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Alacrity Scores Again In Montchanin Series SeriesTakes Takes Measure of Hearth Mouse Second Week in Row at Delaware DelawareDELAWARE DELAWARE PARK Stanton Del June 23 Accomplishing his second successive triumph in the Montchanin Handicap series Lawndale Stables Alacrity easily proved best of the seven marathon per ¬ formers who contested the fourth and mile and a half running of this popular series seriesAlacrity Alacrity a threeyearold son of Rhodes Scholar and a vastly improved performer scored his victory at the direct expense of H Hessey Millers Hearth Mouse who has earned a share of the purse in each of the four Montchanin runnings Cedar Farms Old School was third over E L Rankins Picardy Belle Alacrity ridden by Larney Hansman paid a respectable 1360 as form followers in the crowd of approxi ¬ mately 9500 wagered with equal confidence on Hearth Mouse and Picardy Belle Over ¬ head conditions were cloudy but the track was fast as evidenced by Alacritys twelve furlong time of 234 234The The two top horses dominated the run ¬ ning from the outset and it was not until after a mile and a quarter that Alacrity displaced Hearth Mouse on the head end of the long parade Once having assumed command Alacrity never left the issue in doubt as he easily brought jockey Hans ¬ man to his second score of the afternoon The proficient reinsman had previously previouslyContinued Continued on Page Three Alacrity Again Turns Back Hearth Mouse at Delaware DelawareContinued Continued from Page One Onewon won with Mrs M Owsleys Merry Risk 4070 winner of the second race raceAlthough Although he was decisively defeated in todays event Hearth Mouse maintains a sixpoint lead over Alacrity in the point standing having amassed 54 points to his rivals 48 points Alacritys record is much more impressive however for he has been in only the last two runnings winning both of them Next Wednesdays mile and sixfurlong renewal of the Montchanin will be the final of the series and the first four horses in the point standing divide an additional 2500 award awardMrs Mrs Ellsworth Augustus Seven League won his second race in three local appear ¬ ances when he romped to victory in the sixfurlong Bellefonte Purse fourth on the card The son of Our Boots despite the fact that he was coming off a distance race had the speed to race with the pace from the outset then drew clear to cover the six furlongs in 112 under veteran Mike Basile More than two lengths behind the winner came Bobanet Stables favored King Midas with Foxcatcher Farms Manyunk another half length back Seven League handled his 123pound assignment perfectly and paid a respectable 1430
