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► * ■: ■■■;■■■■■ "".""-M|.-: ...j ... .■■■■iiiiii.. ,. i.i gi»;i;ivu.ji»»BpM • . j Fred R. Never Headed in First Start Over Distance of Ground t J 1 " " j " * a ! t r I " _ r Displays Route as Well as Sprint Ability in Defeating Chello in Delaware Feature By FRED GALIANI Staff Correspondent DELAWARE PARK, Stanton, Del., June 23. — The first time he was sent over a dis- tance, Savoy Stables Fred R. came back the easiest kind of winner, taking the lead at the start of the featured Grubbs Purse and widening out on his field throughout the entire running. Three and a half lengths behind him at the finish came Foxcatcher Farms Chello, while it was six more lengths to C. E. Tuttles Rail Creek. The field of six was widely separated go- ing under the wire with daylight between each and every horse. Fred R. was favored in the Grubbs Purse and returned .00 after sloshing his way through the muddy going in 1:47% for the mile and a sixteenth. Ira Hanford never had a serious moment in the race and through the stretch was merely coasting home. This was the second choice of the day of substantiate the favorite players selections in the crowd estimated at 10,500. Rain fell constantly through the afternoon and the track was thoroughly drenched. Candidate for Leonard Richards The Savoy Stable horse is a nominee for this Saturdays Leonard Richards Stakes as was the second horse, Chello. The highly regarded Brandywine Stables Warpath finished fourth in the field of six and he, too, is a Richards nominee. Fred R. won three out of 10 starts this year, but he never at-» tempted to negotiate more than six fur- Continued on Page Three JOCKEY JOB DEAN JESSOP— Rode Yea i Bama and Ruthred to consecutive victories on yesterdays Arlington Park program. _ £ J d * ~j _ .7 It " _* " ., d V. T. e n a ft y e o Fred R. Makes Good First Try Over Route of Ground Continued from Page One longs until this afternoon. And for the most part his efforts were confined to a fast track. Fred R. had no trouble in outrunning his opposition away from the gate, or for that matter for the rest of the Grubbs Purse. Rail Creek maintained the runner-up spot for the most part of the race, while Chello and Warpath formed a tandem of blue silks battling for fourth place down the backstretch. Fred R. was constantly far in front of his rivals and was never seriously threatened at any stages of the event. The field was strung out as soon as they left the first turn and the only shift in positions came at the stretch turn. Chello slipped through on the rail rounding the bend and passed Rail Creek, but never at any time cut into the leaders margin, Hanford reached back with his whip at the eighth pole but decided not to use it when a quick look showed him all was se-lcure.
