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SOUTH WIND WINNER Accounts for Shadybrook Farm Purse in Easy Manner Large Crowd Braves Threatening ThreateningWeather Weather to Witness Formful FormfulRacing Racing at Churchill Downs LOUISVILLE Ky May 24 The colors of F D Sheas Green Briar Stable continued to play an important part in Churchill Downs racing when South Wind the fouryearold Golden Broom filly which raced so well for the Canadian sportsman accounted for the feature Shadybrook Farm Purse at seven eighths today Her victory was accomplished without much effort and considering it was her first appearance in many months her race was a good one She led Huntsman to the finish by two lengths with Fire On third almost a like distance further back A muddy track prevailed this afternoon with the winner of the feature displaying a decided liking for the soft footing She was timed in 126 for the distance a Very creditable performance under prevailing con ¬ ditions ditionsIn In the first halfmile Earl Pool rated the winner nicely within striking distance of the leading Huntsman and after sending the filly to the outside of the pacemaker at the last turn Pool was not called upon for any great display of skill to ride his mount into the lead In the final sixteenth she drew away while Huntsman was not closely pressed for second place by Fire On The latter raced up on the outside in a menacing manner leaving the back stretch but failed utterly under W Lilleys vigorous riding in the stretch He was tiring as he finished the distance distanceThe The races were decided before a large at ¬ tendance that braved a cloudy sky to witness the sporL The racing was of a formful va ¬ riety the first three going the way of the most fancied starters The change in track conditions largely brought about by showers early this morning although yesterdays final race was decided over a muddy track resulted in a number of withdrawals and comparatively small fields started startedTHREE THREE TOR EARL POOL POOLH H P Headley provided the winner of the secondary feature a race over fiveeighths for some of the better grade twoyearolds and the third succesful mount for Earl Pool when his Beaumont was winner of the race Pool had Beaumont in front almost from the start but was forced to punish the youngster in the late stages of the stretch where he grew weary and his once big lead was being rapidly reduced by Bun The latter came from far back in the last threeeighths and vas slowly gettingto the victor Third place was taken by Fireproof another that raced from a good distance back Miss Fire and Katharine W wellbacked starters quit hadly in the stretch stretchThe The race was marked by the stumbling of Misnomer after the colt had made the last turn He unseated W Pool who escaped with a shaking up upWhen When Stintson accounted for the third race a dash of six and a half furlongs for nine of the cheaper grade threeyearold platers it marked the first success in some time for the colors of Mrs L Burg a Louis ¬ ville owner ownerM M Garner brought Stintson from behind in the last quarter but the winner encountered some interference from Sincerely which D Smith permitted to bear out and it was not until the last sixteenth that Stintson made his way into the lead He drew away slowly in the last seventy yards winning by a short length Sincerely outstayed Ethel Galliger for second place after the latter led the former for the first fiveeighths They raced only a short distance apart Sincerely holding the early pacemaker as they began the final eighth eighthMcCOMAS McCOMAS IX THRILLER THRILLERMcComas McComas was winner in the thrilling finish which marked the opening race at six and a half furlongs M Garner getting the winner lip in the last quarter with a burst of speed and in the final stride his mount dropped his nose in front of Dark Angel The latter led the others away from the barrier and set the pace under pressure in such delib ¬ erate fashion as to indicate ability to stay in frdnt for the full distance The final sixteenth however proved exacting and dur ing this portion of the dash she tired and was headed right at the finish Nicholson running much the same kind of a race as the winner got up to account for third place placeMyth Myth from the stable of B O Hickman local owner accounted for the daily race of maiden juveniles but her victory was of the fluky sort as Kitty Yansen which finished in second place swerved badly in the last sixteenth after threatening to take the lead and except for this probably would have won Myth drew away from Kitty Yansen after the first quarter but began tiring in the last eighth where Kitty Yansen gained on the leader with every stride Mollie Dear Continued on twentieth page SOUTH WIND WINNER Continued from first page which was close to the leaders throughout finished with good speed and was but a head behind Kitty Yansen at the finish The six others were outrun Myth was a popular choice choiceNablsco Nablsco fought it out stubbornly for first place in the fourth race which brought out six platers over the one mile and an eighth route Nabisco after racing into defeat Watchful which had led for five eighths assumed a short lead after reaching the stretch but appeared beaten in the last six ¬ teenth only to gain the lead again when Fretwell tired in the last few strides A head separated the two horses at the finish ivith Hilary a distant third
