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■ ■ DELAWARE PARK WILMINGTON, DEL., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1939.— Delaware Park 1 mile. Thirteenth day. Delaware Steeplechase and Racing Association. Summer meeting of 30 days. Bahr Stall Gate used. Jones Camera. Weather cloudy. Steward representing the Delaware Racing Commission, H. P. Conkling. Steward representing The Jockey Club, G. Brown, Jr. Stewards representing the Delaware Steeplechase and Hunt Association, J. Park and J. Strawbridge. Stewards of Meeting, W. Harron and H. P. Conkling. Judges, J. P. Turner, Sr., J. Ross, Jr., and M. H. Dixon. Starter, G. Palmer. Racing Secretaries, J. P. Turner, Sr., for flat races and E. J. Brennan tor steeplechases. Racing starts at 2:00 p. m. Chicago time, 2:00 p. m.. W indicates whip, S spurs, B blinkers. Figures in parentheses following the distance of each race indicate horse, date, track record, age of horse and weight carried. Indicates apprentice allowance of 5 pounds; **7 pounds; ***10 pounds. FIRST RACE 3-4 MILE Out of Chute. Mower, June 26, 1937— 1:11%— 4— 110. PT£*-t OE£ Purse ,000. 3-year-olds. Claiming. Non-winners of two races since May * OAO 1. Weight, 122 lbs. Non-winners since May 1 allowed 3 lbs.; in 1939, 5 Ibs. June-14-39-Del Claiming price, ,500; if for less, 2 lbs. allowed for each 50 to ,000. Net value to winner 00; second, 50; third. 00; fourth, 0. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St Vt % Str Fin Jockeys Owners Equiv. Odds Strt 75837 STEADY DON w 115 8 1 Ink 14 i* ScottR Tall Trees Stable +195-100 75552SONNY JOHN wb 120 14 2 22 23 23 StevensonC Mrs A Pelleteri 525-100 75836 BILBOQUET wb113 7 3 33 3* 33 3n DuffordW Tall Trees Stable + 75478 FELSUN wb117 3 7 6i 54 5" 4h RichardsH Fox-catcher Farms 980-100 73697*SCOUT ABOUT w 105 2 6 4h 4£ 44 5nk FriedmanC H L Straus 1565-100 757473BLACK LEGION w 122 6 5 7* 6h 71 64 AdamsJ Mrs A J Abel 245 -100 73641 CHERACHIN wb112 4 2 5M 61 7n SmithG G Ring 895-100 75476 KEY MAN wb 117 5 8 8 7"k 8 8 DeCamIasE W E Johnson 2060-100 tCoupled as Tall Trees Stable entry. Time,:23%, :48|, 1:164$. Track muddy. , S2 MUTUELS PAID , , OFFICIAL BOOKING ODDS TALL TREES STABLE ENTRY .90 .10 .30 t95— 100 55—100 65—100 SONNY JOHN 4.90 4.10 145—100 105—100 Winner — B. g, by Don Leon — Slow but Sure, by Swift and Sure trained by L. ODonnell; bred by Mr. A. L. Ferguson. Winner entered to be claimed for ,250. WENT TO POST— 2:01. AT POST— 3J minutes. Start good and sIqw. Won driving; second and third the same. STEADY DON was hustled into the lead at once, shook off SONNY JOHN when leaving the back stretch, raced into a long lead and was kept under intermittent punishment in the late stages. SONNY JOHN was rushed hard to keep pace with the winner early, fell back on the turn, then failed to menace in the closing test. BILBOQUET was prominent from the start, swerved to the inside in the stretch run and tired nearing the end. FELSUN. outrun early, came with good speed in the late stages. SCOUT ABOUT was not good enough. BLACK LEGION did not fancy the footing. CHERACHIN raced in spots. KEY MAN was overmatched. , Scratched— 75555= Romaunt, 113; 73883 Dorothy Pomp, 107; 75743= Spanish Beauty, 108; 75479 Braxton, 112. Corrected weight — Cherachin, 112. SECOND RACE 5-8 MILE. fMerry Lassie, July 24, 1937— : 59 —2— 116. Turse ,000. 7ft"l *ft 2-year-olds. Fillies. Allowances. Non-winners of three races other than * OiO maiden or claiming. Weight, 116 lbs. Winners of ,500, 3 lbs. extra; of June-14-39-Del ,500 twice, 5 Ibs. extra. Non-winners of two races other than maiden or claiming allowed 3 lbs.; maidens, 8 Ibs. Net value to winner 00; second, 50; third, 00; fourth, 0. