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I I ! I 1 , 1 1 j 1 1,069 Horses Nominated For Stakes at Delaware , Fifteen Fixtures on Roster i i For Meeting Opening May 28 STANTON, Del., May 11.— Delaware Park has received a total of 1,069 entries for the 15 stakes to be run during the forthcoming meeting beginning May 28. A total of 05,000 will be distributed in stake money, , an increase of ,000 over last year. The Leonard Richards Stakes and the Delaware Oaks, have among the nominees Olympia, Ocean Drive, Capot, Gaffery, Raise You, De Luxe and Slam Bang. Among those nominated for the three 5,000 stakes, the New Castle Sussex and Kent are Coaltown, Miss Request, Salmagundi, Better Self, Nearway, Phalanx, Mount Marcy, Swap Out and Rookwood. Racing Secretary J. Gilbert Haus is pleased with the response from horsemen, particularly because the two early-closing stakes, the Oaks and Richards, showed substantial increases over last year. The Richards is expected to be the richest race of the meeting and gross approximately 2,000, while the Oaks will be a close second and approximate 0,000. Comparing this years entries with 1948 when 1,114 were received, there is a decline of 45 nominations. This is due largely to the opening of the 80-day meeting in Detroit. Some Kentucky and mid-Western stables that nominated at Delaware are shipping to the Michigan oval and did not nominate to Delawares stakes. Following is the breakdown of nominations : Stake 1948 1949 Wilmington Handicap 63 55 Brandywine Handicap 62 54 Polly Drummond Stakes 126 158 Kent 90 90 Tom Roby Steeplechase Stakes 46 35 Christiana Stakes 146 140 National Maiden Hurdle 47 41 New Castle Handicap 63 56 Dover Stakes 166 156 Georgetown Steeplechase Handicap 31 25 Sussex Handicap 71 47 Delaware Spring Maiden Steeplechase 31 25 Indian River Steeplechase Handicap 29 27 Leonard Richards Stakes 68 77 Delaware Oaks 63 70
