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TANGLED WINS DELAWARE OAKS IN RECORD TIME MISTY ISLE RUNNERUP WITH LEVEL BEST THIRD THIRDGreentree Greentree Filly Romps In With Nine Lengths to Spare Running Mile and Eighth in 14945 14945STANTON STANTON Del June 12 The queen is dead long live the queen was the cry of the 15000 patrons at Delaware Park this afternoon as Tangled a sprightly daughter of Sweeping Light clipped one and onefifth seconds from the track record in winning the fourth running of the Delaware Oaks leaving Joseph E Wideners Misty Isle Crispin Oglebays Level Best who until to ¬ days race was considered queen of her sex and age and two other fillies far in her wake wakeScoring Scoring the second consecutive victory in this classic for Mrs Payne Whitney her Piquet having won the 1940 renewal Tangled ridden by Eddie Arcaro ran the nine fur ¬ longs in l49i and at the finish enjoyed a ninelength advantage over Misty Isle Level Best was six lengths farther back and four lengths before Dark Discovery who finished second to her in the Coaching Club Ameri ¬ can Oaks Happy Home given little con ¬ sideration for such an important event and pitted with such renowned fillies was the trailer trailerIt It was one of the most brilliant races turned in by a filly and by far the greatest of the year Tangled bred by F B Koontz earned 6625 of the 56500 added purse and E Leigh Cotton on behalf of the First Lady of the Turf accepted the Marion du Pont Cup which Mrs Whitney will keep for another year and a replica of the same Mrs J Simpson Dean wife of the popular president of the Delaware Steeplechase and Race Association did the honors honorsLEVEL LEVEL BEST STRONG CHOICE CHOICELevel Level Best was installed an 11 to 10 choice with the winner held at better than 3 to 1 Dark Discovery was the second choice Under 119 pounds each Level Best and Misty Isle were called upon to concede six pounds to the winner and nine to Dark Discovery and Happy Home HomeIt It appeared at the start that Level Best was not up to her best effort for she was very erratic and broke from the stalls after causing other trouble However when George Palmer had the quintet aligned she was the first in motion with Happy Home following her from the gate and Tangled beginning the fastest of the others Arcaro lost no time in sending the winner into the lead and displaying fine speed she attained a threelength advantage during the run to the back stretch stretchLevel Level Best and Happy Home were in clos ¬ est pursuit But Tangled was only coasting along and when Arcaro let out a wrap she increased her margin Level Best made an effort at the upper turn to move to the winner but it was timid and she had noth ¬ ing left when Misty Isle who was mov ¬ ing forward on the outside offered her bid During the run for home Misty Isle re ¬ duced Level Bests marginand she headed the Oglebay filly soon after a mile Misty Isle lost no time in widening on the favor ite but she was no match for the winner Happy Home tired badly in the drive and Dark Discovery passed her in the last stages stagesBANNER BANNER CROWD TURNS OUT OUTThe The crowd considering the threatening weather was a banner one There were several drizzles during the afternoon but they ceased before the feature and the track was at its best bestBuck Buck Langhorne rewarded the talent when he won the steeplechase race which was run over the about two miles distance but he did not gain the honors through fenc ¬ ing it was his ability to outrun Epindel through the straightaway The latter was a head back and twentyfive lengths before Archery the third horse at the end endRidden Ridden by C Brooks Buck Langhorne was far back until nearing the sixth jump where he began to pick up the leaders and he moved into command after clearing the eighth hazard However Epindel was right with him and he gained the lead soon after ¬ ward clearing the brushes in fine style but unable to draw away from the favorite Quakerstreet outjumped the field over eight fences but tired thereafter