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St % % Str Fin Jockeys Owners Equiv. Odds Strt SUN MIXA wbIOS 5 2 21 1* V V AdamsJ W S Kilmer 515-100 73880 HARDY MISS wb 113 6 6 3£ 2422 2» SeaboG W M Elder 705-100 75086 MADAM CAPET w 113 2 1 44 43 31 3« StevsonC C Clay 120 100 75553*ANNE ODETTE wb103 13 1" 32 43 48 MowerE G D Widener * 920-100 SEE SEE w 109J 4 5 5£ 5 52 54 DabsonH C F Hockley 415-100 74998 BRACING wb 108 3 4 6 6 6 6 DeCamsE F J Heller 1745-100 Time, :23%. :484 1:03?. Track muddy. , MUTUELS PAID , , OFFICIAL BOOKING Onn8 — ~ SUN MIXA 2.30 .30 .50 515—100 265—100 75—100 HARDY MISS 5.90 3.00 195—100 50—100 MADAM CAPET 2.50 25—100 Winner— B. f, by Sun Briar— Comixa, bv Colin trained by W. A. Crawford; bred by Mr. W. S. Kilmer. WENT TO POST— 2:36. AT POST— H minutes. Start good and slow. Won easily; second and third driving. SUN MIXA displaced ANNE ODETTE when reaching the turn, rallied to draw into a long lead entering the stretch, was kept under light pressure and held SWAY to the finish. HARDY MISS broke tardily, hut had good speed to enter contention early, was hard ridden, but could not get to the winner. MADAM CAPET broke fast and clear, failed to keep up in the early running and was stoutlv ridden to outfinish ANNE ODETTE in the closing drive. SEE SEE was unable to better her position. BRACING trailed throughout. Scratched— 755532Ensigns Up. 108; 74914 Liberty Queen, 113; Miss Supremus, 108. Overweight — See See, 4 pounds. - » THE "DAILY DOUBLE" ON FIRST AND SECOND RACES PAID 9.20 FOR . ENTRIES RUN AS ONE HORSE— FIELD HORSES INDIVIDUALLY. THIRD RACE ABOUT 2 MILES. Our Sailor. June 22, 1938— 3:46%— 7— 137. Second 7ft " 1 27 Running GEORGETOWN STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP. ,000 Added. f 4-year-olds and upward. ,0 June-14-39-Del Npt vaue t0 winner S7.800; second. ,000: third. 00: fcurth. 50. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St 3 6 9 12 Fin Jockeys Owners Equiv. Odds Strt 74968 GAY CHARLES wb 5 160 5 3 6* 4 14 P lh SlateF Gwladvs Whitney +435-100 688183TORTURER w 5 140 3 6 34 6" 22 2 26 BellhouseF F A Clark 460-100 68818 ANNIBAL w 6 169 6 4 84 8 34 i* 3* McKinnevR T Hitchcock :i25-100 73526 GOOD CHANCE w6145 2 2 7h 54 5- 4£ 4h RobertsE Rokebv Stables 1345-100 74G682BK LANGHORNE ws7136 9 9 44 2h 4451 5 ScrutonA K N Gilpin 1090-100 73929 BAGPIPE w 5 140 8 8 9 7| 6 66 6* HarrisonJ Gwladys Whitnev + 74486 NATIONL ANTHM w 8 139 1 1 2J 9 7 7 7 KingW Brookmeade Stable P70-10O 60449 STRAW BOSS w 4 136 7 5 5 31 Fell. WalkerG Mrs L E Stoddard Jr 3750-100 735263RIOTER w 7 152 4 7 1* lh Fell. MasonJ T Hitchcock J tCoupled as Gwladys Whitney entry; XT. Hitchcock entry. Time, 3:58%. Track "muddy. , MUTUELS PAID , , OFFICIAL BOOKING 0DDB GWLADYS WHITNEY ENTRY 0.70 .50 .30 435—100 125—100 65-100 TORTURER 5.00 3.50 150—100 75—100 T. HITCHCOCK ENTRY 2.70 35-100 Winner— Br. g, by Blondin— Yankee Maid, by Peter Pan trained by S. J. Hollovvay; bred by Mr. C. V. Whitnev. WENT TO POST-3:05. AT POST— 1 minute. Start good and slow. Won driving; second and third the same. GAY CHARLES, reserved for the first mile, bettered his position readily to reach the leaders, raced to the front under stout urging, fenced well and held on tenaciously to withstand TORTURER approaching the finish. The latter was shuffled back nearing the eighth fence, recovered after falling back, raced up strongly at the tenth jump, then finished wearing the winner