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Diamond State, Oaks Draw Turf Stars Three -Year-Old Colts, Fillies Will Meet in Respective Races Name Forty-Two for Former" c Event and Twenty-Three for t Latter Delaware Fixture WILMINGTON, Del., May 18. Delaware Park, which opens May 29, and which has the privilege of Jockey Club jurisdiction, is 1 especially fortunate this year in the mem- ber and quality of the" entries for the two three-year-old produce stakes which carry r out the traditional concept of the sport of racing as an instrument to improve the breed of the thoroughbred horse. The stakes are the Delaware Oaks, June 11, for J fiellies, and the Diamond State Stakes, June 25, for colts. ; Vagrancy, owned by William Woodward, : chairman of The Jockey Club, and perhaps the outstanding filly of her age seen thus , far in 1942, is in the Oaks along with twenty-two other top horses. For the Dia- i mond State, Mrs. Payne Whitney has : named Shut Out", the Kentucky Derby 1 winner and. that colt is one of 42 nominees. . Entries for both races closed more than a year ago, as is the case with produce stakes, and Delaware Park is fortunate in that so many outstanding horses of the moment are among the eligibles. Lord Lovat, who led the recent Commando raid on the coast of France, is a direct descendant of the 12th Lord Lovat of Beaufort Castle, Inverness-shire who raced for and won the trophy which is offered annually to the winner of the Diamond State. This family heirloom was handed down through the Lovat family until its disposal some years ago with the other Beaufort Castle silver. . Best Interests of Sport Always Maintained Acquired by Donald P. Ross, master of the Brandywine Stable and State Administrator in Delaware for the sale of war bonds and stamps, it has been the Diamond State prize since 1937 when Delaware Park opened its gates. Each year Mr. Ross presents a replica of the famous trophy for the permanent possession of the winning owner. The Lovat trophy was made in London in 1826 by the famous silversmith, Benjamin Smith. The plan of the improvement of the thoroughbred horse by racing and breeding came to America from England where families such as those of Lord Lovat and the Earl of Derby, confirmed and expanded the theory of blood lines and breeding. The first Oaks race was run in 1779 over Lord Derbys estate in England. Oaks races always are for fillies and mares. The Epsom, Derby was not inaugurated until 1780,also over Lord Derbys acres. On this side of the water American racing was thoroughly organized in 1894 under the jurisdiction of The Jockey Club in New York. The same devotion to the best traditions of the sport has been maintained through the years. Delaware Park is the only track outside of those in New York which has the privilege of Jockey Club jurisdiction. This has gained for it the support of such men as Mr. Woodward and other Jockey Club members whose horses c t 1 r J ; : , i : 1 . dot the lists of nominations for Delawares thirteen stakes. In the Diamond State, Sun Again, who dead-heated for second in the Preakness, and who is owned by Warren Wright, one of the western members of The Jockey Club, is another eligible. In addition to Apache, Woodward has named Trierarch. Wright has a second string to his bow in Wishbone. Ross, donor of the Lord Lovat trophy, recently was elected a member of The Jockey Club, and he has two eligibles in Ravens Wing and Free Double. Other Jockey Club members who have made nominations for the Diamond State are Parker Corning, Arnold Hanger, George H. Walker, A. G. Vanderbilt, C. V. Whitney and Joseph E. Widener. In addition, John Hay Whitney, also a Jockey Club member, has named his Court Manners for the Oaks. The silver trophy for the Oaks is presented by Mrs. Marion duPont Scott and was made in 1829 by Paul Storr. "The Oaks" was the name of the home in England, at the top of Barnstead Downs, of Gen. John Burgoyne, who surrendered the British forces at Saratoga. The property later was sold to the 12th Earl of Derby and the first Oaks race was run there in 1779. The eligibles for the Diamond State and the Oaks follow: DIAMOND STATE. Trelawney Devil Diver Trierarch Shut Out Apache Trade Last Ravens Wing. Yar Free Double Cosine Reapers Blade Equinox Landslide Anticlimax Sun Again Glastauder Wishbone Blenson Elder Paladin Coochs Bridge W. H. Kelly Rencourt Mischief Afoot Half Crown Lord Calvert On Loan Kings Feast Roj Kumar Rascal Ramillies Talent Scout Esterling -- Troon Wiseshot Hyacinthus Hard Bargain Yuletide Aletern Coat of Arms Buckskin Crosstide DELAWARE OAKS. Vagrancy Equipet Smiles My Choice Mar-Kell Fresh Start Bostoff Can Treat Spuraway Yuletide Marie Galante Hard Baked Horn Mackerel Bostee Hi Diddle Tierce Court Manners Ubiquitous Tribal Ruler Lotopoise Waygal Halcyona
