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Blue Border Launches Delaware Park Campaign CampaignEngages Engages Talented Group of Foes Likely Will Rule Public Choice ChoiceDELAWARE DELAWARE PARK Stanton Delr June 3 Greentre6 Stables Blue Border a stakes winner durjng the 1947 season and an impressive victor of his last race in New York will launch a Delaware Park campaign tomorrow as a member of the ninehorse field mustered for the sixfur ¬ long Westover Purse PurseThe The fouryearold gelded son of Bime lech Blade of Time has been spotted rather ambitiously by trainer John M Gaver for his local debut for he will be called upon to engage a rather talented group of rivals several of whom rank with the leading sprinters in training trainingBlue Blue Borders opponents include Mimosa Stock Farms War Trophy Elmendorf Farms Happy C Apheim Stables Winter Wheat Mrs Colin McLepds Useless E A Carneys Big Pop Pentagon Stables The Doge and Henry S Horkheimers Tonys Find FindBlue Blue Border is quite apt to rule the West over favorite and he indeed merits that distinction on the strength of his fine vic ¬ tory in a recent Grade C Handicap at Belmont Park in which he trounced such capable performers as Skylighter Shivaree and Master Mind That race was at seven eighths of a mile but Blue Border dis ¬ played keen speed under his 122pound impost Blue Border will be ridden tomor ¬ row by the promising apprentice William Passmore who will comprise most of the brown geldings 116pound impost impostThe The unpredictable The Doge and swift and steadygoing mare Tonys Find shape up as extremely stalwart rivals and will enjoy a fair measure of support since both have proven to be highly capable oper ¬ atives over the local course The Doge and Tonys Find regaled Garden State Park fans with a thrilling stretch battle in a very recent sixfurlong engagement in Which the Horkheimer miss proved victori ¬ ous by the rather scant margin of a half length There is a considerable weight shift in The Doges favor tomorrow and the roguish son of Bull Dog is expected to put forth his best effort of the current semester semesterBig Big Pop clearly indicated he had about gained midseason form in his race last Saturday in which he came from well off the pace to finish fourth behind Itsabet and the deadheated pair of Phar Mon and Mityme in the sixfurlong Wilmington Handicap Winter Wheat is nother who enjoys the advantage of having had a race over the local course the W G Jones trained mare having registered a clearcut victory over several worthwhile opponents on the opening day of the meeting Geared for a superb effort by her capable young trainer Winter Wheat sped six furlongs in 111 under 114 pounds the same impost he will carry tomorrow tomorrowSince Since both will be making their first starts of the season War Trophy and Our Question are unknown quantities at this time Both have trained well but may need actual competition before attaining top form formHappy Happy C was something of an inand outer during a moderate campaign at Gar den State This fellow has run fast races on occasions and at times has rolled back topnotch opposition Useless finished third at long odds in a sprint race over a muddy track on Monday He may improve in fast going
