Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-26
Endine Wins Delaware Again;
Griffs Tie Homer Mark But Lose
3O-7 Shot
Beaten BY
Half Length
BY CHARLES NJ. EGAN
Sports Editor Of The Star


STANTON, Del, July U.s.
Endine, a 5-year-old Dupont
owned mare who finished q
sorry last in the New Castle
Stakes only a week ago, made
an amazing return to her 1858
form at Delaware Park this
afternoon as she repeated her
victory of last year in the
$l55,000 Delaware Handicap,
the worlds richest race for
fillies and mares.
In winning today's climax
event of the Distaff Big Three
series for Jockey Paul j. Bailey
and the Christiana Stables, En-
dine finished half a length
ahead of the fast-closing Po-
lamby. a 30-to-l outsider.
Another three-quarters Of a
length back came the Mooring
Stables Tempted, the New
Castle winner who was coupled
with Endine as the Henry S.
rk-trained entry. j. Gra-
ham Browns Bornastar, a close
second choice to the Clark en-
try, finished fourth in the
acknowledgements grind, "a
lengths behind the firing
Tempted.
Bug Brush Fails Again
The Christiana Stable is
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Lunger of Wilmington, Del,
while the Mooring Stable is op.
Grated by Mrs. Phillip F. du-
Pont, mother of Mrs. Lunger.
c. V. Whitney'S Bug Brush, a
sensation on the West Coast
earlier this year, further de-
f1ated her reputation as she
wound up a sorry ninth in this
field of II starters, a nose be-
hind the 3-year-old Cervina,
longest shot in the race al
70 to /.
Endine. who nipped Dotted
Line by a nose in the 1858
Delaware, was a rail-running
fourth during most of today'S
race, which was run in 2:0335.
T mpted. meanwhile, was
pressing the from t-running
Honeys Gem and took over
the lead herself at the far
turn. But Jockey Eldon Nelson
couldn't keep her in front when
Endine and Polamby started
their drive in the stretch.
$4,000 on Hand
The crowd of $4,000 made
the Clark entry the favorite
largely because of Tempted's
victory in the New Castle, but
that was at a mile and one
sixteenth and many figured
that the daughter of Half
Crown couldn't maintain her
speed for an additional three
sixteenths.
But Jockey Nelson was one
person who didn't agree with
this thesis. Nelson won the
Delaware on Endine a year ago
when he was the leading rider
at the meeting. But several
weeks ago he informed Trainer
Clark that Tempted was his
choice. Nelson was right a week
ago, but dead wrong today.
Due to the fact the entry ran
one-three, there were some odd
mutuel prices. The winning
pair paid $8.40, SIS. and $6.40
across the board, more to show
than to place. The surprising
Polamby, who was ridden by
Pete Anderson, returned SIG
and $11.20.
Jockey Was Doubtful
When Endine finished 10th
and last a week ago, 81 lengths
behind the winner, many feared
that something had happened
to the mare, a Kentucky-bred
daughter of Rico Monte out of
Sea Snack. Even Jockey Bailey
said that after the New Castle
he didn't think he would be
back to ride Endine.
After her workout the other
day." Bailey said after today'S
profitable victory. Mr.. Clark
decided to run her back and
I'm glad he did. I didn't try
to rate her too much today.
went to the inside down the
backStretch when it looked like
Bug Brush would have me in
close If stayed where / was.
was clear all the way after
I took to the rail"
Endine's Delaware triumph
netted the Lungers $108,3l2.
including the awards to the
nominator and breeder. Ned
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