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Six 7Chase Horses Go in Georgetown Rouge Dragon, Elkridge, Floating Isle, Delhi Dan Entered at Delaware Park DELAWARE PARK, Starilon, Del., June 26. Devotees of the steeplechase sport are expected to be in the majority here tomorrow as the Delaware Steeplechase and Race Association presents the eighth running of the 0,000 Georgetown Steeplechase Handicap, an event of about two miles which will bring into use, for the first time this season, the exacting stakes course. While the overnight field is a bit disappointing, with only six leapers having been named, indications are that the contest will develop into a keenly contested race. Highweight starter under 152 pounds, is M. A. Cushmans Rouge Dragon, a steady-going son of Annapolis Pimento IE., who won the event in 1944, under 158 pounds, then was the runner-up to Miss Ella Wide-ners Iron Shot in last years race. Set to oppose the Cushman entrant are Kent Millers Elkridge, 149; Thomas T. Motts Floating Isle, 145; Brookmeade Stables Deli Dan, 140; Mrs. Henry Obres Benek-sar, 136, and Mrs. P. Ambrose Clarks Rayl-wyn, 135. Rouge Dragon Likely Choice Rouge Dragon, while his 1946 record is not as impressive as it has been in recent seasons, will probably carry the support of the favorite players. In four starts this year, the Cushman jumper has reached the winners circle twice, with his lone stakes victory being in the Jervis Spencer Handicap at Pimlico. His most recent outing resulted in a surprise defeat at the hands of Beneksar, who was receiving 15 pounds from him. This, incidentally, was Benek-sars only victory of the year. Another jumper who has participated in past runnings of the Georgetown is Elkridge, who was bred by Joseph Flanagan, a steward here. Elkridge was second in the 1942 renewal and third in last years running. The veteran jumper has been postward only twice thus far in his campaign, being beaten some 35 lengths first time out. However, he more than made amends when, on the final day of the Aqueduct meeting, he captured an overnight handicap over a fairly classy field. On of those well beaten in the race was Floating Isle. One of the surprise developments of the recently concluded Aqueduct meeting was Delhi Dan. This fellow, away from the races since 1943, and unable to win a race in five previous outings, established a new track record of 4:51 for the "about two and a half miles" course, in winning the Hitchcock Handicap. However, he will be picking up seven pounds oyer the 133-pound assignment he carried in the winning essay. Raylywn, while he comes from a good stable, must be considered the extreme outsider in the Georgetown.
