The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-28
|BEEFSTEAK AND
 BUBBLESOME GET
 TOPWEIGHT RATE
Equine Stars Must Carry l2l Pounds in Agawam
 Feature Tomorrow

Sprmguel0, Ma yzb.-MrS, IL. n. Nimkoff's Beefsteak and Steve Pan- arella'S Bubblesome have been as- signed top weight of 121 pounds for the AgaWam handicapt, six fUrlings feature of the opening day at Aga wam park, and now the meeting which will start at 2:15 tomorrow afternoon is offlcial.
 There is always a good deal of advance chatter about race meet ing. Each and every arrival at the track is faithfully reported; the green of the grass is. always pie tured in words; an dthere is always a great deal of conversation deal- ing with the drllm-beat of hoofS. But it isn't official until the racing secretary hauls of and tells the world who has been nominated and how many pounds he will lug. Weight Assignment
 The nominations and weights, as assigned by Racing Secretary "Ty" Shea, are: Bubblesome and Beef steak, 121; Mrs. w. H. Denham's Little Argo, IA; w. E. Johnsons Master Lad, 113; Mrs. F. Rossiter's Marson, 112; T. F. Swords Vote Boy, III; D. Hardy's Strategist II, no; J. J. Meehan's Patsy Begone, 109! E. N. Thompson's Miss Ginbar, 108; Mrs. K. Lauria's Eldee, 107; Mrs. R. McIlvain's Likewise, 10h Miss M. Diguardi's Dunlilt, 105; R. A. Breton's Maxine F., 105; and John s. AnderSon's Dark Revue, 101. Bubblesome comes of a winning effort at 'Gansett when he whirled six panels in Ill, and Beefsteak, seven-year-old chestnut gelding, also ranks high in the book of Racing Secretary Shea. He was among the nominations for the $100000 Santa Anita handicap year ago.
 Little Argo has been running over horses this spring in Maryland, where he won four races; Master Lad is the f1ve-year-o chestnut gelding which slapped his heels in the genteel face of Aneroid here last Fourth of July; and Marson, with 112 pounds, could take all the marbles.
 Tomorrow's feature would seem to be wide-open affair, and it is ex- pected that, of the IA nominations, at least eight will parade to the post. The track record for the dis tance, 1:11, was set by Ladfield on the day the track opened two years bacsk, and it may be equalled or beaten tomorrow, sthe same track starts out on the finest season it has ever enjoyed.
 Promising
 On. the eve of the opening, the barns are packed practically to their capacity, with large shipments from Belmont park and from the Middle West still arrive. The totalisator board was given its final workout; Jack Stevens, famous WTIC sports announcer who will call the races, tested the public address system and found it to his liking; the Waite gate is set up in place for the start of the first race, a five furlongs sprint for two-year-olds; the cam era eye is squinting down at the finish line; and the racing strip has been nursed and petted and pampered until it is slick and fast.
 There will be an eight race card tomorrow, starting at 2:15, with the daily double decided on the first two races. Only 10 horses will be allweod to start in the first two, and no more than dozen in the others, with the exception of the Agawam handicap.
 With fair weather promised, a record turnout is expected. Through the bewildering Berkshires and over the Mohawk Trail, they will come in cars and busses by the thousands from New York state and Vermont and New Hampshire, and over rib bonS of roads, added thousands are expected from Worcester county.
 Bus companies report unparalleled interest throughout Connecticut, and they will be streaming up the fer- tile valleys of the Nutmeg and to- bacco state, headed for Agawam par kand the thrill that only the sport of kings can provide.
 Governor Robert E. Quinn of Rhode Island, Lieut. Governor Ray Jordan, and High Sheriff Phil Quinn of that small but horse- minded state will be in the delega- tion from Little Rhody which will occupy box seats near the finish line, and among the Massachusetts officials on hand for the opening will be Attorney General Paul A. Dever, Mayor Henry M. Martens of Springfield, Mayor William A. Yoerg of Holyoke and dozens on dozens of dignitaries who will be casting a vote of confidence in the new deal" at Agawain park. The box seats, for the first time since the track opened, will be fill- ed, each and every one of them, and opening day should be riot of color and 8 tumult of enthusiasm. All the officials, including George Brown, Jr,, chief steward, and Will liam F. Amy, steward representing the state, are on hand, and there's nothing else to add except-"T They're off"