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Spring Maiden Chase Lures Ten at Pimlico PimlicoEntry Entry of Darjeeling Archetype And Night Legend Looms Choice ChoicePIMLICO PIMLICO Baltimore Md May 5 The Spring Maiden Steeplechase a series of three races staged each year at Pimlico Belmont Park and Delaware Park features the midweek program at this Maryland Jockey Club course arid 10 leppers have been named to compete over the two miles 15jump course The race carries 5000 in added money and conditions stipulate that horses must be maidens at the time of closing which was March 15 15Likely Likely favorites In tomorrows renewal is the threehorse entry of Mrs E duPont Weirs Darjeeling and Rokeby Stables tandem of Night Legend and Archetype This entry is made under odd circum ¬ stances for the Rokeby Stable thorough ¬ breds are conditioned by Jack Skinner while Darjeeling is handled by Jim Ryan Pimlico officials considering that each trainer has a division of both the Rokeby and Mrs Weir stables felt that the logical thing to do was to couple the thorough ¬ breds bredsOther Other jumpers named overnight are Mrs Corliss Sullivans Drift H S Horkheimers Rank Brookmeade Stables Sir Aethelstan Frank Adams Premise Montpeliers Sea Defense and the DunnHirsch entry of Dinwiddie and Leche Hombre HombreDarjeeling Darjeeling seems the outstanding mem ¬ ber of tfie field having been victorious in flat races as well as hurdle events The Weir racer was winner of one mile turf race and followed that with an easy score in a steeplechase event also at Camden Night Legend also captured a race on that afternoon his victory being at a mile and a half on the turf While the above mentioned pair is rather well regarded only Archetype and Sir Aethelstan have been named for the Jervis Spencer Steeplechase Handicap to be re ¬ newed here next week weekThe The sixth race an event of threequar ¬ ters of a mile has been named the Count Fleet in honor of Mrs John Hertz Triple Crown winner of 1943 As is only natural the race was styled for threeyearolds and seven sophomores have been entered They are C V Whitneys Vulcans Forge R E Carters Oriole S A Mason ITs First Nighter H G Bedwells Fantom Venture E L Millers Let Em Wander and the KendrickStrauss entry of Equisun and Gallant Jake JakeOf Of that group all but Oriole and Let Em Wander are eligible for next Tuesdays Survivor Stakes at a mile and a sixteenth Vulcans Forge also was nominated for the Preakness but his 1948 form would give his backers little encouragement
