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W L Sickle and Winter Wheat Clash in Delaware Park Dash Warner Campaigner Must Give Rival Twelve Pounds In Lockwood House Purse PurseDELAWARE DELAWARE PARK Stanton Del June 21 w L Sickle a fouryearold son of Sickle and Aristocracy tomorrow continues his training for the rich Sussex Handicap and indications are that his work will be cut out for him when he meets four rivals at the six furlong distance in the featured Lockwood House Purse PurseCarrying Carrying the silks of Harry Warners WL Ranch W L Sickle will shoulder top weight of 124 pounds and is to be opposed by Knollwood Stables Bordeaux 123 Mrs M E Persons Bullet Proof 118 Mrs Elmer Truemans Send Off 115 and Ap heim Stables Winter Wheat 112 pounds poundsOn On the theory that the last shall be first plus the fact that she is as sharp as at any time during her career it is quite likely that the public will support Winter Wheat lone mare in the quintet This fiveyearold daughter of Heliopolis Lady Elgin has raced only once this year mak ¬ ing her seasonal debut over this track on opening day Winning nicely Winter Wheat was clocked six furlongs in 111 and a repeat of that effort should make her a hard mare to handle handleW W L Sickle while he seems certain to give a good account of himself comes off a distance race to sprint for the first time at this meeting In scoring a hollow vic ¬ tory last time out in what was his third start of the year W L Sickle easily out ¬ classed Service Pilot and Ocean Front The Lockwood House while the conditions are not ideal for the charge of trainer Don Peregoy should serve as an excellent con ¬ ditioner for impending events eventsBullet Bullet Proof Stake Winner in 1947 1947Bullet Bullet Proof who races for Llangollen Farm was postward only twice this year after a 1947 campaign which saw him vic ¬ torious in the Chesapeake Stakes at Havre de Grace In his seasonal debut the son of Stepinfetchit Shatter Proof was unim ¬ pressive in finishing far behind Vertigo II and others in an overnight event In a sub ¬ sequent effort Bullet Proof greatly im ¬ proved to finish third to First Flight and Mangohick in a mile race at Belmont Park which was timed in 138 flat flatBordeaux Bordeaux and Send Off pronounced sprinters certainly are capable enough to earn the major portion of tomorrows purse Bordeaux is a double winner this season and in his most iecent essay was fourth behind The Doge Send Off while unable to grace the winners circle thus far in the season has several good efforts to his credit In his last he was third to Cock feather and Meetmenow MeetmenowTomorrows Tomorrows opening event has the pros ¬ pect of a merry scramble with 18 racers named to vie at a mile and threequarters over the new hurdle course Of the other events all are either maiden or claiming races Considerable interest surrounds the final event on the card with L W Jen ¬ nings plater Poolesville striving for his sixth consecutive victory
