Field of Six Entered In Delaware Top Race: The Shaker, Big Pop and Alexis Seeking Longwood Purse Honors, Daily Racing Form, 1948-06-17

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Field of Six Entered In Delaware Top Race RaceThe The Shaker Big Pop and Alexis Seeking Longwood Purse Honors HonorsDELAWARE DELAWARE PARK Stanton Del June 16 Small fields will be the rule rather than the exception on the splendid pro ¬ gram which has been arranged for Dela ¬ ware Park patrons tomorrow It is a highly diversified card with sprinters routerun ¬ ners twoyearolds and steeplechasers all slated to play active roles in the competi ¬ tion tionNominal Nominal feature is the 4500 Longwood Purse a sixfurlong dash for fouryear olds and upward which have not won 3000 other than claiming since January 15 Six overnight starters were mustered lor the Longwood with the field comprising E A Carneys Big Pop Mimosa Stock Farms The Shaker Christiana Stables Alexis lint Elmer Truemani Send Off II P Hickmans Cock Feather and J W Rod gers Gal Gallant GallantThe The 4000 Richardson Park Steeple ¬ chase which will open the program over the about two miles regular course drew an overnight field of five three of whom are candidates for the 10000 Georgetown Steeplechase Handicap which will be run next Wednesday They are Bayard Sharps Lieut Well and the Rokeby Stable entry of American Way and Genancoke All have been stakes winners this season seasonThe The remaining members of the Richard ¬ son Park field are Kent Millers War Battle and Mrs E duPont Weirs Deanslaw Al ¬ though he doesnt have any stakes engage ¬ ments at Delaware Park War Battle may enjoy the distinction of favorite tomorrow


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