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_ King Hair an Comes Off Pace To Capture Delaware Valley Runs Six Furlongs in 1:10 To Down Surprising Irate, Clem; Barbizon Declared By TEDDY COX GARDEN STATE PARK, Camden, N. J., May 11. — King Hairan. speedy Florida-bred - owned by Harris B. Massey and Leo 3 Edwards, E flashed brilliant speed from beginning . to end to account for the fifth i running of the 5,000 added Delaware Valley Stakes before a crowd of 34,635 here h this afternoon. With Willie Hartack c exercising his usual fine judgment, the colt t came from off the pace to score. At the f finish his margin was a half length over r Brookfield Farms Irate, a colt who had i started but once before in his life. A neck farther away came Mrs. Adele e L. Rands Clem, who closed considerable ground on the extreme outside in the final 1 eighth. e William G. Helis Jr.s True Verdict was fourth. Hartack Winning Rider King Hairan raced the six furlongs in i 1:10 1 over a track described officially as s f fast, but which was slippery and dull in a spots from "the rain and drizzle that prevailed - v throughout the afternoon. Hartack, :, v who may eventually break the stakes-winning - record for a single year held by Eddie e Arcaro, was fortunate to be astride the winner, - for he was originally slated to pilot t Barbizon. The latter, however, was declared a F prior to the opening race, and Hartack in a a a sense "bumped" Gayle L. fmith, who was originally noted on the program. J John B. Kelly, president of the Atlantic , City Racing Association and father of i Princess Grace, presented Leo Edwards Continued on Page Eleven , # King Hairan Scores In Delaware Valley Runs Six Furlongs in 1 :10 To Down Surprising Irate, Clem; Barbizon Declared Continued from Page One with a trophy after the speedy journey. The net value to the stable was 1,100. For the first time since this specatacular meeting started, the weather turned against the course and there was a biting wind, coldness and rain during the day. Until now, the track had enjoyed beautiful summer-like elements. Possibly the most astonishing aspect of the Delaware Valley Stakes was the fact that Irate was installed a slight favorite over the well-seasoned victor. Irate downed a band of ordinary maidens here recently. and his time, 1:11, was impressive enough, but the general feeling was that he was being ambitiously placed against such crack sprinters in such a short time. However, he proved himself a stout contender from the start and he now has the right to develop into one of the leading sophomores of the year. Hortack Keeps Mount on Outside The Delaware Valley was hotly contested from the start, with Bandit, Lucky George. King Hairan and Princeton among the early contenders. Hartack kept The King on the outside clear of trouble, while Princeton was taken up abruptly when the turn was reached. King Hairan swept into the lead halfway around the turn after repulsing repeated challenges from True Verdict. At the head of the stretch, Irate moved menacingly as if destined for a big end of the purse, and it was then that Hartack went into a hard drive. The two battled determinedly down to the line and King Hairan was holding his own courageously at the end. After the race the following quotes were obtained : Willie Hartack King Hairan — I had never ridden this horse before but hes all they told me he was. Hes a real game one. They tried him all the way through the stretch but he kept on going. Joe Culmone Irate — No excuses. I made my move when I was told tut he just wasnt good enough. Pete Anderson Clem — The outside post position beat us. Lennie Hunt trainer of King Hairan — We have no definite stakes in mind for this horse. Were going back to New York tomorrow morning and well run him later in the season around New York. Of the seven three-year-old fillies who competed in the Shamokin Purse, all but Hello Junedear are eligible for the 5,000 added Betsy Ross Stakes, to be contested next Saturday. The winner turned out to be Harold H. Polks Mile. Dianne, a bay daughter of Call Over — Baymelia.by Su-premus. Joe Culmone, who was rounding out a triple for the day, waited patiently until well in the stretch before making his i challenge and at the finish her was a length ahead of Fred P. Meaghers Mares Beau. In third place was Mrs. Joseph T. Mur-taghs Hearts Desire. Defeated in Prioress * Mile. Dianne last raced in the Prioress and was badly beaten by I Offbeat, who is 1 also a Betsy Ross eligible but who was not 1 in todays race. The Polk miss raced six ; furlongs in 1:115 and was well backed in the open betting affray returning .00. Kapichan was the first to find his best ■ stride in the Shamokin and as they moved into the far turn he held a lead of three 1 lengths. Mares Beau had been hard pressed from the beginning to gain a contending position and as they made the ■ bend he closed enough ground to have his 1 sights on victory. Roger LeBlanc, however, apparently failed to appreciate his favorable position, and continued to ride hard to pass the pacemaker. This move was made to order for the strategy employed by Culmone. He had his filly in third place and waited until the final eighth of a mile when he vigorously . applied the whip and received enough response to pass Mares Beau and 1 win by a length.
