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Delaware inaugurates Houte Series Today TodayBegins Begins at Mile and Furlong and Will Be Extended Each Week WeekSTANTON STANTON Del June 1 First of a series of races to be offered on five consecutive Fridays will headline the program of sport presented tomorrow by the Delaware Stee ¬ plechase and Racing Association AssociationKnovyn Knovyn as the Montchannin Handicap the series begins with an affair at a mile and a furlong and each week the route will be extended until a champion has been crowned crownedThe The race carries a purse of 2000 as will the others in the series but in addition there will be an award of 2000 more to be divided among the leading horses in the series when it is completed completedA A point system will be used to determine the champion of the routers with a vic ¬ tory in any one of the series counting 24 points second 12 third 6 and fourth 3 The special 2000 award will be distributed on the basis of the points accumulated by the various horses during the five sections of the handicap handicapThus Thus it will be possible for a horse by finishing close up in all of the five races without winning to gain a larger share of the special award than some other horse winner of a single race but out of the money the rest of the time timeThe The series is expected to create additional interest among the patrons here with each contender developing a certain following as the series moves along
