little Harp Likely to Draw Most Support in Dash Event EventNARRAGANSETT NARRAGANSETT Park Pawtucket R L June 5 The New England racing scene shifts to Narragansett Park Monday Loyal patrons of the thoroughbred sport will flock to the Rhode Island mile oval with the prospect of cheering for new blood that has been attracted from Chicago Ken ¬ tucky Maryland and New Jersey The com ¬ ing meeting which runs for 30 days will produce new favorites to take their place in the hearts of the dyedinthewool racegoers racegoersRacing Racing secretary Ty Shea has drafted a well balanced program for the opener headed by the Inaugural which will be at five and onehalf furlongs An allowance affair for threeyearolds and older the thefeature feature has drawn 13 classy speedsters representing 11 separate interests interestsThe The roster for the Inaugural which should provide a preview of Saturdays 10000 Spring Handicap initial stakes on the Gansett 1948 roster includes stakes winners from Suffolk Downs Pimlico and Garden State Park Topweight of the field will be Clarence Hartwicks Flag Drill 122 who totes three pounds more than Jack McKnights AgrarianU The latter is slated to pick up 119 which includes the fivepound apprentice allowance Others in the dash and their weights include Shamrock Stables Little Harp 115 B N Kanes Tiger Call 111 Mrs H C Wolfes Herbie G Ill Grandview Stables Erig eron 119 Little Rhody Farms entry of ShaffL 106 and Bel Beau 109 Sandy Strand Stables Hydrant 107 Marlet Sta ¬ bles pair of W Adams Gay Gunner 105 and Frances Stables Tarpan 119 119Change Change in Locales May Help HelpThe The change to the Rhode Island track may be the answer to AgrarianUs trou ¬ bles in regaining the winning form that he possessed on so many occasions during his 1947 campaign The aging son of Agrarian has had a strenuous campaign since coming out of winter quarters and has not shown a zip that he was noted to have test year Reports from Delawaro Park where AgrarianU finished out of the money in the Delaware Park Handicap are promising in spite of his downfall Close observers claim he was hemmed In on the rail and lacked room to make a move in the large field fieldLittle Little Harp winner of the Baltimore Spring Handicap at Pimlico this spring has a splendid record winning twice in five starts this year against top performers and revels in mud should the rains of today continue and cause an off track for the opening day dayFlag Flag Drill has two stakes victories to his credit since being claimed for 10000 by his present owner last fall at Rockingham Park The former Adams racer accounted for the Bowie Handicap at the Southern Maryland track early this spring before shipping to Suffolk Downs where he an ¬ nexed the Paul Revere Handicap HandicapErigeron Erigeron displayed good form in New Jersey before his invasion of Delaware Park last week where he finished second to Darby DAmour after a bitter stretch battle in the Elsmere Purse The Quatre Bras TJ gelding has triumphed in four of his seven outings this year finishing second in the other three
