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TFWo Pimlicp Caps Draw Grass Stars StarsFisherman Fisherman and Blue Choir On Dixie List Riggs Gets GetsGuardian Guardian II County Clare BALTIMORE Md May 3 Many of the nations topranking grass performers have been nominated for the two important turf fixtures on the program of stakes for the spring meeting at Pimlico The 25000 Dixie Handicap at a mile and three fur ¬ longs drew 51 nominees while the Biggs Handicap a 10000 event at a mile and a half attracted 28 The Biggs will be run May 12 first Saturday of the meeting while the Dixie will be the headline attraction on Memorial Day May 30 30The The Dixie first offered at the Maryland Jockey Club plant in 1870 as the Dinner Party Stakes was a main course feature until 1955 when it was transferred to the infield St Vincent was the winner and he went on to be voted the champion grass performer of the year yearThere There are of course duplications in the nominations for of the 28 entered in the Biggs 20 also are in the Dixie Since the races are 18 days apart trainers will have plenty of opportunity to run in both if they so desire desireHero Hero of 1954 International InternationalAmong Among the better known eligibles to the Dixie are C V Whitneys Fisherman who was the hero of the 1954 running of the Washington D C International Mrs An son Bigelows GuardiarTn victor in Hia leahs Turf Handicap this season Mrs H L Nathesons Blue Choir who scored in the United Nations Handicap a year ago and Brookmeade Stables consistent County Clare ClareAlso Also in the group of turf performers of some quality are such as Kaster Alford Bock Cottage Our Dance Iceberg II Old Glendale and Boy dAmour dAmourThere There are also a number of highranking stakes performers who have yet to test Pimlicos turf course but who may be prom ¬ inent factors in these races This group in ¬ cludes Joe Jones Misty Morn Illusionist Maharajah and Thinking Cap CapFollowing Following are the eligibles to the two turf stakes stakesDIXIE DIXIE HANDICAP Akbar Khan Alford AlfordAlibbai Alibbai Lashes Alternative Ambiguous Aria Viva Bamaca Baroda Boy Black Bahram Blue Choir Blue Prince Boy dAmour elevation Chck Thmpsn County Clare Fisherman Pull Steam RIGGS HANDICAP Alternative Arson Bamaca Baroda Boy Black Bahram Black Coffee Boy dAmour Chck Thmpsn County Clare Guardian II Golden Bear Go Lightly Guardian II Harry Lime How Blue Iceberg II Illusionist Joe Jones Kaster Kopes Baby Lagides Le Beau Prince LePage II Lough Ree Mohan Maharajah Marked Game Helix Kaster LePage EC Marked Game Misty Morn Mouflon Ocean Lane Our Dance Patotero Midafternoon Midontrial Misty Morn Ocean Lane Old Glendale Our Dance Patotero Powder Flask Rings Evidence River Jordan Rock Cottage Scipio H Sun Ruler H Thinking Cap Tobogan II War Command River Jordan Robin Hood Rock Cottage Sacaridaga Scipio H Spit n Polish Steel Blue SunRuler H Thinking Cap
