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Saratoga Outfinishes Alihhai Lashes In Annexing Leonard Richards Stakes Montpelier Racer Fashions * Own Pace to Score by. Half -Length; Thinking Cap Third By PALMER HEAGERTY Staff Correspondent DELAWARE PARK, Stanton, Del., June 11. — Saratoga, from the Montpelier establishment of Mrs. Marion duPont Scott, toyed with William Ewings Alibhai Lashes during much of this afternoons Leonard Richards Stakes, then responded to strong hand urging from Nick Shuk to outfinish his persistent pursuer by a half length. In third position, four lengths farther back, came Christiana Stables Thinking Cap, with Brookfield Farms Imagem and Cain Hoy Sables Racing Fool completing the small field which contested the 18th running of this mile* and a furlong fixture for three-year-olds. In winning this event over a sloppy track-, the sleek brown son of Blenheim n. — Shipshape II. was timed in l:5lVs and became the shortest priced winner of the meeting while returning only .60 to his numerous backers in the estimated crowd of 20,000. Saratoga earned a net purse of 5,500 which, added to his earlier earnings, sent his bank account for the year to 11,200. Aside from the Richards, Saratoga also accounted for the Chesapeake Stakes and finished second in the Flamingo and Preakness, both of which were won by Nashua. Saratoga appeared more at ease this! afternoon than he had in many of his Continued on Page Forty-Six Saratoga Triumphant In Leonard Richards Defeats Alibhai Lashes by Half Length in Delaware Park Stake Continued from Page One previous starts and showed little, if any signs of being nervous during the post parade. He broke alertly under Shuk and appeared ready to establish a commanding advantage in the run to the first turn. Alibhai Lashes, however, showed surprising foot and, after having been steadied slightly nearing the turn, moved through along the rail to be just a half length off the lead. The top two were at least four lengths clear of the others at all times, with Racing Fool third during ,the early stages, only to falter badly and allow Imagem to take over that position. The Brookfield colt also j gave way and Thinking Cap outfinished those two through the stretch. [ Alibhai Lashes remained along the inside for the entire journey, his position made a bit precarious by the tactics of Shuk, who allowed Tony DeSpirito to remain inside of him but refused to give him more than his share of ground. For a split second on the final bend, Alibhai Lashes might even have had his nose in front, but Saratoga showed willingness, just as Shuk knew that he would, and outfinished his rival without need of whipping. While there was no competition other than Alibhai Lashes for Saratoga, the little colt proved his gameness while covering the final furlong in :12% after a mile in 1:38%. The victory gave trainer Frank Bonsai and jockey Shuk a sweep of the three-year-old races offered here, the team having combined their talents last week to take the Kent Stakes with Breckinridge Longs Westward Ho, who was a late withdrawal from todays field. Since Saratoga was a prohibitive choice in the race a minus show pool of ,976.94 resulted. The Delaware Oaks hopefuls of Louis Lee Haggin H. — Smart Devil and Hen Party— were beaten at odds-on in the Black Helen Purse, finishing second and third, respectively, behind W. Arnold Hangers Rico Reto. The latter, who was beaten in an overnight sprint here on Wednesday over a sloppy track,_ found the same track conditions "£Chd additional distance to her liking as she romped to a five-length score without being extended. The Rico Monte filly, the second winner on the card for Nick Shuk, was timed in 1:47% for the mile and a sixteenth and returned 4.80. On the third day of this meeting, Keystone Stables Changeling and Mrs. Guy Needys Affius won "the first and second races, respectively, for a return of 62.20 in the Daily Double. The same two racers were again victorious in todays Double events, but the return was considerably smaller, the pay-off being but 4.80. Changeling, ridden by apprentice Robert Stovall, was a .80 favorite, while Affius, under Nick Shuk, was also the choice at .20 and went to a new barn, having been haltered for ,500 by Mrs. Arthur Hull-coat.
