Roby Family Delaware Guests, Daily Racing Form, 1954-06-18

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Roby Family Delaware Guests DELAWARE PARK, Stanton, Del., June 17. — John Roby, brother of bedridden Tom Roby, and members of his family, will be the guests of the Delaware Park management next Monday for the renewal of the Tom Roby Steeplechase Stakes. This event, first of the local steeplechase season, is a tribute to the former rider, who has been confined to the Mary Immaculate Hospital,, . Jamaica, Long Island, since June 1, 1942 when he was injured in a Belmont Park racing spill.


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