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Estacion Estacion Has Has Nine Nine Honeymoon Honeymoon Foes; Foes; Sixteen Sixteen Compete Compete in in Juvenile Juvenile Stakes Stakes Argentine Import Topweight at 120" Fayored Over Lady Elliott, Dales Delight, Supreme Joy In 2,575 Balmoral Event By J. J. MURPHY WASHINGTON PARK, Homewood, HI., June 4. The Argentine-bred four-year-old Estacion, owned by Marion VanBerg, is expected to go postward as a heavy favorite in the featured Honeymoon Handicap here Wednesday. Estacion, who won the Suwannee River Handicap at Gulf stream Park for her only victory in this country, will carry top weight of 120 pounds and will be ridden by John Heckmann. Her opponents will be Moss and Nolans Dales Delight, Hasty House Farms Bluebility, Sunny Blue Farms Supreme Joy, Valley View Farms Lady Elliott, Mrs. Elizabeth Brisbines So, Mrs. Harold G. Bockmans Marooned, Ralph Lowes Moslem Maid, Maplewood Farms Picafriend, and Lady Swords, belonging to the estate of Sam E. Wilson Jr. If all 10 start, the race will be worth 2,-575 gross and 3,350 net to the winner. Favorite Breaks From Inside Post Estacion will break from inside post position. She has started six times in this country and in her last was third back of Vagabond King and Julie Belle at six furlongs on an "off" track. In theN Suwannee River she won from the highly regarded fillies, Amoret and Pucker Up. She was a double stakes winner in Argentina last year. Dales Delight showed a good effort in winning her last start here, scoring by four lengths over Dancing and other well regarded ones. It was her third success in nine starts. She finished third in both the Kentucky Oaks and the, Coronet Stakes, won by Lori-El. Last year she won three of her four outings. She will be handled by Harrell Bolin. Bluebility was second to Ezgo here about two weeks ago. She was closing with good Continued on Pago Ten Estacion Topweighted At 120 in Honeymoon Argentine Import Faces Supreme Joy, Dales Delight, Lady Elliott Continued from Page One courage and the seven-furlong distance of the Honeymoon might be to her liking. Last year, Bluebility was victorious once but finished second to Leallah in the Al-cibiades in Kentucky and third to Splen-dored and Romanita in the Princess Pat Stakes. Bluebility and Dales Delight are the only three-year-olds in the field. Supreme Joy will be making her first start at the meeting. She has won once this year, that was at Hialeah in February when she defeated Lady Elliott. She is making her first start since being unplaced at Gulfstream Park in a race won by Boston Doge. Lady Swords was fifth in a six-furlong dash here last Wednesday. Lady Elliott was unplaced in her only Balmoral start here two weeks ago, while Marooned was recently second to Roman Boss at seven furlongs, So finishing third back of Dales Delight and Dancing in her lone start this year. Picafriend finished third behind Roma Boss and Marooned and earlier won two races at Sportsmans Park. Moslem Maid has failed to hit the winners circle in nine outings this year.
