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3 MUDDY FOOTING AT DELAWARE Maidens in Feature Spot on Program at New Course. Owner-Trainer Cleaveland Putnam Scores Triple Ready Teddy Graduates in Days Headliner. WILMINGTON, Del., June 28 As heavy showers during the night caused the track to be muddy, todays Delaware Park program was without an outstanding event, the race occupying the featured position bringing out a half dozen three-year-old maidens to race one mile and seventy yards. This resulted in the graduation of Reddy Teddy, owned by Cleaveland Putnam, and giving Basil James his first winning mount of the meeting. Taking the lead in the run to the first turn, the son of Teddy and Ready held sway all the way to triumph by three and a half lengths over Tinder Box, sporting the colors of H. C. McGehee. Another four lengths away, the Glen Riddle Farms Great Blaze was third, while Fore, the favorite, was fourth. Parmenarch and Scandinavian completed the field. Despite the threatening weather, a crowd of about 7,000 persons was in attendance, but small fields were the order and the wagering was moderate. JAMES BRISK RIDE. James rode Reddy Teddy briskly in the opening stages, but after a clear lead had been obtained he took a good hold on his mount. On the second turn James shook up Reddy Teddy, and the Arizona-owned colt drew away upon reaching the stretch, winning with something left. Tinder Box was unable to make trouble for Reddy Teddy in the final quarter, but he had no difficulty taking second honors. Great Blaze began poorly and could not reach contention until the run through the stretch, where he finished very fast to beat out Fore for third honors. The latter blocked Parmenarch badly on the lower turn and then shut him off again leaving the back stretch. The time of 1:53 was very poor despite the going. The Putnam stable completed a triple with the triumph of White Sand in the sixth race, the three-year-old daughter of St. Germans and Zelide finishing with excellent courage in the stretch to get up in the final few strides to defeat Mrs. W. E. Martins Veiled Lady, the favorite, by a head. Black Mischief, owned by Mrs. A. McShane, was four lengths away in third place at the end of the mile and one-sixteenth event. Sun Way Continued on forty-second page. MUDDY FOOTING AT DELAWARE Continued from first page. finished fourth among the half dozen medium grade platers composing the field. EASY JFOR JACK STING. Jack Sting, owned by D. Skilling, easily accounted for the second race, in which a half dozen lowly platers were asked to go six furlongs. Rushing to the front leaving the back stretch, the four-year-old gelding, by Sting Jackstones, drew away without much trouble and was under restraint from Maurice Peters at the end. Miss Leannah, the slight favorite, tried hard to run down the winner, but lost all chance when she came wide in the stretch. Cleaveland Putnams Nautch became the first favorite of the afternoon to score when he accounted for the third event by a length over Busy K., while My Surprise was another two lengths away. Melody Maid ran fourth among the half dozen sprinting platers"meeting at six furlongs.
