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BETTY DERR REPEATS Adds Rich Debutante Stakes to List of Triumphs Nose Separates Purple Lady and andMartha Martha Jones at End of ofLouisville Louisville Feature LOUISVILLE Ky May 1C A popular and fitting victory for H P Gardners Betty Derr the juvenile halfsister to Clyde Van Dusen which carried the Gardner colors to victory in last years Kentucky Derby resulted in the thirtysixth renewal of the Debutante Stakes the feature of a program offered before a large crowd at Churchill Downs this afternoon Running the five eighths in 101 the daughter of Sir Gnl lahad III and Uncles Lassie won by one and onehalf lengths from Purple Lady which gave the winner a hard fight a few days back and Martha Jones under the Xiooney Jones colors followed a nose back backThe The race exclusively for fillies had a net value of GG20 to the winner which Clyde Van Dusen saddled for her owner and breeder Second money amounted to 1000 with half ias much to third and 120 to fourth Its decision furnished one of a number of thrills j for what appeared to be the largest day jljefore Derby crowd in the history of the track Hundreds of outoftown visitors swelled the great assemblage which gathered under ideal weather conditions conditionsCoral Coral Beach a consistent winner for Frank Swain added another purse to his earnings when he nosed out Banner Bright in the race racei i of plater threeycarolds which opened the program Coral Beach got to the front in the stretch and continuing fast just managed to withstand the belated rush of Banner Bright BrightThird Third place fell to Monticello and Haramzada Haramzadaheaded headed the ten others othersj j OUTSIDER COKES COKESC C C Van Meters Fudge an outsider and lucky at the start which found Upright one of the strongest favorites during the meeting away poorly scored easily in the second race for plater juveniles Frank Chiavetta had the maiden victor in front throughout and setting a good pace to the end won by four lengths from Caddy Boy After his ill luck at the start Upright suffered additionally when Dee John bore out and took him with liim in the stretch and it required no little effort for the favorite to work his way into third place after which he finished fast and was only a length back of Caddy Boy at the end endThe The third race over one mile and a six ¬ teenth and attracting a field of eight from among the better grade older platers resulted in an easy victory for William Mahers Fairy Maiden Equation which had strong support raced to second place and Devon was the one to finish third McGonigle after acting badly at the post got away in good fashion but lacked speed and was far out of it Carl Meyer after restraining the winner a good distance out of it for fiveeighths sent her up gradually thereafter and while Disturb occasioned a big loss of ground for her when lie bore out while tiring in the stretch she readily overhauled the leaders and drew away to win easily easilyBlot Blot the starter of H P Whitney proved test among the fifteen maiden threeyearolds and over that started in the Harrods Creek Purse or fourth race The successful son of Peter Pan ran a gams race with the result 1 that he outstayed Vermiculite coupled with Useppa by a neck Miss Bess proved best of the others A spirited contest for the lead marked the dash at every stage and it was not until in the final eighth that K Russell drove the winner to the front As he gained the lead from Loretta B only a short time after the latter had disposed of Stop Gap Vermiculite followed close after him and they fought it out for the remainder of the race while Miss Bess came from a good distance back to earn third