down rapidly at the close. ANNIBAL, saved off the pace for the first mile, worked his way forwardly between horses and finished gamely. GOOD CHANCE raced well throughout. BUCK LANGHORNE lost ground most of the way, made several strong challenges, but was not good enough. BAGPIPE raced strongly for a mile and one-half. NATIONAL ANTHEM was crowded back after clearing the seventh fence and failed to recover. RIOTER had a lot of speed for a mile and one half, then fell at the ninth jump. STRAW BOSS fell at the same fence. Scratched— 74105 Paper Maker, 140. Overweight— Bagpipe, 4 pounds. FOURTH RACE 5-8 MILE. Merry Lassie, July 24, 1937— :59 S— 2— 116. Purse ,000. rTf»-| OO 2-year-olds. Colts and geldings. Claiming. Non-winners of two races. June-14-39-Del 1 tf,n„T Weight, 118 lbs. Winners, 2 lbs. extra. Claiming price, ,000; if for less, 2 lbs. allowed for each 50 to ,500. Net value to winner 00; second, 50; third, 00; fourth, 0. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St % % Str Fin Jockeys * Owners Equiv. Odds Strt 75647 KNTGHTFORS w 120 2 3 2h 2i 2* lh StevsonC T J Hill 80-100 *TIMEOWAR wl09 5 1 V 14 14 2- ReillvJ A Riggs III 2070-100 75835 CLOSE TO w 114 1 2 44 3" 3and 3£ RichardsH G D Widener 485-100 75194 WITCHFIN wb 116 4 4 3h 41 41 4"k SmithG C Andrade HI 625-100 75388WHOOSH wB 118 3 5 53 5* 56 5» MattisonJ Nvdrie Stable 590-100 75475 SAXOLITE w 114 6 6 6 6 6 6 FallonL AL Aste 3450-100 Time, :25, :505. 1:044£. Track muddy. ,,. F MUTUELS PAID , , OFFICIAL BOOKTUtt ODDS . „ 1, ,,-r ,-„„,. KNIGHTFORS .60 .30 .50 80—100 65-100 25—100 J!«L°fAR 1120 460 460-100 130-100 CLOSE TO , 3.00 50-100 Winner— Br. g, by Crusader— Helsingfors II.. by Ramrod trained by J. Serio, Jr.; bred by Messrs. J. Fisher and G. R. Bryson. Winner entered to be claimed for 000 WENT TO POST— 3:37. AT POST— minute. Start good and slow. Won driving; second and third the same. KNIGHTFORS, unable to keep up with the pacemaker early, was kept in nearest pursuit, responded readily when shaken up nearing the stretch, finished strongly and was up nearing the close. TIME OWAR displayed a lot of speed to draw clear early, saved ground all the way and held on determinedly under a hard drive. CLOSE TO was hustled haH all the way and held on well. WITCHFIN raced on the outside of the leaders all the way, but was not good enough. WHOOSH and SAXOLITE were unable to better their positions. FIFTH RACE 3-4 MILE Out of Chute. Mower, June 26, 1937— l-ll3-— 4— lib" 7ft 1 2Q Purse 000- 3-year-olds. Fillies. Allowances. Non-winners of two races Juntlf *Q r£T °nher iha"maiden or claiming. Weight, 120 lbs. Non-winners of ,500 June-14-39-Del allowed 3 lbs.; of ,000 in 1939 or a race other than maiden since MaV 1 6 lbs.; of 00 at any time or a race of any value in 1939, 9 lbs.; maidens, 12 lbs Claiming races not considered. Net value to winner 00; second, 50; third, 00; fourth, 0. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St % % Str Fin Jockeys Owners Equiv. Odds Strt 7382PSUZANNE PECK wb 109 2 2 1* 14 4 1 MattisonJ Bomar Stable 1660-100 754762*PHARA BELLE w 109 1 4 43 3* 22 2 PolkV A C C Stable 260 100 755572PUZZLE DANCE wb!14 8 6 63 5"" 34 3* DeCamIasE Mrs G Brown 660-100 Continued on thirty-third page. | 1 1 1 • ■* , , ! ; I f = - f 2 » 1 q 0 0 Q 0 0 10 0 0 0 y |, t T t. = e 8 i, DELAWARE PARK Continued from ninth page. 73529 BUDS BELL w 120 7 1 lj 2» U 4«* SeaboG W M Elder 1680-100 75478*GRAND PAGEANT wb106 6 8 8 72 64 51 FriedmanC D J Sullivan 535-100 756482*FORFEND w 109 4 3 Z* 4i 53 6 McTagrtJP J O Whitlow 740-100 75286 SO RARE wb 