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I New Cdstle Next I On Delaware List Second of Distaff Big Three Races to Attract Top Field; ! Christiana Lures Pollys Jet DELAWARE PARK, Stanton, Del., June i . 18. The 5,000 added "new" New Castle ; Handicap, midway point of Delaware Parks "Distaff Big Three," features the coming weeks sport at this point but will j hy no means be the lone attraction during the six-day span. Preceding Saturdays mile and one-sixteenth event for fillies t and mares will be Wednesdays 0,000 added Christiana Stakes, a five-furlong event for two-year-old colts and geldings, while the week starts with a program high-lighted by the 0,000 added Tom Roby Steeplechase Stakes, ushering in the , local jumping program. The New Castle, which will be followed in one week by the 10,000 added Delaware Handicap, richest race in the world for fillies and mares, figures to attract one of the outstanding fields of the year for members of the sex. The original New Castle was won last year by Shamut Stables Gainsboro Girl and that five-year-old Bernborough mare will return to defend those laurels. Other outstanding members of the division expected to compete are: Mrs. Ada L. Rices Cerise Reine, Mrs. George D. Wideners Evening Out, John S. Phipps Spinning Top, Walter M. Jeffords Open Sesame, William L. Huntleys Rosemary B., Marc S. Goldnamers Royal Fan, Happy Hill Farms June Fete, George A. Cava-naughs Blue Violin, Darby Dan Farms Clear Dawn, Companas Stables Ros Clag, Walter J. Appels Another World and Bohemia Stables Maid of Flight. To Draw Several Oaks Starters Then, too, the race could attract several starters from todays Delaware Oaks, the ; most prominent prospects being Maine Chance Farms Myrtles Jet, Cain Hoy - Stables Lalun, Walter M. Jeffords Hiber-nia and the Louis Lee Haggin, II. team of Hen Party and Smart Devil. Other Oaks starters who could conceivably be in the ; New Castle field are King Ranchs Sin Igual and Mrs. Edward Laskers Loqua-1 cious. Wheatley Stables High Voltage is expected to be returned to New York for I trie Gazelle, following which she is in- tended for the later Delaware Handicap. . The mid-week Christiana, which will be having its eighteenth running, will feature , the appearance of Barclay Stables Pollys , Jet, triple stakes winner who is unbeaten in five appearances. His opposition figures to come from the following: Mrs. J. F, s McGavocks Mr. Treasurer, Montpeliers r Nahodah, Mrs. Ada L. Rices Tetra Sun, Peter Vischers Arch Rival, Mrs. Henry H. Hechts First Cadet and Mrs. J. R. H. Thourons Happy New Year. ; Named to contest Mondays Tom Roby of a about two miles over the regular steeple-" chase course ar the following: John M. Schif f s Carafar and Montadet; Mrs. M. G. Walshs Avindo and L. R. Troianas Curly , Joe, another coupling; G. H. Bostwicks Hyrcan, Mrs. M. T. Jones Solisko, M. B. . Metcalfs Beaupre and Mrs. G. L. Ohr-f Stroms Prince Glorieux. The Roby honors the noted steeplechase 1 jockey who has been hospitalized in Ja- maica, N. Y., since falling with Knights Y Quest at Belmont Park in 1942. Each year, Delaware Park invites members of Robys family to attend the race, and also sends its film patrol movies of the race to Aque-s duct officials in New York to be shown to k Roby in the hospital. -
