Stakes at Narragansett Generously Subscribed: Coaltown Among Nominees For 5,000 Providence, Daily Racing Form, 1948-06-03

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Stakes at Narragansett Generously Subscribed SubscribedCoaltown Coaltown Among Nominees Eor 25000 Providence ProvidencePAWTUCKET PAWTUCKET R L June 2 The six Narragansett stakes to be run during the 30day summer meeting which opens Mon ¬ day have been very generously subscribed a tentative check of the nominations re ¬ vealed today todayWith With nominations still coming in by mail from distant points and more to be brought here personally by racing secretary Ty Shea he arrives tonight from Garden State indications point to the largest list of stake eligibles in recent racing seasons seasonsTodays Todays incomplete survey revealed that the lOOOO Narragansett Nursery Stakes a five and onehalf furlong sprint for two yearolds to be run Monday July 5 drew 58 nominations Another 10000 stake the Governors Handicap at a mUe and 70 yards for threeyearolds and upward July 3 drew 57 nominations v The richest stake of the summer sched ¬ ule the 25000 Providence Stakes has al ¬ ready drawn 23 names with many more expected The Providence is at a mile and onesixteenth for threeyearolds with the weights determined by the earnings of tne horses themselves The weights for the Providence jstart at 120 pounds with addi ¬ tions made for certain high earnings and allowances earningsWarren made for smaller earnings Warren Wrights Calumet Farm has nominated the celebrated Coaltown for the Providence which will be run on June 26 a date which appears favorable for the horses appearance at Narragansett An ¬ other f the countrys famed breeders Wil ¬ liam I Brann has named his star three yearold Escadru William Woodwards Belair Stud has nominated two Hypnos and Whirling Fox Still another named for the rich threeyearold stake is William Helis Salmagundi SalmagundiCompleting Completing the list of nominations for the Providence are Daring Mate Royal Scot Friedy Directoire Big Reward Andys Glory Count Display Sashay Kandy Comfort Deep Water Fire Raider Captain Boudour Bambuso Galedo Re ¬ born War Raider Little Robbie and Hot Slippers SlippersAmong Among the 51 horses named for the 15000 Roger Williams Handicap for threeyearolds and upward run on July 10 over one mile and a sixteenth are many rated highly over this distance The Sham ¬ rock Stable has nominated Westminster winner of the Narragansett Special in 1945 and Darby Dieppe Grandview Sta ¬ ble have named Erigeron J L McKnight will try to get his stout sprinter Agrarian U over this distance with Ariel Actress and Billy Perry as running mates matesOthers Others named are Dinner Partry Elmo T Dockstader i Hypnos Hyblaze Bug Juice Tennessee Kid HU1 of Gold Float Me Flag Drill Calvados Liteco Column Willing Spirit Salerno Turbine sWUd Ad ¬ vice Token Reward Beldine Belrate Do ReighMe Misleader and Royal Lover Many sharp sprinters have been named for the Spring Handicap June 12 and the Blackstone Valley Handicap June 19 both are run over six furlongs for 10000 added Among these are George Gains Erigeron winner of four this season Agrarian U Kandy Comfort Reborn Tur btaev Air Patrol Little H arp FlaggrjU and Ariel Actress


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