Smyrna times., 1946-07-18
HIGH STAKES
AT RACE TRACK
Ex-GI Rides Is Winners To
Top Jockeys in Delaware
Parks 30-Day Meet
YATES is TOP TRAINER

Thanks largely to the triumphs
of Natchez and Pavot in two of
the three $4,000 added stakes
raced during the recent Delaware
Park meeting, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter M. Jeffords of Glen Riddle, Pa,
carried off money honors among
the owners. Mrs. Jeffords, owner
of Natchez who accounted for the
Kent, won S34, 500 while Mr.. JEFF
fords, whose Pavot accounted for
the Sussex, pocketed $28,950.
Other leading owners and their
winners include: John Brommley's
Cedar Farm, S24,s25; Greentree
Stable, S21,975; Mrs. E. DUPONT
Weir, S21, $50; Robert Gleberg's
King Ranch, $2O,s65 and E. R.
Bradley, $2O,500. The latter pock-
eted his winnings all from one
race-Bridal Flowers triumph in
the $4,000 New Castle Handicap
for fillies and mares.
Topped Jockeys
Although running into slump
during the latter part of the meet
ing and then finally forced to the
sidelines by an injury, Charlie Civ
ems of Wilmington, Delaware, top
ped the jockeys at Delaware
Parks 30-day meeting. The 23-
year-old excl rode Is winners,
one more than Don Padgett COM
piled before leaving for the mid
west. Givens also had 10 seconds
and IL thirds. Closest to the
Brandywine Stable contract rider
were, Robert (Red) Howell with
Is victories and Manuel Gonzalez,
Sam Walters and Aubrey Smell
ings with ID each. Snellings lost
his chance to be nearer the top
when leg fracture kept him out
of the saddle the last few days.
Horsemen Get $819,75O
The $819,750 distributed to
horsemen during the recent 30-day
meeting at Delaware Park was
well divided in so far as the train
ers were concerned. A total of
139 conditioners of the runners
saw one or more of their charges
finish in one of the four pay-off
spots. Approximately $50 train
ers saddled horses during the most
successful meeting in the history
of the track. Don Yates of Balti-
more topped the trainers in the
number of victories, sending IL
into the winners circle. The 20
horses in his charge ran in 79 races
and, in addition to their dozen tri-
umphs, placed second in five races,
third in ten and fourth in six.
Ascar White, veteran trainer for
the stable of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
M. Jeffords, led in money earned
and tied with Preston Burch, head
of Mrs. Dodge Sloane's Brookmeade
establishment, for runner-up hon
ors in number of races won White
and Burch saddled nine winners
each, j. E, Ryan, with both fiat
runners and jumpers, and w. G.
Jones tied for fourth with eight
victories apiece while ]. P. Jones
chalked up seven to be next in
line. Each of the six top train
ers had unusually high percentage
of their horses close enough to col
lect a portion of the purse.
Whites runners were no worse
than fourth in 26 of their AZ
starts. Burch's charges were one,
two, three, four in 20 of their 30
races while Ryan's horses showed
a record of 81 out of 80, w. G.
Jones 16 out of 25 and ]. P. Jones
IL out of 27.
Great Jumper
Rouge Dragon, M. A. Cushman's
great jumper, appears to have the
all-time money winning honors for
steeplechase horses at his mercy,
The eight-year-old son of Annap-
oils won the two $4,000 added
steeplechase handicaps at the re-
cent Delaware Park meeting and
ran his total earnings to $10S,375
Ahead of him on the list are Jolly
Roger with earnings of S142,59C
and Arc Light with S121, 1,27O
Cushman's fescer, just in his
prime, appears need only to re-
main sound to take over first place
before he retires. The Dragon moi
only can carry weight but is at his