Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-07-21
Big Race Due At
Brandywine Park
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gruelling battles of the Brandy
wine season, with the son of Adj
os-Debby Hanover heading the at
tack In defense of his state crown
against powerful international
machine as well as against zeal
Gus title seekers from across the
u. S.
This is the second full week of
night pari-mutuel trotting and
pacing coming up at the Big b"
and The Liberty Bell is the sec
ond in the parade of nine rich
stake races scheduled through
September 14th.
Adios Butler clearly will be the
one to catch when the twice
around mile dash gets under way.
The PAGER with the white star on
his forehead became the fastest
harness horse in history last year.
going in 1:54.3 on a mile track,
and recently was clicked in 1:57.4
on half-miler, the time equalling
Bye Bye Byrd's world mark. 1t
was his fourth straight victory of
the season as he poured another
$12,500 into the Adios Butler Syn
dictate vault.
The foreign influence in Fridays
stellar attraction will come from
quartet of down under" PAGERS
who came to this country to com
pete in the Yonkers Raceway IN.
" International series. After
performing with great success
they were sought after by Ameri-
can interests to be kept here for
further competition instead of be-
ing returned home.
They are False Step. only horse
who's beaten Adios Butler this
year, purchased outright for $780,,
900 by Wall Street tycoon Jack
Dreyfus, Jr.; Apmat, from Aus
tralia, an S-year-old gelding on
lease to Abraham and julius Wills
ker of Yonkers, N. Y, who was
second to the Butler in his latest
triumph; Arania, 4year-Old New
Zealand-bred mare on lease to
world famous Billy Haughton of
Glen Head, n. Y; and Caduceus.
IL years old, who is in this cOun
try for the second year from New
Zealand, also on lease to the Wills
ker Brothers.
Apmat won the first two sec
tions of this years $165. 900 Inter
national tournament at Yonkers,
and False Step took the final leg
Since Dreyfus purchased him, he's
only earned $4,000
Other nominees to The Liberty
Bell are: Rex Larkin's sensation
al Bye Bye Byrd (T1:56.D, rich
est horse in harness history with
over S530,000 in lifetime winnings.
and a Richelieu winner recently
in 2:01.2 after seven straight set
backs; Hugh Grant O'Brien Han
over (2:00m). who finally won af-
ter II trips. tipping to a 2:00.2
at Roosevelt Raceway in a $1,000
JFA: Harry w. Kelly's ladder
climbing Keen's Victorwin (2:003D
who was third to 0'Brien Hanover
but who won three races earlier,
the best in BOOB. and Z. c. En-
dres' Culver Pick G:59.D. a.
Roosevelt winner this year in
2:00.3.
Also Carl Schultze and Sons
Betting Time u:59.3). second
leading money-winning three
year-old PAGER of 1860: Dave Le-
gums Brown Star (2:0O.3l: Luz
ellie Markets and William Rod
mans Choice Farvel Q:59) who
was third to half-brother Atlas
Farvel at Brandywine the past
week the Hanover Shoe Farms
Dancer Hanover CT1:57D, al
2:00.3 and 1884 winner this sea-
son; the S. A. Camp Farms Kings
Meadow Q:59.D; the Clearyiew
Stables Muncy Hanover Q:5S3h):
X. ID. Owens Sampson Direct
U:5S.D: T. J. Zornow's Tar Boy
:59.1h); p. r. Writings o. F.
Brady (2:00m); Peter and Kelly
Katona's Poplar Sonny (2:01m) +;
and William T. Maybury's Way
Cloud (2:03.4m).