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MADIGAMA ACCOUNTS FOR WILMINGTON HANDICAP FRONTRUNNING WINNER ON DELAWARE FEATURE FEATUREBrandywine Brandywine Stable Racer Turns Back Clyde Tolson and Cherry Jam for Fifth Score of Season SeasonSTANTON STANTON Del May 31 Madigama swiftrunning threeyearold Gino gelding who has the Harford Handicap to his credit added further to his laurels by carrying the blue and gold banner of Donald Ross Brandywine Stable to victory in the Wil ¬ mington Handicap at Delaware Park this afternoon It was the fifth victory out of seven starts this year for the Ross repre ¬ sentatives and under 112 pounds he was called upon to concede weight by the scale tq all of his opponents opponentsRunning Running the six furlongs in 112 which was twofifths of a second off the track record Madigama led Mrs Ella K Brysons Clyde Tolson by two lengths and the latter headed Greentree Stables Cherry Jam for second Jay Jay who trailed the field to the final furlong drove through on the inside to beat the tiring My Bill by a nose for fourth laurels Overdrawn a 35to20 choice led only Honey Cloud at the close closeThe The Wilmington was worth 1975 to owner Ross who is a member of the execu ¬ tive committee of Delaware Park and who maintains a palatial training barn border ¬ ing the track He had the services of Moose Peters who is staging a come ¬ back EARLY SPEEDSTERS SPEEDSTERSClyde Clyde Tolson and Challamore had the early speed but before the field had completed a sixttenth Peters had sent Madigama to the front on the inside Establishing a clear lead during the run to the turn the winner was always master of the field of nine but Peters held him under strong handling to the end Challamore attempted to go along with the winner but gave way when Overdrawn challenged and then dropped back when My Bill moved through the field to try for hon ¬ ors Approaching the last eighth My Bill made for the winner but he was unequal to the task and weakened steadily as Clyde Tolson Cherry Jam and Jay Jay took up the chase chaseWhile While Clyde Tolson on the extreme out ¬ side was never far back Cherry Jam lacked room during the run to the stretch and Bodiou was forced to send him to the out ¬ side He moved up with a rush under his top impost of 118 pounds to turn in a very creditable effort There was an excuse for Honey Cloud for the sevenyearold High Cloud gelding also lacked room and was sharply blocked when inside the final fur ¬ long longBackers Backers of Madigama received 1130 for each 2 investment FOURTH STRAIGHT VICTORY VICTORYThe The crowd was estimated at 18000 and although clear and cool weather prevailed until near racing hours the skies became overcast and a light drizzle began to fall during the running of the Bellevue Purse fifth and next best attraction This one mile and seventy yards test for threeyear olds resulted in a picture finish with D J Sullivans recently acquired Seven Hills pro ¬ viding the second popular victory of the meeting However his score was a lucky one for Happy Hunting who finished sec ¬ ond ran out when leading the field of seven into the stretch turn Sir Alfred was third In running the distance in 143 Seven Hills came within twofifths of the track record recordUnder Under the guidance of Charley Friedman Seven Hills a brother to Pompoon was ac ¬ complishing his fourth straight triumph and the second for his new Texas owner who claimed the horse from J H Whitney Lack ¬ ing racing room at the lower turn the win ¬ ner went into the back stretch well back oJ the speedy Happy Hunting who disposed of Sir Alfred only to find Seven Hills ready to force the pace Friedman sent the Sulli ¬ van representative to the inside when Happy Hunting tore out and although it appeared it was all over but the shouting Happy Hunting was soon straightened up and was alongside the winner entering the final fur ¬ long They raced head and head to the wire with Happy Hunting hanging in the final stride Sir Alfred was two lengths back of the leaders and a length and one half before Sailor Boy who lost much ground on the upper and stretch turns
