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F AMBROSE CLARK Numerous Entries to Delaware Stakes Made by Members ot The Jockey Club Famous Organization of Fifty Men Is Credited With Revival of Racing RacingWILMINGTON WILMINGTON Del May 24 The extent to which Delaware Park racing scheduled to open on Memorial Day May 30 is sup ¬ ported by the leaders in racing is well illus ¬ trated by the number of members of T ie Jockey Club who have made nominations for one or more of the fourteen stake events Thj Jockey Club is an organization of fifty men formed in 1894 and devoted to the ideals of the sport It is credited with the revival of racing in the last century and with the maintenance of high standards since sinceMany Many of the widely known horses at pres ¬ ent filling the public eye are colorbearers for Jockey Club members Whirlaway gen ¬ erally accepted as the leading threeyear old is owned by Warren Wrights Calumet Farm and is an eligible for Delawares 10 000 Kent Handicap scheduled to be run Saturday June 14 Moreover Mr Wright is the leading nominator for the Delaware two yearold stakes stakesChairman Chairman of The Jockey Club is William Woodward who races under the name Belair Stud Best known perhaps of his current colorbearers is Fenelon who is an eligible for the 10000 Sussex Handicap set for Sat ¬ urday June 21 Other of Mr Woodwards eligibles are Hypnotist II an English refu ¬ gee horse and Greville Perisphere Bolivar and Snow Moon MoonLeading Leading nominator for Delawares steeple ¬ chase stakes is F Ambrose Clark for years a member of The Jockey Club and an out ¬ standing figure in steeplechasing Another Jockey Club member nominating heavily for the steeplechase stakes is Thomas Hitch ¬ cock cockWIDELY WIDELY DISCUSSED HORSES HORSESHorses Horses being widely discussed at the mo ¬ ment are King Cole and Dispose Both are nominated at Delaware Park and both are owned by Jockey Club members King Cole carries the black silks of Ogden Phipps one of the youngest members of Tne Jockey Club and for years the countrys outstanding squash player Dispose runs in the name of King Ranch the stable being owned by Jockey Club member Robert J Kleberg one of those recently elected electedOther Other of the men who recently became Jockey Club members and who will have their horses in action at Delaware Park ace Arnold Hanger James Cox Brady and How ¬ ard Bruce These men broadened the geo ¬ graphical base of the New York organization since they represent Kentucky New Jersey and Maryland respectively Delawares best known member of The Jockey Club is William duPont Jr a mem ¬ ber of the executive committee of Delaware Park and proprietor of the Foxcatcher Farm stable Among the veterans who have stood for Jockey Club principles through the years and who all along have supported Delaware racing are William F Hitt William Ziegler Jr Samuel D Riddle Marshall Field Wal ¬ ter M Jeffords Richard F Howe and W A Harriman The last named races as the Log Cabin Stud StudTWO TWO NOTED RACING FAMILIES FAMILIESTwo Two familes that have for generations been closely identified with racing and with The Jockey Club are Philadelphias Wide ners and New Yorks Whitneys Both Joseph E Widener and George D Widener have raced at Delaware since its opening in 1937 C V Whitney and John Hay Whitney cousins and respectively sons of Harry Payne Whitney and Payne Whitney also are heavy nominators for Delawares stakes stakesOne One of the youngest members of The Jockey Club but already known from coast to coast is Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt presi ¬ dent of Belmont Park and Pimlico In a few short years Mr Vanderbilt has become one of the countrys best known racing fig ¬ ures He too is a nominator at Delaware Park Steeplechasing at Delaware is ar ¬ ranged to dovetail with that at Belmont be ¬ ginning in Wilmington only after the conclu ¬ sion of the jumping in New York YorkDelaware Delaware Park enjoys the distinction of being the only race track outside of New York which races under the jurisdiction of The Jockey Club
