Pollys Jet Eyes Additional Honors in Christiana Stakes: Unbeaten Barclay Juvenile Shooting for Sixth Score at Delaware Course Today, Daily Racing Form, 1955-06-22

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. Pollys Jet Eyes Additional Honors in Christiana Stakes Unbeaten Barclay Juvenile Shooting for Sixth Score At Delaware Course Today By PALMER HEAGERTY j Staff Correspondent DELAWARE PARK, Stanton, Del., June 21. Pollys Jet, unbeaten two-year-old son 1 of Polynesian Marys Dell who races for the Barclay Stable of John McShain, places his record on the line Wednesday after-jnoon in the 18th running of the five furlongs 0,000 added Christiana Stakes. Entered to compete against the prohibitive favorite are Richard A. Lewis First Lap, Ada L. Rices Tetra Sun, Peter Vischers Arch Rival, Mrs. John F. McGavocks Mi. Treasurer and John A Gangis Valley Hart. Earnings Total 9,735 With five consecutive victories to his credit and a bank account of 9,735, Pollys Jet Wednesday will be striving for a winners share of 0,575 of a 4,300 gross purse. After winning two overnight events, the chestnut colt accounted for the Cherry Hill, Juvenile and National Stallion colt division Stakes. In the Cherry Hill he established a five-furlong track record of :58 at Garden State and in his most recent endeavor he missed Belmont Parks standard by just two-fifths of a second. He will be ridden by Eddie Arcaro, who last Saturday accounted for the Oaks here with High Voltage. Sharing highweight of 125 pounds with Pollys Jet is First Lap, who earned that burden with a victory in Keenelands Lafayette Stakes. The speedy Ky. Colonel colt last started in the Joliet Stakes, in which Continued on Page Fifty-One Undefeated Pollys Jet Heads Christiana Field Barclay Juvenile After Sixth Tally at Delaware Park Today Continued from Page One he was unplaced. Making his first appearance here in many seasons will be Job Dean Jessop, who will ride First Lap. Mr. Treasurer has impressed as a shifty colt in his two public appearances," finishing second behind Tetra Sun in his debut, then whipping the well-regarded Nahodah in :59 over a sloppy track. He will be handled by Gayle L. Smith. " As mentioned in the preceding paragraph, Tetra Sun holds a decision over Mr. Treasurer, graduating from the maiden ranks in what was the second start of his career. In the absence of Willie Hartack, Tetra Sun will be ridden by Charles M. Clark. Arch Rival won his first two starts in Maryland and has been unsuccessful in three later efforts. In his last appearance he finished third behind Cedrus and Tommys Jet, following which the latter was disqualified for bothering Arch Rival repeatedly. Joe Snyder will ride Arch Rival. Valley Hart appears overmatched, having dropped down to ,000 company to graduate following two dull efforts. He is without a rider overnight. The Montchanin Handicap series will be continued Wednesday, with Plenary, Al-ford, Hoplite, Go a Bit, Midian and Chusco having been named to match strides at the mile and a half distance.


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