Providence Stakes Next Narragansett Attraction: Ranking Sophomores Now in East Pointing for Saturdays Event, Daily Racing Form, 1948-06-21

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Providence Stakes Next Narragansett Attraction AttractionRanking Ranking Sophomores Now in East Pointing for Saturdays Event EventNARRAGANSETT NARRAGANSETT PARK Pawtucket R Ij June 19 The Narragansett Park summer meeting reaches the halfway mark next Saturday and also attains the peak in its stakes program with the third running of the 25000 Providence Stakes for threeyearolds The Providence which will be contested at a mile and a sixteenth closed on June 1 with a nomination list of 45 of the top sophomores in the country excluding the mighty Qitation from War ¬ ren Wrights extensive menage Calumet is represented in the eligibles by Coaltown who is a brilliant performer in his own right rightMrs Mrs Dodge Sloans Brookmeade Stable and C V Whitney were the largest con ¬ tributors to the threeyearold fixture each naming four Brookmeades eligibles are Dart By Inseperable Splash and Seaward The Whitney quartet is composed of Din ¬ ner Gong Mount Marcy Quarter Pole and Vulcans Forge King Ranch is represented by Better Self winner of the Yankee Handicap and runnerup to Citation in the Belmont Stakes and Three Rivers RiversOther Other name horses in the sophomore ranks who are eligible include G H Bost wicks Stunts W L Branns Escadru Wil ¬ liam Helis Salmagundi Woodvale Farms Page Boots and Alfred G Vanderbilts Loser Weeper WeeperLocal Local contenders being pointed for the big prize include Honeywell Farms Dole Mt Desert Stables Bambuco Rarco Sta ¬ bles Mr Buster D A Rosenbaums Re ¬ born Strodes Creek Farms Hot Slippers and Tralle and McBrides War Raider RaiderMondays Mondays eightrace card offers a twin feature for older horses The fifth race styled the Point Judith has drawn 11 bet tcrthanaverage sprinters to contest at six furlongs Included in the lineup Tare Bill Himphys Shako Good News Stablels Big and Better Mt Desert Stables Tim B and the Frances Stables Tarpan All are noted for their speed and any one of the quartet could take down top honors


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