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County Delight After Second Dixie 1951 Victor Carries Top Impost of 122 122Faces Faces Hard Task of Turning Back Pilaster Be Fleet and Four Others at Pimlico Track TrackBy By PALMER HEAGEBTY HEAGEBTYStaff Staff Correspondent PIMLICO Baltimore Md May 2 Roke by Stables County Delight tomorrow aft ¬ ernoon will carry topweight of 122 pounds in quest of his second successive victory in the timehonored Dixie Handicap a gruel ¬ ling mile and threesixteenths event which carries 25000 in added money In this event for threeyearolds and upward he will meet the following Mrs H L Straus Pilaster 118 A J Crevolins Be Fleet 116 Hampton Stables Alerted 112 William Swings Auditing 111 Charles B Bonns Blue Hills 110 and Mrs Edward Laskers Hull Down 104 pounds poundsThe The Dixie has not been won twice by the same horse since the mighty Sarazen ac ¬ complished the feat in consecutive years 1925 and 26 The task will be a difficult one for County Delight for the fiveyear old son of Count Fleet was fifth and last in his lone appearance this year He was beaten 12 lengths by Spartan Valor in the Excelsior which was contested over a slop ¬ py track A fast track may enable him to reattain winning form under Joe Servis He was a sixtime winner last year ac ¬ counting for the Manhattan Merchants Citizens Gallant Fox and Dixie among others and earning 170985 During his 20start campaign nearly all of which was in stakes events he earned a portion of the purse on every occasion which is quite a recommendation recommendationVery Very Sharp Horse HorseThe The veteran route runner Pilaster will be operating over his favorite racing strip and comes to the race a very sharp horse as evidenced by his fastclosing third behind Three Rings and Alerted in the recent Bowie Handicap His lone victory this sea ¬ son was accomplished in the Miami Beach Turf Handicap at Hialeah but he boasts a total of 14 stakes victories since 1948 a true indication of a sturdy campaigner The eightyearold Pilate gelding will have the saddle services of Nick Shuk who won 44 faces during the recently concluded LaurelBowie session sessionBe Be Fleet another of Count Fleets prog ¬ eny won the San Pasqual Handicap at Santa Anita the past winter was second in the San Juan Capistrano and third in the Santa Anita Cap but he still seeks his initial eastern score He was fourth to Delegate in an overnight handicap and more recently was beaten about 10 lengths in the slop in the Gallant Fox He recently shaded 129 in a sevenfurlong move in Aqueduct training which assures present fitness He will be ridden by Ronnie Nash NashSecond Second to Spartan Valor ValorThe The hardhitting Alerted a fouryear olc Bull Lea colt picks up two pounds from his Gallant Fox effort in which he was a corking second behind Spartan Valor but seems favorably treated by the weights He was also second in the Bowie and Gulf stream Handicaps and won the Appleton over Why Not Now and Going Away In 31 starts as a sophomore this fellow earned in excess of 100000 with eight wins eight seconds and six thirds Rocco Sisto who won the Chesapeake with Handsome Teddy and the Bowie with Three Rings will be astride Alerted tomorrow tomorrowStill Still another Count Fleet colt in the Dixie is Auditing who will be making his first Maryland appearance since winning last falls Prince George Autumn and Bryan OHara Handicaps at Bowie He was recently a bangup third in the Gal Ian Fox in what was his third start of the season Al Widman who recently won the Toboggan with Dark Peter will ride Audi ¬ ting
