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Top Molly Pitcher Impost Of 126 to Sunshine Nell Concedes Atalantti, La Corredora Two PoundsatMonmouthSaturday MONMOUTH PARK, Oceanport, N. J., June 21. — Weights released for the 5,000 Molly Pitcher Handicap that will be renewed at a mile and a sixteenth on Saturday places Meyer J. Kaplans gallant Sunshine nell at the top of 39 nominees with an assignment of 126 pounds. This is one pound more than she. carried to her recent triumph in the Top Flight Handicap at Belmont Park. The Top Flight, which was also at one mile and a sixteenth, matched the majority of the leading nominees to the local filly and mare fixture and racing secretary John Turner, Jr., has juggled the weights around in the usual attempt, to "bring them together." Darby Dan Farms Atalanta and. Mrs. Marian W. OConnors La Corredora are weighted closest to Sunshine New with 124 pounds imposts. Atalanta, who is the probable favorite in a prep event here tomorrow, carried 126 pounds as highweight in the Top Flight and she finished 11th. The daughter of Count Fleet had no excuses in the running of the Top Flight, but she is known to be capable of better and her effort tomorrow will provide a truer indication of her present form. La Corredora shouldered 125 pounds in the Top Flight and she gave an admirable performance to circle a good part of the large field in the drive and close fastest of all to finish third, beaten a lengths and a half. John S. Phipps* Spinning Top, a game second to Sunshine Nell and just missing top spoils by * nose, "carried her same weight of 112 pounds, giving her a pound advantage over her recent victor. Other Top Flight combatants who are weighted for the Molly Pitcher are A. Gr. Vanderbilts Home-Made, who finished 12th and drops two pounds; Warner L. Jones, Jr.s Lillial, who finished seventh and drops two pounds; Shawmut Stables Gainsboro Girl, who was sixth and is relieved of one pound; E. P. Canadiana, 14th and reduced two pounds, and Mrs. C. Silvers Lavender Hill, who was "fifth and profits by a pound. King Ranchs On Your Own, a sophomore sister to the great Assault and victress of Saturdays Gazelle over Evening Out, is pegged at 110 pounds. Mrs. B. F. Whitakers Grecian Queen, the three-year-old filly champion of 1953 and winner of the Monmouth Oaks over this strip last year, is respectfully weighted at 116 pounds. Grecian Queen, however, has thus far failed to regain her top form during her campaign this year. The complete list of nominees and the weights follow: * Horse. WL Horse. Wt. Sunshine Nell 126 Singing Beauty 108 Atalanta 124 Carry theJNews 107 La Corredora 124 Miss Joanne 107 Grecian Queen 116 RicaRosie 107 Home-Made 116 Tritium 107 Lillal 116 Centenaire 1Q6 Gainsboro Girl 113 Africance 105 Fascinator 112 Ming Yellow 105 Nothirdchance 112 Shady Tune 105 Spinning Top 112 Trimbeth 105 Canadiana 111 Crisset 104 Winning Stride 111 La Perouse 104 Lavender Hill 110 Parlo 103 On Your Own 110 Divine Actress 102 .GwenyG. 109 Faga-La 102 Intencion 109 Granule 101-Incidentally 109 Busy Nellie 100 Riverina 109 Fayfran 100 Clear Dawn 108 Myfirstsunbird 100 Mabs Choice « 108- t " • , ► «*
