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Tide Rips Triumphant In Brandywine Handicap HandicapOutruns Outruns Vertigo II by Five at Delaware Before 23000 Fans FansDELAWARE DELAWARE PARK Stanton Del May 31 Bayard Sharp one of the directors of the Delaware Steeplechase and Race Asso ¬ ciation saw his silks carried to their most notable triumph when Tide Rips scored a smashing victory in the mile and a six ¬ teenth Brandywine Handicap feature of the Memorial Day program at this pic ¬ turesque course courseTide Tide Rips a fouryearold son of Battle ¬ ship and Sun Flo whose only preyious claim to fame was a second to C V Whit ¬ neys Phalanx in last years Belmont Stakes bounded home almost five lengths clear of his opposition with Jockey Porter Roberts sitting chilly during the final yards Second in the Brandywine was LaPomme Stud Farms favored Vertigo II who was clear of King Ranchs Flash Burn Incline Knockdown and Flag Drill completed the field finishing as named Tide Rips who finished third and last behind Stymie and Vertigo II last week in New York was a 1310 chance in the mutuels Over ¬ head conditions were far from bright but a good crowd of approximately 23000 saw Tide Rips complete the distance in 147 I over the muddy racing strip stripStarter Starter Cecil Phillips who has done an excellent job while pinchhitting for George Palmer during the first two days of the meeting had the field on its way in good alignment but it was not long before crowding developed in the run to the first turn Knockdown hustled to the lead early earlyContinued Continued on Page Three Tide Rips Takes Brandywine With Ease at Delaware Park ParkContinued Continued from Page One Onemoved moved to the inside rather sharply forcing Flag Drill to take back That one too was forced to go in slightly which caused jockey Roberts to ease back with Tide Rips RipsThe The running order failed to change along the backstretch with Knockdown holding an advantage of about one length over Flag Drill with Tide Rips another two lengths away Tide Rips commenced his move rounding the turn just as Knockdown started to shorten stride Spotting an open ¬ ing along the rail Roberts alertly drove his mount through on the inside of the Maine Chance representative Once showing in front Tide Rips drew clear rapidly and was never threatened Vertigo n loomed a threat entering the home lane but only momentarily Flash Burn came on for the third award with Incline catching tired horses for the fourth Knockdown and Flag Drill dropped completely out of the run ¬ ning ningThe The victory of Tide Rips his second of the year was worth 8750 and brought his seasonal earnings to 18400 With his gal ¬ loping score Tide Rips became a definite threat for honors in the 25000 Sussex which comes up for renewal later in this 30day meeting
