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Ten Accomplished Speedsters Clash ClashTurbine Turbine Carries Top Impost Of 124 Pounds as He Meets Broad Gift Tarpon Tim B NARRAGANSETT PARK Fawtucket R I June 8 Ten accomplished sprinters five of whom are nominees for later stakes during the current spring meeting here have been named overnight for the Con ¬ cord sixth and featured attraction on the first midweek program of the young meet ¬ ing The contestants will vie at six furlongs for a purse of 3500 which is to be held under allowance conditions for older horses horsesMyron Myron Newmeyers once formidable handicap star Turbine is top weight of the field under 124 pounds which is three more than the Burning Star Lucky Jean stal ¬ lion successfully carried in his last start at Garden State Park before transferring to Narragansett Park The race in mention was at a mile and onesixteenth but the Newmeyer racer has a reputation for han ¬ dling all distances On the strength of his New Jersey triumph Turbine appears well on the road to recovery from a rheumatic condition that shelved him last year Tur ¬ bine had been assigned 116 pounds for the 10000 Spring Handicap to be run here Sat ¬ urday and tomorrows effort will determine his status for the weekend feature featureRarco Rarco Stables Broad Gift who has won four races this year of the highpriced T claiming variety is a candidate for tomor ¬ rows test but will have to show improve ¬ ment if the Garden State finale is taken serious The Halcyon Gift colt finished fifth in the race won by Turbine and was soundly beaten Broad Gift is also being pointed for Saturdays race and will be sent post ward should the track be off He is in the Spring Handicap with 107 pounds poundsMt Mt Desert Stables Tim B carrying 118 pounds will attract heavy support from the local patrons off the form displayed earlier in the spring at Suffolk Downs The five yearold son of Petee Wrack won twice against the top sprinters at the East Boston track and excluding his last performance which was below par he has been a strong contender in each appearance appearanceHaughton Haughton Conditioning Tarpan TarpanThe The Frances Stables Tarpan who has been slipping steadily in the past two years still cannot be counted out in this class of sprinters The veteran Ed Haughton who recently took over the stable will be sad dling the Swashbuckler gelding for the first time and will determine his charges chance of starting in the Spring Handicap follow ¬ ing tomorrows race Tarpan who has beat mediocre company twice in five starts this year gets in the Concord with 113 pounds the same weight assigned for the weekend stake The other stake candidates in tomorrows sprint is Sandy Strand Stables Bert 109 pounds who is being pointed for the Spring Handicap The sevenyearold son of Ned ¬ die Sun Lightship has failed to grace the winners circle in three starts at Suffolk Downs His best race was over a sloppy strip when he closed stoutly to finish sec ¬ ond to George Schneiders George Gains in the Plymouth Rock Handicap Although beaten off by the winner Bert finished ahead of AgrarianU and Clarence Hart wicks Flag Drill Either of the latter pair would vie for favoritism in a race similar to the Concord ConcordMrs Mrs Leo Wagners Nicky W Ray Met calf s Gracie Son D F Harringtons Copy wright D B Whitehouses Blenette and G T Strothers Hired Man complete the lineup for the Concord ConcordA A threeyearold allowance race at six furlongs named the Calvert to be run as the fifth on the program is a fitting sup ¬ porting event on the wellbalanced card The Calvert will mark the return to active competition of Tralle McBrides well regarded War Raider who is being pointed for the 25000 Providence Stakes to be run June 26 Many New England fans will re ¬ member the brilliant form displayed by the Sky Raider Miss Bess colt last year at Suf ¬ folk Downs where he climaxed his triumphs by defeating top juveniles in the Miles Standish Stakes D A Rosenbaums Re ¬ born a close rival during War Raiders two yearold career will take up where he left off last year and renew the feud in tomor ¬ rows dash Another who promises to be in the thick of contention is Leo Edwards Still Champ
