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BUTTER BEANS SCORES » Easy Winner of Qualifying Race for Debutante Stakes. » I Say Saves Second Place, With Pirogue Third — Uforme and Ante Bellum Surprise. ♦ LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 11.— A number of eligibles for the renewal of the Debutante Stakes on Friday, met over five-eighths in the Violet Purse, one of the best races on todays program at Churchill Downs, and Butter Beans, which lost a nose decision in the Hinata Stakes at Lexington, was the winner. She looked her best in the qualifying contest over a heavy track, and drawing away from the others, won by five lengths as Albert Sabaths I Say saved second plaCe. Pirogue brought the H. P. Headley colors home in third place, and other good ones to start were Memorandum, Ima Highone, Marcasite and Princess lvre. The victorious daughter of St. Henry sprinted into the lead on the first turn and, showing high speed for the footing, was two lengths clear of her closest opponent, Ima Highone, after three-sixteenths had been negotiated. On the stretch turn, where I Say reached third place on the outside, the winner easily withstood a weak challenge from Ima Highone and. drawing away, was not endangered by I Say, as the Sabath filly finished with good courage. A rush in the final stages brought Pirogue into third place and Memorandum outfinished the faltering Ima Highone for the honor of leading the unplaced. C. E. Allen had the mount on the winner and she had considerable backing, although I Say went to the post favorite. There was a surprisingly large crowd out for the cool, cloudy weather that prevailed, and the opening sport of Derby Week well rewarded patrons for their interest. In the Greenwood Purse, a three-quarters affair, for three-year-olds and over, H. P. Headleys Ante Bellum upset expectations when he easily vanquished Crazy Coot, Agin-court and four others. He wrested the lead from Crazy Coot after an extended duel in the stretch and when the latter tired badly in the late stages quickly had a margin of two lengths. Agincourt, which also tired in the final drive, reached the end two lengths back of Crazy Coot, while Footmark led the others. Henry Forrest saddled another winner from among the J. B. Respess two-year-olds when the homebred Our Fancy, unsexed Continued on twenty-first page. [ ■ a g I r r r I t r t C f * i i c t t J j ] 1 j ] 1 ! 1 BUTTER BEANS SCORES Continued from first page. son of Busy American and Just Fancy, easily | accounted for the race for maiden colts and geldings which opened the sport. K. Russell raced to second place, leading Dyak, the favorite, by a head as he followed five lengths back of the winner. The Respess racer showed the most speed from the first sixteenth and, drawing away decisively after reaching the final two of the five furlongs, had something in reserve. Uforme, three-year-old daughter of For Fair and Melus, signalled her first start of the year with a surprise win under the W. H. Whitehouse colors in the six and one-half furlongs second race. Morris Rose brought her to the finish a decisive winner, while My Hobby just managed to outstay Gettin Even, which was installed favorite, for second place. Hamilton, another well fancied, headed the others in the field of twelve. Rose hustled the winner clear when near-ing the stretch, and after she had opened up a comfortable margin, steadied her along over the rough final eighth, where Hamilton, the runner-up to the closing stages, tired and readily gave way to My Hobby and the favorite. A dull performance by Estin marked the race. E. R. Bradleys Bar Hunter, which went slightly amiss while being pointed for the Derby, was shipped back to Idle Hour Farm this morning, and trainer H. J. Thompson gets away Tuesday for Belmont Park with Barometer and Blind Bowboy. Jockeys L. Fator and W. Cannon accompanied Thompson East. William Cahalan is checking in Tuesday from California and, following the close here, goes to Washington Park.
