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j J k, " £ f ] ] 1 t i j J 1 £ t t 1 t * * r ■ . J J 1 J £ v j k r _ The Mast Whips Seven Fencers in Georgetown Gains Third Successive Stakes Victory With Ease at Delaware DELAWARE PARK, Stanton, Del., June 20 — Mrs. Esther duPont Weirs The Mast, a five-year-old gelded son of Annapolis, who seems destined to garner divisional honors among the steeplechasers, accom- plished his third successive stakes victory this afternoon in accounting for the fourteenth running of the Georgetown Handi- cap. James F. McHughs Jam was beaten five lengths while finishing second, with Crooning Wind, half of the Rokeby Stable entry, and Lawrence W. Jennings Navy Gun in a dead-heat for third. The Mast, winner of the Meadow Brook and Temple Gwathmey in his two previous outings, negotiated the about two miles of the difficult stakes course in 3:43%, which is two and two-fifths seconds slower than the track record, which was established last year by Crooning Wind in this same race. The Mast, under 157 pounds and the cap le handling of Pat Smithwick, was the second choice with a crowd of 10,592 and paid .40. Genancoke set the pace in the Georgetown, just as he did in this event and the Indian River for the past several years. His task was not an easy one, however, for he was forced to assume command from Oedipus and turned back several challenges by Mrs. Ogden Phipps Lepper. The two raced in that order for about a mile, with Genancoke outjumping his rival at the majority of the obstacles. I The entire field fenced fairly well, but | Jam stumbled badly and nearly went down while crossing the main track after having » completed the fourth jump. Earle Phelps ; j steadied him, however, and remained in a threatening position. Genancoke continued to hold sway over , the ninth fence, where Crooning Wind and The Mast lodged their challenges. The latter proved superior of the two, assuming f command and rapidly establishing a fairly I comfortable advantage. Oedipus, in the meantime, faltered under topweight of 164 pounds. .j With a five length advantage approach- -j ing the final fence, The Mast glided over that obstacle and coasted to victory and a ,100 purse. This amount gives him earn- i ings of 9,500 for the season. This was the -second Georgetown victory for Mrs. Weir, who scored in 1942 with Deanslaw. It also , completed a double in the stake for jockey f Smithwick, who accounted for the 1949 running with Kent Millers Elkridge, the worlds leading money winning steeplechase 1 thoroughbred. F I I : [ j i I I , j ; : I • J • • i ; ; I