114 3 7 72 8 8 7h SmithG A B Hancock 280-100 75716 CARENCE w 114 5 5 5l 65 H 8 ChalmersJ Mrs W P Stewart 4395-10Q Time, :23%, :48%, 1:17. Track muddy. , — mnruELS paid — , , — official booking odds — * SUZANNE PECK 5.20 3.60 .80 1660—100 580—100 240—100 PHARA BELLE 5.00 3.40 150—100 70—100 PUZZLE DANCE 4.30 115—100 Winner— Ch. f, by Jean Valjean— Yellow Blossom, by Luke McLuke trained by R. E. Potts; bred by Mr. J. O. Keene. WENT TO POST— 4:07. AT POST— 6 minutes. Start good and slow. Won driving; second and third the same. SUZANNE PECK, having good speed in the footing, raced to the front under strong urging, met stout contention from BUDS BELL in the first five-eighths, rallied when taken out into the firmer footing and outstayed PHARA BELLE in the,, closing drive. The latter, forced to race on the inside, worked her way forward steadily, raced to the winner midway of the stretch, then tired nearing the finish. PUZZLE DANCE improved her position gamely and came through on the inside to close strongly. BUDS BELL had good speed for five-eighths, "then tired. GRAND PAGEANT closed well from a slow beginning. FORFEND was shut off at the turn out of the back stretch. SO RARE could not untrack herself. CARENCE tired. Scratched— 758393Miss Happy, 109; 75478=Sun Girl, 109: Fair Alice. 103. SIXTH MCE 1 MILE AND 70 YARDS. Icy Wind, July 22, 1937—1:43—5—107. «/ ioA Middletown Graded Handicap Class B. Purse ,200. 3-year-olds and 7 OlOV upward. June-14-39-Del Net va|ue to winner 50; second, 00; third, 00; fourth, 0. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St V*. % % Str Fin Jockeys Owners Equiv. Odds Strt 74915 CONQUER wb 6 122 6 4 2* P| i* 14 V AdamsJ Mrs L Viau 370-100 75196LUCKY OMEN wb 4 117 3 1 31 33 33 32 2* RichardsH Fairfiekls Stable 85-100 75477 GERALD wb 5 105A 5 3 14 l3 14 » 3 PolkV A C C Stable 1150-100 75196 KENTY wsb 6 113 2 2 43 43 45 4* 48 StevsonC E R Pike 540-100 75285 THE QUEEN wb 5 103 1 6 5i 52 5* 54 53 FriedmanC J Tigani 2460-100 75289 FAIR STEIN wb 6 107 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 DeCamsE H Philips 1540-100 Time. :243£. :50. 1:15%. 1:44. 1:48%. Track muddy. , MUTUEL8 PAID , , OFFICIAL BOOKING 0DD8 CONOUER .40 .60 .10 370—100 80—100 55—100 LUCKY OMEN* 2.70 2.40 35-100 20-100 GERALD 3.90 95-100 Winner— Ch. g, by Victorian— Note o Love, by Ormondale trained by J. P. Jones; bred by Messrs. W. L. Nutter and T. Mason. WENT TO POST— 4:41. AT POST— i minute. Start good and slow. Won driving; second and third the same. CONQUER was prominent in the early rv ining, moved up stoutly on the final turn to reach the pacemaker, went to the front with a rush vvhe. reaching the stretch, then held on strongly to withstand LUCKY OMEN. The latter was taken wide c i the first turn, continued on the outside and canio stoutly under punishment in the final drive. GERALD opened up a long lead in the back stretch and saved ground, but tired when caught. KENTY could not improve his position. THE QUEEN was never a factor. FAIR STEIN w?s outrun. Scratched— 75650= Scrooge, 109, 75286Brown Knight, 106; 75747 Royal Teddy, 100. Overweight— Gerald, lg pounds; The Queen, 5. SEVENTH RACE 1 MILE AND 70 YARDS. Icy Wind, July 22, 1937— 1:43 %— 5— 107. ?*£*-% o-| Purse ,000. 4-year-olds and upward. Claiming. Non-winners of a race lOlol at a mile or over since May 1. 4-year-olds, 120 lbs.; older, 121 lbs. Non- June-14-39-Del winners since May 15 allowed 3 lbs.; since April 1, 5 lbs. Claiming price, ,250; if for ,000, allowed 2 lbs. Net value to winner 00; second, 50; third. 