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Ten Go in Georgetown Steeplechase Adaptable Carries Top Weight of 153 153Widener Widener Fencer After Third Straight Stake Score Faces Elkrjdge Sun Bath Canford CanfordDELAWARE DELAWARE PARK Stanton Del June 23 Steeplechase enthusiasts are expected to turn out en masse tomorrow when the Delaware Steeplechase and Race Associa ¬ tion features its program with the 10th running of the Georgetown Steeplechase Handicap a 10000 added event which will be contested over the gruelling stakes course of about two miles milesHigh High weight in tomorrows Georgetown the first of two important jumping fea tures to be renewed during the meeting the other is the Indian River is Miss Ella Wideners Adaptable under 153 pounds Adaptable will race coupled with Chance Bullet 132 also owned by Miss Widener and will be opposed by Kent Millers Elk ridge 151 Bayard Sharps Lieut Well 145 Rokeby Stables Genancoke 145 and his stablemate American Way 144 Mrs E duPont Weirs Canford 143 Lowry Wat kins Tourist List 142 Auburn Stables Floating Isle 140 and R W Grants Sun Bath 139 pounds poundsMiss Miss Widener will be attempting to com ¬ plete a double in the event with Adaptable and Chance Bullet her silks having been flown to victory by Iron Shot in the 1945 renewal Of the pair to carry the Widener colors tomorrow Adaptable seems the more proficient of the two The sevenyearold son of Blenheim II is fresh from victories in the Meadow Brook and Temple Gwath mey Handicaps in New York As in his winning endeavors when he vanquished the majority of tomorrows starters Adap ¬ table will be handled by Patrick Smith wick Chance Bullet is rather lightly re ¬ garded and has not been postward since trailing his stablemate in the Meadow Brook BrookElkridge Elkridge Started in Race Before BeforeCanford Canford and Elkridge chased home Adaptable in both the Meadow Brook and Temple Gwathmey In the first named event Canford was second and Elkridge third while in the Temple Gwathmey Elk ¬ ridge was second and Canford fourth Elk ¬ ridge has made several attempts at George ¬ town honors his best efforts coming in 1942 and 1946 when he finished in the runnerup position The Miller leaper has been much more successful in the Indian River winning the 1942 and 1945 renewals renewalsTrainer Trainer Jack Skinner whose charges are always well regarded will saddle two ca ¬ pable leapers in Genancoke and American Way In a recent overnight event over the local main course American Way was sec ¬ ond and Genancoke fourth behind War Battle Genancoke while he was the win ner of this event last year must show improvement over his current form to an ¬ nex honors tomorrow tomorrowSun Sun Bath who was developed by jockey trainer Emmett Roberts was among the unsuccessful starters in the Temple Gwath ¬ mey but prior to that won an overnight event at Belmont Park very impressively Floating Isle is a veteran of many cam ¬ paigns and always is in the hunt Like Elkridge Floating Isle has found victory in the Georgetown very evasive Lieut Well impressive winner of the Jervis Spencer Handicap at Pimlico in his sea ¬ sonal debut has failed to show a return of that spectacular form Tourist List off best form is capable of an upset but he must show marked improvement improvementThe The William Penn a sixfurlong event for allowance sprinters is secondary on the program and while only five horses an ¬ swered the call shapes up as an excellent event from a competitive standpoint The overnight field comprises Cedar Farms Mityme Darby Dan Farms Darby dAmour Sylvester W Labrot Jrs Repand E A Carneys Big Pop and E C Allnutta Meetmenow
