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c Ancestor Neck Victor - I of In Georgetown Chase Coveted Second After Setting k All of Pace at Delaware Park DELAWARE PARK, Stanton, Del., June 24. The 0,000 added Georgetown Steeplechase Handicap was presented in semi-privacy here this afternoon, 45 minutes prior to the opening event on the regular eight-race program and those enthusiasts eager enough to witness the running were treated to a splendid renewal.-In the seventeenth running of the event, Mrs. Ogden Phipps Ancestor defeated Lazy P Ranchs Coveted by a neck, with Mont-peliers Shipboard finishing third under his crushing impost of 162 pounds. , The second such event in Delaware Parks steeplechase program last years Indian River was run under similar conditions the Georgetown was contested over the regular course for the first time, rather ,than the more difficult stakes course which was not used this season through mutual agreement of the management and horse-Imen. Over a course made soft by last nights rain, Ancestor required 3:56 to complete the two mile distance, which included 15 obstacles, and received a marvelous ride from jockey Frank Dooly Adams. ? Had there been wagering on the George- " town, it is safe to say that Shipboard would have been an overwhelming favorite, possibly as short as 1 to 5. His record included victories in the Corinthian and Meadow Brook Handicaps in fourjstarts this year, while Ancestor was the "only other 1955 l winner in the field. The latter accounted yor the Appleton Memorial at Belmont Parkas well as two other races. He picked hup ,510 of the 3,070 Georgetown Purse and sent his seasonal earnings to 5,020. , Coveted, who was ridden by Flint Schul-hofer, was responsible for all the pace in the, Georgetown, being a length in front at the. first jump and holding a daylight advantage until the final yards. Ancestor was r content to race along in third position while fencing beautifully, while Shipboard was fifth and then fourth without being hurried. There was practically no change in the . running order through the first mile and a half, with Mill Rivers Monkey Wrench gradually eliminating himself by dropping off the pace. Going along the backstretch the final time, Albert Foot went to work on . Shipboard but the Battleship gelding was slow to respond. He became a more definite threat, however, as the first four - horses were closely bunched approaching the final jump. Coveted remained in front after negotiating that obstacle and rallied to pressure from Schulhofer. Adams, however, had " timed his move, well and Ancestor collared the leader, then increased his advantage l to a neck at the finish. Coveted was three lengths better than Shipboard, who finished three and one-half lengths before Lawrence Troianos, Curly Joe. Just as several great jumpers before him had done, Shipboard was unable to make good under his 162-pound assignment. The highest topweight ever carried by a George- 1 town winner was 160 pounds, the burden carried by Gay Charles in 1939. Todays r, time was 12 seconds slower than the course record, established by Shipboard in , winning last years Tom Roby Stakes.
