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OVERCOMES BAD LUCK ♦ Lucky Hit Suffers Interference but Wins Lexington Future, ♦ Clyde Van Dusen Repeats in Fourth Race — Manuelita Outruns Big Band in First Race. LEXINGTON, Ivy., April 30.— Overcoming much adverse racing luck and running like a good one, Lucky Hit, from the J. C. Milam stable, scored a popular and impressive victory in the Maysville Purse, chief attraction of todays offering at the Kentucky Association track. The son of John P. Grier — Gold Mine won very handily from Canberra, Procne and five other three-year-olds that included a number of eligibles for the Kentucky Derby. The race was at the Futurity distance, which the winner negotiated in 1 :09%, two-fifths of a second slower than the track record. It was not until the final sixteenth that K. Horvath succeeded in getting the winner to the front and his rally to the call of his rider after he had suffered much bad luck in the first half mile was to the accompaniment of enthusiastic public approval. He was a favorite. While Canberra set the pace Lucky Hit raced forwardly and when Procne rushed up on the outside on the last turn the winner was in very close quarters. Horvath was required to take him back sharply. When clear Lucky Hit responded quickly and, having his way to the front with a rush, gained his victory by a length, and with Horvath having him under restraint. Lieutenant Mansfield, Old Fellow and Col. Bob were among the other Derby eligibles behind the victorious candidate for the Churchill Downs prize. It was the winners second triumph in as many starts here this year. IDEAL RACING CONDITIONS. Favorable weather and a fast track greeted todays large attendance. Small fields started in the majority of the races and there was confident backing for all of the successful horses. Clyde Van Dusen. the Man o War gelding in the stable of Herbert P. Gardner, demonstrated his quality and the right to be regarded as the best of the two-year-olds that have been seen under colors here to date when he ran the four and a half furlongs of the Versailles Purse or secondary feature in .oZ4-. Such swift running established the youngster as an easy winner over Call Play, Frank Horan and the four others and only missed the track record by one-fifth of a second. Chiavetta had the winner in front throughout, his alertness at the barrier obtaining only a slight advantage for his mount when the start came. Frank Horan, which scored a narrow victory over the winner in a previous race, reduced his chances by bearing out on the first turn, out tired badly in the final eighth and had no reasonable excuse. He was beaten six lengths for second place by Call Play, which carried on in his vain endeavor to reach the winner gamely. The winner was eased up two lengths in advance of the Coldstream Stud colt at the finish. Public support was divided between the victor and Frank Horan, the margin of a cent -for each dollar giving the latter the post of favoritism. LUCKY FOR MANUELITA. Manuelita scored a lucky victory in the first race. She outran her rivals practically all the way and reached the finish but a head in front of Moneague. The latter entrusted to the inexperienced, but proming R. Heigle, ran as if best. She followed in close pursuit of the winner from the first quarter and. despite poor riding in the stretch, made a fast and game finish. Third place went to Smiling Betty, which made up ground rapidly after racing to the stretch in sluggish fashion. The favorite, Jolly Boy, finished fourth after a good performance. R. C. Frakes provided the winner of the second race in N. H. Johnsons Well Turned. The daughter of The Porter raced to her initial triumph as if much the best and by-two lengths over Panimi, the latter second before Odd Bet. Panini set most of the pace, but when ready in the stretch Earl Pool soon urged the winner into the lead to win "with much in reserve. Fretwell came out of his last race in ailing condition and probably will not be a starter during the balance of the meeting. This racer, together with others E. E. Mooar brought over from Louisville, will rejoin the main section of the stable at the Downs tomorrow.
