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DELAWARE PARK INAUGURATES ANNUAL MEETING CRACK TWOYEAROLDS MEET IN DOVER STAKES Joe Ray Doctor Reder Halcyona Ben Shaba andBidder Are Among Entries for Opening Feature FeatureSTANTON STANTON Del May 29 With one of the most brilliant programs in the history of Delaware racing arranged Delaware Park opens its thirtyday meeting tomorrow tomorrowTen Ten sparkling juveniles were named for the 5000 added Dover Stakes and the Me ¬ morial Day Handicap attracted an equal number of routers for a test over one mile and onesixteenth Each race filled with limit or near limit fields and with more than 1200 horses on the grounds and quartered at nearby farms and hunt clubs racing sec ¬ retary Edward J Brennan will be able to offer high class and entertaining sport sportIn In addition to the flat racing the jumpers will come into their own on the tenth day of the meeting and several stakes including the third division of the Spring Maiden Stee ¬ plechase will highlight this branch of the sport sportSummer Summer weather has prevailed in this vicinity for several days and unless todays slightly overcast skies produce rain the track will be at its best for the inaugural Advance reservations predict the largest crowd since the home of the Delaware Stee ¬ plechase and Race Association opened its plant five years ago and in that event the wagering should soar to a new high highJoe Joe Ray double stake winner and one of the leading twoyearolds of Maryland rac ¬ ing will shoulder the top impost of 125 pounds for the Dover and the fine son of In ¬ finite will be opposed over the five furlongs by Millsdale Stables Doctor Reder which came to Maryland with two California vic ¬ tories to his score Brookmeade Stables Bidder J O Keenes Halcyona A C Ernsts Alohort M JB Goffs Dark Stream George D Wideners Equalize S W Labrot Jrs Sunset Boy Mrs R D Pattersons Ben Shaba and Breckinridge Longs Equipet T Lee Evans Westnesia and Guy Bed wells Son Altesse under 122 pounds each and six others of the field will use the Memorial Day Handicap as a test for the Brandywine Handicap to be presented on the second Saturday of the meeting Others named for the Memorial are Tony Steel Re ¬ gent Roncat Red Dock Jeanne dArc He Rolls and Plowshare He Rolls winner of the Arkansas Derby and Plowshare were not BrandywineThe nominated for the Brandywine The sixweek session will come to a close on Saturday July 5 and during that period fourteen stakes will be offered Of these the Kent Sussex and Newcastle are the most richly endowed Each will carry 10000 in added money and the Delaware Oaks and Diamond State Stakes will have 6500 added to the nomination and starting fees feesFASHIONABLE FASHIONABLE STABLES STABLESAmong Among the fashionable stables or units thereof quartered here and nearby are Don ¬ ald P Ross Brandywine Stable Mrs Isabel Dodge Sloanes Brookmeade Mrs Ella K Bryson Jouett Shouse Christiana Charles T Fishers Dixiana William E Smith Fox catcher Farm of William duPont Jr Mrs E H Augustus Joseph E Widener Mrs P A B Widener George Widener A C Ernst Crispin Oglebay Mrs Damon Run yon Sylvester W Labrot Jr Mrs Payne Whitneys Greentree Stable J W Y Martin Mrs F A Bonsai Jr Henry A Parr III Howard Bruce Mel Emerich Anthony Pel leteri Thomas J Healey John O Keene Mrs Frank J Navin and others othersAlthough Although the jockey colony is not as large as at some tracks prominent riders will commute to and from New York and New England to fill engagements engagementsThe The sport will be under the same capable supervision as that of last year and will bo conducted under The Jockey Club rules Several improvements chief of which is the new jclubhouse have been made to the plant since last year A stand fronting the eighth post for the benefit of the stable help also was erected and the track received a new topdressing The steeplechase course also was rebrushed and it is considered sec ¬ ond countryTho to none in this country Tho Daily Double system will be oper ¬ ated on the first and second races with all starts made from the Santa Anita Magnetic Gate The James J Jones Photo Finish Camera will assist the placing judges Post time for the first race will be 300 oclock eastern daylight saving time
