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Delaware Presents Splendid Program ProgramMontchanin Montchanin Cape Henlopen Main Races Hearth Mouse Burdened With 126 Pounds PoundsDELAWARE DELAWARE PARK Stanton Del June 8 Series No 2 of the Montchanin Hand ¬ icap and the one mile and a sixteenth Cape Henlopen Purse which attracted six better thanaverage middledistance runners will cofeature an excellent midweek program tomorrow The card should prove particu ¬ larly interesting to distance race devotees since four of the contests are route affairs affairsThe The Montchanin drew another large and wellmatched field including H Hessy Millers fine stayer Hearth Mouse who captured the first series last Wednesday in the commendable time of 148 for a mile and a sixteenth over a good track Since the distance of the Montchanin in ¬ creases each week Hearth Mouse will be called upon to travel one mile and one eighth tomorrow and the bay son of Fire thom Mouser faces the unenviable task of shouldering top weight of 126 pounds poundsHearth Hearth Mouse is slated to engage 10 rivals tomorrow five of whom opposed him unsuccessfully last Wednesday His fore ¬ most competitor last week was George Case The veteran Cedar Farm campaigner again shapes up as Hearth Mouses stanchest rival since there is a four pound weight shift in his favor favorMiss Miss Ruth McCleneghans everdan ¬ gerous routerunner Sarawack who fin ¬ ished fourth in the first Montchanin also is expected to show an improved effort at tomorrows slightly longer distance Sara ¬ wack closed considerable ground while shouldering only 112 pounds a week ago and there is no change in his assignment tomorrow tomorrowOthers Others in Montchanin MontchaninCompleting Completing the Montchanin field are Mrs S S Zells Mr Pleat 118 Frank Shenskis Sightseer 110 Edward Werbers Adonis 111 J N Kanes Pompeys Hero 101 W G Jones Deep Sea Tale ill R J Nolans Fulgura 109 Harrison Elliotts Dixie Sweep 110 and D K Kerr Jrs Miss Cupe 106 Mr Pleat Sightseer Deep Sea Tale Fulguera and Miss Cupe bypassed last weeks race to await tomor ¬ rows longer contest Of the quintet Deep Sea Tale earns the slightly higher figure since the wellbred daughter of Annapolis Noel held her own with rugged opposi ¬ tion during a successful Maryland spring campaign Trained by W G Jones Deep Sea Tale has been freshened up since the latter part of the Pimlico meeting but her trials indicate she is ready for a top effort effortOnly Only five interests are represented in the Cape Henlopen Purse with trainer Clark slated to saddle both Camargo and Alexis for the Christiana Stable The field also includes Mrs J D Colemans Boston Man Mrs W E Snells Black Pepper King Ranchs Better Value and Mrs H K Hag gertys Petrol Point Although Alexis will be making his first start of the season the steadygoing bay gelding is expected to prove the medium for strong support for the Christiana tandem Alexis trials have been excellent and Clark appears to have acquired the knack of gearing a thorough ¬ bred to perfection for a seasonal debut A case in point was Christiana Stables Serv ¬ ice Pilot who was a smart winner of his first start this spring springCamargo Camargo a hardhitting mare was unplaced in her prior start at Belmont Park She is a stakes winner over the local course however and tomorrows race will be the first of a series of preps for her engagement in the Rich New Castle Hand ¬ icap on June 19 19Petrol Petrol Point is a Sussex Handicap eligi ¬ ble but may be at a disadvantage tomor ¬ row under 122 pounds Better Value was a good third behind Pellicle and Highforti dies last Thursday and figures to improve off the race
