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SMALL FIELD OF SIX IN SUSSEX HANDICAP HANDICAPMasked Masked General and Corydon Will Shoulder Equal Top Imposts of 116 Pounds in Delaware Fixture FixtureSTANTON STANTON Dot June 20 A small field of six will run one mile and a quarter in the 10000 added Sussex Handicap to be presented as the feature at Delaware Park tomorrow T Lee Evans Westnesia was declared out this morning after the Memo ¬ rial coughingWith Day Handicap winner began coughing With Westnesia who was assigned 119 pounds missing from the field Greentree Stables Corydon and Brandywine Stables Masked General will shoulder the top bur ¬ den of 116 pounds each Opposing this pair will be J Yancey Christmas Rough Pass under 113 pounds Arnold Hangers Dit with an impost of 114 pounds Mrs Ella K Brysons Cavalier with an assignment of 100 pounds and Jose Coll Vidals Russia under 101 pounds poundsThe The Sussex is the most open race during its five runnings Masked General victori ¬ ous in last years renewal and second to Honey Cloud in 1939 probably will enjoy favoritism but Corydon Rough Pass and Dit supportedIn will be strongly supported In the Brandywine Masked General mak ¬ ing his first start of the year met enough interference to deprive him of victory Inci ¬ dentally that stake went to Mrs Payne Whitney when Cherry Jam was the winner and the sevenyearold Pompey gelding again will have to down a Greentree Stable colorbearer for Corydon comes up to the Sussex with what appears a better record than the other members of the field fieldAs As a threeyearold Corydon defeated Bimelech in the Withers mile and in his last race finished third to Salford H and Cant Wait in the Queens County Handicap at Aqueduct He finished fourth to Haltal Mioland and Dit in the Dixie Handicap During the winter he earned two purses in Florida FloridaGILBERT GILBERT TO RIDE DIT DITDit Dit holds a decision over Corydon this coming in the Grey Lag Handicap at Ja ¬ maica but in later efforts at a longer dis ¬ tance the Transmute fouryearold folded He arrived from New York yesterday and Johnny Gilbert will ride him himRough Rough Pass the prize yearling of 1938 appears to be again at his top form and is nicely weighted under 113 pounds Cavalier only threeyearold in the field was a starter in the Brandywine and Kent Handicsp He had his final preparation over a good track yesterday morning and J Harrell is coming from New York to ride him himAnother Another invader Corydon and Dit having come from Belmont Park is the lightly re ¬ garded Russia who to date has shown noth ¬ ing to merit his presence in the field Sev ¬ eral years ago the son of Kiev competed in the Latonia Cup but has confined most of his racing to claiming events eventsWith With six starters the Sussex will gross 12125 with the net prize to the winner being 8450 Honey Cloud won 9150 for the largest earnings and tomorrows renewal will be the second highest highestSeveral Several attractive races chief of which is the Winterthur Handicap and fourth race support the Sussex The Winterthur attracted eight fine sprinters with My Bill and Air Brigade assigned 120 pounds each Bill Farnsworth is coupled wtih My Bill BillWith With sunny weather prevailing today and a forecast for a continuance of the same another large crowd is expected to view the sport The track was at its best for todays matinee
