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Sea Fan Just Lasts In Delaware Upset Long Early Lead Dwindles in Late Stages; Zeeland Second, Odds-On Post Card Fourth By FRED GALIANI Staff Correspondent i DELAWARE PARK, Stanton, Del., June 25. — That old axiom of going along with the longest horse in a small field paid off again today, at the rate of 4.90 for on Bohemia Stables Sea Fan as she captured the featured Greek Song Purse to score by three lengths, although they were rapidly diminishing. Second came J. A. Bayards Zeeland, who was a head before C. H. Everitts Little Imp, while a length further back came the odds-on Post Card, from the Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords stable. A total of 7,912 was wagered across the board on Post Card and the favorite players were dealt one of their severest setbacks of the meeting when the Sussex Handicap hope finished unplaced. The crowd of 10,750 had landed only two choices home up to the feature and they might just as well attended a Turkish bath as far as the weather was concerned. This was one of the hottest days of the meeting. Sea Fan, whose saddle slipped in her last outing, is a nominee for the 0,000 New Castle Handicap on closing day, but off her performance today it is doubtful if she can make the mile and a quarter of that race. She was winning her second race in six starts this year and has raced exclusively in allowance company, being far back in her effort in the Colonial Handicap. A notorious bad post actor, she delayed the start, but then Larney Hansman got her out of the gate like a rocket. She opened up on her field and traveled the half-mile in :46Vs and the six panels in 1:11 over the slow track. Post Card was second in the run down the backstretch, with Zeeland, Little Imp and Adopt following in that order. The expected retreat of Sea Fan didnt take place as quickly as the opposition had hoped and when they came into the stretch Sea Fan still had an eight -length lead. Struggles On Gamely to Win The Peace Chance filly was as tired as could be, but she struggled gamely on as the pack started to descend on her. It looked like a two-focus picture, with Sea Fan being shown in slow motion and the rest of them at top speed. But the finish line gradually drew near and Sea Fan wobbled over, still daylight to the good. Post Card, in the meantime, found himself being overhauled by Zeeland and Little Imp and was unable to resist them, Zee-land getting second place by a slight margin over the Everitt horse. The race marked a consecutive double for Hansman, who had won the fourth with Mrs. P. A. B. Widener II.s High Descent, while Post Cards defeat deprived Mrs. Jeffords of sharing honors with her husband. Both were present this afternoon and Mr. Jeffords at least saw his first time-starter Tahiti win with ease. The fourth in the Montchanin series was a retake of the feature, again the longest shot in the field of six winning. L. W. Jennings Windy, a six-year-old gelded son of Piping Rock — Air Cooled, triumphed by a nose over J. V. Thompsons Monte. Two and a half lengths in back of them came C. .L. Strikers Diamond Head, while the favored In Trust finished fourth.
