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FIVE KENT ELIGIBLES TO SEE ACTION TODAY TODAYNo No Word Received at Delaware as to Whirlaway Keeping His Saturday Engagement in Stake StakeSTANTON STANTON Del June 9 With five candi ¬ dates for the Kent Handicap named for the Harrington Purse and the Bowers Purse at ¬ tracting a fine field Delaware Park will open a big week of racing tomorrow Wednesday the steeplechase branch of the sport swings into action with the running of the Delaware Spring Maiden Handicap and Thursday the Oaks will be renewed Tho Kent will be presented Saturday After Wednesday racing secretary E J Brennan hopes tQ offer a jumping race daily and with three other stakes for this class of perform ¬ ers carded field racing should be on a par with countryWhile the best presented In the country While the lovers of steeplechase racing will welcome the opening of the sport sup ¬ porters of flat racing are looking forward to the renewals of the Oaks and Kent The latter is not expected to decide any suprem acyfor should Whirlaway make the trek here for the one mile and onesixteenth race he is expected only to add to his laurels Should Whirlaways connections decide to pass up the Kent for which he is topweight ed a large field is expected to contest for the 10000 added prize prizeHARVARD HARVARD SQUARES STATUS STATUSNo No word has been received regarding Whirlaway Robert Morris and Harvard Square who are quartered in New York Should Whirlaway not be sent here there is a strong possibility that Robert Morris and Harvard Square will fill their engagements Harvard Square appears being reserved for sprint racing but as the Kent is not a stam ¬ inatesting affair the stake might tempt Max Hirsch who trains Arnold Hangers fine son of Bostonian BostonianThe The Harrington a run over one mile and seventy yards will give Millsdale Stables Kansas his first effort since the Preakness Stakes Opposing him will be Joseph E Wideners Royal Ruby H Mrs V P Noyes He Rolls Joe W Browns Minnelusa and Mrs Ethel V Jacobs Air Brigade BrigadeWinner Winner of the Arkansas Derby He Rolls was narrowly defeated by Westnesia in the Memorial Day Handicap Minnelusa arrived from New York today Royal Ruby II a French refugee won her second race on the opening day of the present meeting She graduated from the ranks at Keeneland KeenelandAir Air Brigade is sure to enjoy favoritism for the Harrington for the son of Crack Brigade has established an amazing record since Hirsch Jacobs claimed him at Miami How ¬ ever he was one of the leaders of Western twoyearold racing and has a renewal of the Bashford Manor Stakes to his credit creditHoney Honey Cloud who has yet to win a race this year will have another try in the Bow ¬ ers and will oppose Century Note Tony Steel Yawl Livelyhood Roncat Seven Hills and Hants over one and onesixteenth miles It will serve as the seventh race with the Har ¬ rington the sixth on the program of eight races As several of the contests attracted small fields and the forecast is for rain a substitute race is carded
