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New London Draws Dozen Topnotchers TopnotchersBertie Bertie Oclirock Assigned Top Imposts of 121 Pounds Saturday at Lincoln Downs DownsBy By ELI CHIAT CHIATLINCOLN LINCOLN DOWNS Lincoln R I May 3 A dozen topflight middledistance performers including a pair of newcomers to the local scene have been nominated for the 10000 New London Handicap sevenfurlong headliner on the semifinal Saturday of this 49day session T P Mor ¬ gans Bertie and G R Whites Lucky Wil ¬ liam will be making their debut over the local oval and are scheduled to meet the cream of the crop who have been contest ¬ ing the handicaps here hereBertie Bertie and Peter Fullers Oclirock have been assigned top imposts of 121 pounds with the event dropping to 102 pounds on J E Robertsons Turkeyneckoaks In be ¬ tween are Jim Carrs Double Choice 115 Waldo D Andrews Burnt Child 111 Dan F Harringtons Uncle Morris 111 Charles Lawrences Opera Light 110 Fullers Ac ¬ tivate 109 J P Venutis Pipe of Peace 109 Fullers Yock Tom 107 P B Ciri onis Double Bid 106 and Lucky William 104Met 104 Met Best at Anita AnitaWhile While Bertie has been unsuccessful in reaching the winners circle in eight at ¬ tempts this year the fiveyearold son of Half Crown has been meeting the best performers at Santa Anita New Orleans and Jamaica this year In his most recent test he finished third behind Ambergris and Black Record in a sixfurlong allow ¬ ance test at Jamaica beaten a bit over a length Probably the most impressive per ¬ formance of his career was in the Marine Parkway Classified Handicap last year when he battled Brookmeade Stables First Aid to a dead heat covering the mile and onesixteenth in 144 144Oclirock Oclirock has been one of the most con ¬ sistent performers on the grounds having three victories to his credit including an impressive score in the New Haven Hand ¬ icap The Floridabred gelding has brought back a check in his five local appearances following a successful campaign at Hialeah where he won three of five starts startsThe The local contingent also boasts five other winners at the meeting Uncle Morris and Opera Light each have a handicap victory to their account in their two local winning races while Pipe of Peace finally reached his best stride last Saturday in taking down top honors in the Hartford Handicap although this event was over the longer mile and onesixteenth route Double Choice and Turkeyneckoaks have single victories to their credit creditBurnt Burnt Child and Lucky William are the bridesmaids in this affair as the former has been second in three handicaps here while Lucky William arrives from Oak lawn Park with four consecutive seconds all against formidable opposition
