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Gallorette to Start at Delaware Today in Sussex Handicap Prep War Trophy, George Case, i Service Pilot and Megogo Oppose Shifty Brann Filly STANTON, Del., June 10.— Prepared to resume normal operations following the off-day today, the Delaware Steeplechase and Race Association will present a well-balanced program tomorrow, headed by the one mile and a sixteenth Ridgeville Purse for four-year-olds and upward. A small, but rather classy field of five was drawn for the ,500 event which was carded as a prep race for Saturdays 5,-000 Sussex Handicap, at one mile and a quarter. Most prominent member of the quintet is William L. Branns four -year-old filly, Gallorette, whose presence in the Ridgeville rather indicates she is being prepared to keep her engagement in the week-end feature. Takes Up 120 Pounds Under the conditions of the Ridgeville, Gallorette will shoulder 120 pounds, the same burden assessed Cedar Farms George Case, the only member of the group who is not eligible for the Sussex. The others are Christiana Stables Service Pilot and Megogo, who will carry 119 and 113 pounds, respectively and Glen Riddle Farms consistent War Trophy who was assigned 114 pounds. Tomorrows program also will mark the beginning of steeplechase racing at Delaware Park and a good field of 11 was drawn for the first race of this nature, which is a claiming event at two miles for four-year-olds and upward, most of the Continued on Page Three . ! | I i I ! s lJ j • ■ f jl ? , 3 ■ 5 " j J ° ,d ™ of ll "■ his ~~ of "~f ? in ™ ?" ° ?,"j all the JJj sy Gallorette Starts Today In Sussex Handicap Prep War Trophy, George Case Face Shifty Brann Filly Over Route Continued from Page One Jumpers who will see action during the meeting performed at Belmont Park and [ all are ready to run, suggesting that rac-u ing secretary M. C. "Ty" Shea will experi- ■ ence little difficulty in filling a steeple- chase race daily. To get back to the Ridgeville, Gallorette » shapes up a pronounced favorite, although both War Trophy and George Case appear r quite capable of offering their illustrious 3 filly rival a full quota of competition. A recent arrival from New York, Gallorette made an unsuccessful sortie in the recent I 0,000 Top Flight Handicap, her last t start, but was a handy winner of the Nim- . ba Handicap and she also turned in a j, smashing race to win the Metropolitan Mile by a nose from Stymie and First Fiddle. Also 3 expected to weight heavily in the fillys 5 favor tomorrow is her extreme fondness for r the local track, over which she won the B Delaware Oaks during her three-year-old season. George Case was a stakes winner during g the Maryland Spring racing season, but t has been rested and freshened up since dropping a decision to Pentagon Stables s The Doge in the six-furlong Susquehanna a Handicap on May 13 at Havre de Grace. ». Before that unsuccessful sortie, the bay y son of Quatre Bras H.— Trace o Fun, de-R . feated Service Pilot, Perfect, Hasteville and d Statesman in the one mile and a sixteenth h Gittings Handicap at Pimlico. War Trophy, a jewel of consistency, ft scored a handy victory in a mile and a six-?[ teenth allowance race in his last start and before that he forced Greentree Stables shifty Dockstader to the very limiit to ,o register a nose decision in the one mile le and a sixteenth Brandy wine Handicap. P. Both races were at the local course. Of the two-Megogo appears to be the ie strongest member of the Christiana entry, y, although he was a beaten favorite behind d the surprising Cape Cod in a one mile and ,d a sixteenth test in his last start. Service e Pilot has been a steady disappointment.
