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Oaks Is Delaware Saturday Feature | First of Distaff Big Three Races; High Voltage to Rule Choice in 5,000 Event DELAWARE- PARK, Stanton, Del., June 11. — Entering the third full week of a 32-day summer session, Delaware Park on Saturday will offer the 17th running of the 5,000 added Delaware Oaks, first of three races included in the widely heralded "Distaff Big Three." The Oaks will be followed on consecutive Saturdays by the 5,000 added "new" New Castle and the Delaware Handicap, which is the worlds richest race for fillies and mares and is expected to gross 50,000. The Oaks has been won by Mrs. Ada L*. Rices Cerise Reine and Foxcatcher Farms Parlo in the past two seasons and both are now pointing for the events which make up the last two-thirds of the "Distaff Big Three." Leading prospects for this years Oaks, which will again~be at a mile and a furlong, include Wheatley Stables High Voltage, Rokeby Stables Blue Banner, Pin Oak Farms Bless Pat, Maine Chance Farms Myrtles Jet, .Mrs. Edward Laskers Loquacious, Walter M. Jeffords Hibernia, Arnold Hangers Rico Romance, Louis Lee Haggin II.s Hen Party and Smart Devil, Cain Hoy Stables Laiun and Barclay Stables Reddy Ro. Beaten by Older Horses in Top Flight High Voltage failed against older lassies in the recent Top Flight, which was not surprising under the weight arrangements, but shapes up as a solid choice in the local Oaks against members of her age. Her major contention could come from Lajun, the Kentucky Oaks winner, and Myrtles Jet, who has been lightly campaigned this term. This is the last year that the Oaks will be offered as an early-closing event and the race attracted 270 nominees when closed on May 1, 1954. After the second payment on October 1, 147 members of the group remained eligible, while 65 fillies were eligible following the April 15 payment. For the 1956 running of the Oaks, nominations will close May 1, along nvith all other stakes events offered at this track. Having operated in conflict with Maryland and New Jersey during the Memorial Day week end, as well as having experienced either rain or the threat of it, during the early portion of its meeting, attendance and wagering here to date show a slight decrease. Even though competing against Monmouth Park for the balance of the meeting, both departments should take a turn for the better during the coming weeks, especially with the attractive stakes to be offered. As is the case at Delaware Park on week days, Mondays features honor outstanding race mares of past seasons, Nellie Morse and Two Lea. In the latter event are Policeman Day, Koko Dozo, Last Fox, Chicanery, Taratara, Mardan, Two Lumps and Ala-pocas. The Nellie Morse matches Hand Reward, Jolt, Tribune, Beautiful Vine, Sleep Late, Hebrides and Tonys Chance.