00; fourth, 0. t "Indn Horses Eqt A Wt PP St hk % % Str Fid Jockeys Owner* Eqm*. Odds Strt 758412PLAYMORE w 7 113 5 5 5J 510 33 lh 1U FriedmanC H Kerr 280-100 75842 OFFENDER wb 5 116 2 1 2* 23 2i 23 2nk DeCamlasE R M Davis 160-100 75559*BLOX wb 4 108 3 2 4* 4« 44 34 3 PolkV A C C Stable 320-100 756463*LINAS SON wb 5 111 6 4 14 §4 l1 46 4* ScottR Mrs L H Nimkoff 665-100 75744*MISS SELECTION w 4 105 4 3 3i 3 530 530 530 CocoC H L Straus 1525-100 75746 BOOS LETTER wb 5 110 1 6 6 6 6 6 6 ChalmersJ H E Triplett 10070-100 Time. :26. :51. 1:18. 1:48. 1:51%. Track muddy. , MUTUELS PAID , , OFFICIAL BOOKING ODDS , PLAYMORE .60 .50 .50 280—100 75—100 25—100 OFFENDER 3.20 2.50 60—100 25—100 BLOX 2.70 35—100 Winner— Ch. g, by Blind Play —Top Lady, by Ormondale trained by H. Kerr; bred by Mr. W. M. Woolf. Winner entered to be claimed for ,250. WENT TO POST— 5:11. AT POST— i minute. Start good and slow. Won driving; second and third the same. PLAYMORE, permitted to race on his own courage in the early running, was taken to the outside when improving his position, reached the leaders nearing the stretch, assumed command in the last eighth and drew out gradually at the finish. OFFENDER, rated back of LENAS SON, was shaken up strongly on the final turn, but was unable to stay with the winner. BLOX, rated off the early pace, closed with good speed when placed to a drive. LINAS SON was steadied in front and saved ground, but flattened out when caught. MISS SELECTION had no excuses. BOOS LETTER does not amount to much and raced disgracefully. Scratched— 75746=Town Car, 108; 74999 Squabble, 107. Overweight— Boos Letter, 1 pound. EIGHTH RACE 1 1-8 MILES. War Magic, June 25, 1938—1:52—3—114. Purse ,000. 742~l Q 4-year-olds and upward. Claiming. 4-year-olds, 121 lbs.; older, 122 lbs. 4 0-i-«« Non-winners of three races since May 1 allowed 3 lbs.; one race since that June-14-39-Del date. 5 lbs.; one race since April 1, 8 lbs. Claiming price, ,400. Net value to winner 00; second, 50; third, 00; fourth, 0. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St Vk % %. Str Fin Jockeys Owners Equiv. Odds Strt 757503*HIGH TENSION wb 8 114 4 3 3£ 3£ 2«* 2 H PolkV H G Bedwcll 215-100 75750*GRAND DUKE w6114 2 1 1" l3 U 1» 2« ScottR Mrs A J Abel 245-100 757493LADY JAQUELINE wb5109 15 5 5 31 34 3 AdamsJ W E Boeing 340-100 749183*BNDING COUNT wb 7 114 5 4 42 41 4* 43 4* FriedmanC W Elliott 480-100 758422*JUSTA FLIGHT wb6112 3 2 24 2b 5 5 5 DuffordW G R Watkins 1100-100 Time, :25%. :52, 1:18, 1:45. 1:59. Track muddy. . SS MUTDF.L8 PAID . , OFFICIAL B00KIWG ODDS— HIGH TENSION .30 .20 .50 215—100 60—100 25—100 GRAND DUKE 3.50 2.60 75—100 30—100 LADY JAQUELINE 2.70 35—100 Winner— B. g, by Volta — Minnow, by Minoru trained by H. G. Bedwcll, bred by Mr. H. P. Russell, Winner entered to be claimed for ,400. WENT TO POST— 5:41. OFF AT ONCE. Start good and fast. Won driving ; second and third the same. HIGH TENSION, goin; in his best form with improved handling, was under stout restraint while racing close up for the first soven-eichths. swung to the inside of the pacemaker on the final turn, thon finished strongly in the last eighth. GRAND DUKE raced into a clear lead midway of the back stretch and was steadied until challenged, but could not withstand the winner. LADY JAQUELINE, allowed to race on her own courage early, came to the outside and finished gamely. BOUNDING COUNT could not improve his position. JUSTA FLIGHT was made too much use of early and tirrd when kept in the worst footing. Scratched— 75395Littlo Percy, 114; 75652 Hastings View. 113; 75290 Longful, 114.
