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LOU PON DPI ELD General manager of ofCranwood Cranwood Park suburban Clevelands Clevelandsfiveeighths fiveeighths mile track which opens this thisafternoon afternoon for a run of 35 days Third Straight for Jeffords Colors in Delaware Fixture To Market Annexes Place Honors While Senator Joe Shows Before 28500 Fans FansDELAWARE DELAWARE PARK Stanton Del June 6 Mrs Walter M Jeffords won the Brandy wine Handicap for the third straight year when her Post Card held off King Ranchs favored To Market by a neck before a sweltering crowd estimated at 28500 one of the largest in the history of the Stan ton course Post Card shared honors in the Brandywine in 1951 finishing in a deadheat with Cochise Two and a half lengths in back of the first two came Alan T Clarkes Senator Joe who fought it out head and head with Post Card until mid ¬ way of the home turn turnPost Post Card was in with 109 pounds 13 less than that carried by the top weight To Market and ran the mile and a six ¬ teenth over the fast track in 143 the fastest renewal since the 1949 running Overlooked in the wagering Post Card re ¬ turned 1810 and was piloted by Sammy Boulmetis BoulmetisPost Post Card a sixyearold son of Fire thorn Ace Card was bred by Walter M Jeffords and earned 16050 of the gross purse of 23425 in addition to a piece of plate which was presented by Mrs S Hal lack duPont of Henry Clay Del The Brandywine lost a good deal of its interest when Mrs E duPont Weirs Royal Vale one of the nations leading handicap horses was scratched early in the morning Royal Vale passed up the Brandywine in favor of the Massachusetts Handicap at Suffolk Downs next Wednesday a race in which he would have to pick up a three pound penalty if successful in the Dela ¬ ware feature Set Single Race Handle Record RecordThis This was a return engagement for both Post Card and Boulmetis the pair of them teaming up to earn the deadheat with Cochise in 1951 Last year Mrs Jeffords took the Brandywine with Yildiz The crowd poured 284901 in on the race set ¬ ting a record Single pool handle coming on the heels of their new double record The wagering was obviously going to set a new total high for the track beating the 1852582 bet in 1946 1946Only Only six horses started in the Brandy wine and as they came past the first time Senator Joe and Post Card were closely locked a good distance before To Market while Brush Burn Referee and Cold Com ¬ mand followed in that order Rounding the first turn Post Card and Senator Joe drew out about five lengths before To Mar ¬ ket while Cold Command was still last lastNearing Nearing the halfmile pole Cold Com ¬ mand started to move up from the rear while midway of the turn Post Card was a length and a half before Senator Joe who was now on the outside after losing his rail position To Market was coming on strongly stronglyBoth Both horses were under a drive and To Market was closing in resolutely on JPost Card but not rapidly enough to catch the leader About 70 yards from home it was clear that Post Card was going to make it and he went under the wire a good neck in front Senator Joe lasted for third money two lengths before Cold Command
