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. . BACK BACK , , TO TO NORMALCY NORMALCY AFTER AFTER KENTUCKY KENTUCKY DERBY DERBY DAY DAY —en —en — — — — — — — * * RED WHISK PROMISING RACER ♦ Demonstrates He Is One of Best Juveniles at Downs. ♦ Easily Accounts for Lebanon Junction Purse; — Scratches Force Cancellation of Feature Race. ♦ LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 9— With the din and glamour of Derby Day only a memory, Churchill Downs swung back into less important, if not routine racing today. A large crowd for the day turned out, and the program featured the Lebanon Junction Purse, a preliminary opportunity for some of the candidates for Saturdays renewal of the Bashford Manor Stakes for juveniles, to show their wares. This came up as the fourth race and was followed by a substitute fifth race, the original having gone by the boards at scratch time, when a pronounced threat of rain probably induced the withdrawal of two of the five entries. As a substitute, a division of the second race, for maiden two-year-old fillies, was offered. Although rain yesterday afternoon and during the night left th etrack in a dull state, it dried out rapidly during the intermission between training and racing time, and the entire program was run off on fast footing. In the Lebanon Junction Purse, C. C. Van Meters Red Whisk, unsexed son of Whisk-along and Spider, just about dissipated any lingering doubt of his high quality with a decisive and easily attained victory over some of the best of his age on the grounds. He rushed to the finish leading Levaal by two lengths and with In High a half length farther back. Head Play, which finished fourth, led eight others home. Valdosta, making his first start of the meeting, scored his second victory in successive starts when he outsprinted My Hobby, Gunfire and nine others in the opening race. This was over six and one-half furlongs and the victor outstayed My Hobby by three-quarters of a length. Gunfire, three lengths back, was at the finish five lengths before Town Limit. The victor, ridden by Charles Landolt, had confident backing and his success was popular. The colors of William E. Smith, local owner, were carried to their third victory during the meeting when Lonwin, a juvenile daughter of Whiskalong and Windsor, graduated from the maiden ranks by accounting for the second race. It marked her first taste of competitive racing, but trainer J. T. Weaver had her ready and she made every post along the four and one-half furlongs a winning one. Eight other maidens of her age and sex completed the field, with Terry Lass proving next best and Miss Cameron taking third money. The latter nosed out Dreamy Belle and Tabby. The overnight field for this race was divided, the other division being run as a substitute for the fifth. The French Lick Springs Stable furnished its first winner of the meeting when Hope-field just managed to outstay H. P. Head-leys veteran, Pigeon Hole, favorite, in the Continued on twenty-first page. RED WHISK PROMISING RACER Continued from first page. _ « third race, also at six and one-half furlongs. Sporting Lady, which finished third, an4 seven others made the running. Alter rating the victor off the pace of Oslo and Star But* ton for four and one-half furlongs, O. Laidk ley rushed him to the front on the outside" and, drawing into a good lead, got a bit too far away from Pigeon Hole for the Headley seven-year-old to overtake him witH a game and threatening belated charge* Both Oslo and Star Button quit badly aftef reaching the closing quarter.
