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Porterhouse Accounts For Christiana For His Second Stakes Score in Row Llangollen Homebred Beats i War of Roses at Delaware As I Appeal Runs Fourth By PALMER HEAGERTY -Staff Correspondent DELAWARE PARK, Stanton, Del., June 24. — Llangollen Farms Porterhouse, a homebred son of Endeavour TX, accomplished his second stakes victory of the month by outrunning seven other two-year-old colts and geldings in the sixteenth edition of the Christiana Stakes. War of Roses, mainstay of the Mrs. Esther duPont Weir coupling, was second over Bayard Sharps Troy Weight. By skipping five and one-half furlongs in l:05y5, Porterhouse picked up a net purse of 1,950 to bring his seasonal earnings to 4,670. Despite his recent victory in the National Stallion Stakes at Belmont Park, Porterhouse was a bit neglected by the crowd of 13,200 and returned 1.50. The winning rider was Bill Boland, who now has ridden the colt in each of his three victories. Troy Weight was the surprise of the race, sprinting to the fore immediately and enjoying a clear lead into the stretch. Porterhouse was always formidable, however, with Boland content to bide his time. Brookfield Farms I Appeal, beaten but once in four previous starts and winner of the Bowie Kindergarten," also held a favorable position, -which is more than could Continued on Page Forty-Four Porterhouse Takes Christiana 1 For Second Stakes Win in Row Continued from Page One be said of A. H. Smiths By Jeepers, his recent conqueror in the local Dover Stakes. Porterhouse displaced Troy Weight just inside the furlong marker and continued on impressively to steadily increase his advantage to a length and one-quarter at the finish. Troy Weight displayed tenacity, but was nosed out by War of Roses. The latter, the lone "maiden in the field, was favorite through most of the betting, but gave way in the late stages to I Appeal. Lawrence W. Jennings Windy, a noted route-running son of Piping Rock— Air Cooled, attained winning form for the first time this year when he accounted for the fourth in a series of five Montchanin Handicaps. The half-brother to Pilaster relished the mile and a half distance and won easily in 2:32% to return 5.60. Joseph Mastrandreas Lebanon Lad, claimed from his last start for ,000, took down second money over John Thompsons Monte, as the highly-favored Tape. Reader beat but a single horse. In winning the race, Windy picked up 24 points and moved into third position in the standing behind Stop and Look 48 and Tape Reader 30. The race did little more than insure the lead of Stop and Look, whose superiority of the horses he was to meet forced trainer Paul L. Kelley to withdraw him from runnings after two straight victories.
