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WILMINGTON HANDICAP DELAWARE HEADLINER HEADLINERCherry Cherry Jam Madigama My Bill Clyde Tolson and Honey Cloud Match Strides in Sprint Stake StakeSTANTON STANTON Del May 30 The Wilmington Handicap tomorrows feature at Delaware Park attracted twelve topnotch sprinters for a dash over six furlongs and a 5000 L added purse Another classy program sup ¬ ports rit and except the original fourth race the program filled with capacity or near capacity fields To replace the fourth the first carded substitute was used usedAlthough Although heavy rains fell nearby the track escaped with light showers last of which fell this morning and the moisture aided in putting the racing strip in a faster condition conditionCherry Cherry Jam winner of the Phoenix Handi ¬ cap at Keeneland Avill shoulder the top im ¬ post of 118 pounds for the Wilmington and the Greentree Stables speedster will haye the services of Albert Bodiou Unplaced in the Jennings the fiveyearold St Brideaux gelding has been training in style and will be well supported supportedAmong Among those coming up to the Wilming ¬ ton with fine records are Brandy wine Stables Madigama winner of the Harford Handicap W E Smiths My Bill victorious in the Churchill Downs Handicap G D Wideners Overdrawn successful in the Blackstock Handicap at Jamaica Mrs Ella K Brysons Clyde Tolson double winner in Florida racing and third to Madigama and Howard Bruces Jay Jay in the Harford Handicap Mrs A J Abels Honey Cloud 1940 Dixie Handicap winner and Jay Jay who was narrowly beaten at his last ask ¬ ing Others named for the feature are Brandywine Stable Pompion Mrs E C Eastwoods Challamore H Guy Bedwells Wood Chopper Mrs Veader Leonards Happy Lark and J W Y Martins Abrasion JAY JAY AMONG ENTRIES ENTRIESClyde Clyde Tolson follows Cherry Jam in the line of weights his impost being 116 pounds or one pound more than that of Jay Jay Honey Cloud who had up 112 pounds in the Jennings will shoulder 114 pounds and Challamore and Abrasion will carry 113 pounds each eachIn In the Harford Madigama a son of Gino carried 110 pounds to gain a nose decision over Jay Jay and his allotment for the Wilmington is 112 112Although Although he was under the feather of 101 pounds when he won the Churchill Downs Handicap My Bill has demonstrated that he is a weight carrier and the gray son of Gay Monarch wilrpick up a burden of 110 pounds or one pound less than Overdrawn will shoulder In the Blackstock Handicap which was fashioned for threeyearolds Overdrawn had an assignment of 116 pounds Another threeyearold in the field is Pompion who made two starts last year and was unplaced in both He has turned in several excellent trials and was allotted 103 pounds Wood Chopper will be under 108 pounds and Happy Lark received the mini ¬ mum assignment of 104 pounds poundsWith With cooler weather prevailing for todays fine program the thirtyday season opened in auspicious fashion and anothe large and representative crowd is expected tomorrow Following is the overnight field for the Wilmington Handicap together with prob able riders PP Horse Wt Jockey 1 Happy Lark 104 H Claggett 2 Jay Jay Ho B Hacker 3 Madigama 112 M Peters 4 My Bill 110 A Snider 5 Honey Cloud 114 G Smith 6 Cherry Jam 118 A Bodiou 7 Overdrawn 111 II Richards 8 Abrasion 113 1139Wood F Kelly 9Wood Chopper 108 M Berg 10 Clyde Tolson 116 A Shelhamer 11 Challamore 113 E DeCamillas 12 Pompion 109 M Peters PetersBrandywine Brandywine Stable entry Madigama Pompion
