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Leaderships Courage Rewards at Delaware DelawareWithstands Withstands Several Challenges From Ever Message to Triumph TriumphDELAWARE DELAWARE PARK Stanton Del June 8 Freshened up since an unsuccessful Maryland spring campaign Mrs James McGees fouryearold gelding Leadership returned to competition in winning form here today to score a close but well deserved victory over Mrs Madeline Woods Ever Message in the one mile and a six ¬ teenth race best event of a program wit ¬ nessed by an enthusiastic throng of ap ¬ proximately 10500 10500Leadership Leadership defeated the staunchlybacked Ever Message by the margin of a half length after the two had raced almost as a team from the quarter pole on two occa ¬ sions at the furlong pole and again only a sixteenth from the wire Ever Message on the outside appeared prepared to wrest the lead from his dogged rival rivalThird Third money in the sixhorse field of 8000 to 7000 claimers fell to Victory Stables Adelphia who was beaten an addi ¬ tional length by Ever Message Adelphia took the overland route while launching his challenge on the final turn but his surge fell shy of the mark despite hardurging by jockey H B Wilson in the closing drive driveLeadership Leadership paid 1420 to become the sixth straight outsider to garner a purse The running time was 147 over a good track trackNicholas Nicholas Shuk a 17yearold apprentice under contract to trainer Jimmy McGee rode Leadership and his saddle perform ¬ ance helped brighten an otherwise drab program Shuk scored his first riding vic ¬ tory only several days ago The lads ride astride Leadership could not be faulted because he rated his charge superbly when Ever Message charged boldly on the final turn and used excellent judgment in put ¬ ting his whip away when Leadership ap ¬ peared to sulk after being stung only once near the top of the stretch Through the final furlong Shuk artfully handrode his game and willing charge chargeSeveral Several of the most fashionable racing establishments in the country were repre ¬ sented in the Oak Grove Purse one mile and 70yard contest for maiden threeyear yearolds and upward The event provided a mild upset with King Ranchs three yearold gelding Stalemate earning a two and onehalf lengths decision over Watt Elliotts King Chatter H M Bo shamers wellplayed Hullabaloo was third and Brandywine Stables Top Score the erstwhile pacemaker fourth
