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News and Notes From Deleware Park STANTON Del June 26 26Mrs Mrs Frank J Navin owner of the Tall TallTrees Trees Stable arrived from her Detroit home homeand and will remain until the end of the meeting meetingJohnny Johnny Gilbert arrived from New York and will remain for several days Albert Snider connected with the division of the Joseph E Widener stable that Dan Stewart trains packed his tack and left for Chicago ChicagoThe The feature of Fridays program was named in honor of George T Aikens notable Wilmington racing enthusiast Donald P Ross owner of Brandywine Sta ¬ ble and a member of thfe executive commit ¬ tee was toastmaster at a dinner the Dela ¬ ware Steeplechase and Race Association tendered the racing officials Wednesday night He stressed the point that Delaware Park is a nonprofit association and that it will continue to be such He further stated that the current meetnig was the most successful in the history of the course While London Town and Mad Policy failed to finish the course in the Indian River steeplechase won by Salem their re ¬ spective trainers H Grainger Gaither and John T Skinner announced today that neither jumper was injured and shall there ¬ fore continue to keep in training trainingSir Sir Alfred who is expected to make one more start during the present meeting be ¬ fore being shipped to Saratoga Springs turned in a fine drill Thursday morning when he ran six furlongs in 1153 1153William f William Jones trainer of the steeplechas ¬ ers owned by Mrs duPont Scott appears to have got a bargain when he purchased Ba runa from his employer for 75 last fall The juvenile was winner at his first asking and is named for tomorrows fourth race raceWilliam William Schamerhorn assistant to starter Jim Milton at all the Maryland major tracks has been assigned the starters post for tha tenday meeting which opens at Hagers town on July 8 With Schamerhorn will be J E Alley John Straub and Tom Cropper also members of Miltons crew
