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Willing Spirit Returning To Turf at Narragansett NarragansettFaces Faces Eleven Rivals in Arcade Under Top Impost of 124 Pounds PoundsNARRAGANSETT NARRAGANSETT PARK Pawtucket R I June 14 Twelve sprinters from the older ranks who have not won 2500 other than claiming since December 1 are slated to match strides in the Arcade featured sixfurlong dash on tomorrows program at Narragansett Park The allowance test looms as a wide open affair and has drawn Mt Desert Stables Willing Spirit and B A Darios Slender Lady each making their 1948 debut debutWilling Willing Spirit a Greentree Farm castoff who was purchased in 1946 by the present owner will go postward in the role of top weight 124 pounds but it is doubtful if the Gallant Fox gelding will be one of the choices inasmuch as he has been shelved since last fall Trainer Lyle Whit ¬ ing has taken his time to bring the six yearold back to competition following a series of complications that set in at Oak lawn Park earlier in the spring Willing Spirit injured himself while in training at the Arkansas track then was victim of car fever en route to Suffolk Downs When right Willing Spirit is a topnotch handicap performer having annexed the Granite State Handicap at Rockingham Park in 1947 defeating AgrarianTJ and Ariel Ac ¬ tress Willing Spirit is a nominee for Sat ¬ urdays 10000 Blackstone Valley Handicap in addition to being named for the Gover ¬ nors and Roger Williams Handicaps mid ¬ dle distance events that will be run July 23 and 10 in the order named namedSlender Slender Lady is not considered stakes caliber yet the hardhitting mare usually turns in a good effort when pitted against handicap performers Conditioned by train ¬ er Frank Kurinec the Unbreakable Mait ress Royale miss has been progressing slow ¬ ly in morning trials and may be in need of a race raceGood Good News Stables Big and Better failed to impress in his only local outing but the Jamestown gelding beat a classy field during the recent Suffolk Downs meeting to suggest he is well placed in this line ¬ up Gerry Shreck contract apprentice for trainer Bob Cramer is listed to ride the former Bradleyite who will carry 116 pounds poundsMecklenberg Mecklenberg Haymakers Landn Sea has been displaying improvement in each of his three starts this year In his Boston finale the Equestrian gelding finished stoutly to be second to Gallant Foot after encountering slight interference in the stretch Whether the fiveyearold would have defeated Mr and Mrs A Ferraras Gallant Foot in the race mentioned if a brushing incident at the furlong pole with another rival had not happened is a ques ¬ tion that must go unanswered but he will have a chance to turn the tables tomorrow as Gallant Foot must be considered a stout contender Landn Sea gets in tomorrows dash under 109 pounds while Gallant Foot picks up 111 including a fivepound ap ¬ prentice allowance allowanceBill Bill Hinphy ownertrainer who has been enjoying remarkable success since the open ¬ ing of the 1948 New England campaign has a capable colorbearer in Shako The Head Play gelding who was acquired via the halter route for 15000 at Bowie on April 7 won two races at Suffolk Downs before shipping to this point and a repeat of either performance will make him plenty tough tomorrow tomorrowOther Other 1948 winners in the Arcade lineup include Jack McKnights Ariel Actress Jerry McCarthys Cherish Mrs L Wag ¬ ners Nickey W and Reynolds Brothers Gunnison Either of this quarter is capable of putting forth an effort that would earn brackets in the dash dashTwo Two others who must be given an outside chance off their 1947 form are R W Col ¬ lins General Don and CherryOca Stables 3ee Style The former has only appeared ince this year but in that attempt the lomebred son of Don Leon closed stoutly n a sixfurlong race to wind up second ifter being practically eliminated The supporting program again empha ¬ sizes quantity rather than quality Each field of the eight listed has drawn a full quota of 12 many of which have been trying repeatedly to catch a fast strip and tomorrow may be the opportunity they have been waiting for Bright sunshine that appeared early this morning has bright ¬ ened the hopes of the trainers with only fasttrack thoroughbreds
