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INDIAN RUNNERS RACE ♦ Headley Three-Year-Old Finally Scores at Churchill Downs. » ■ Porters Dream and I Say Unable to Withstand Rush After Leading to the Stretch. 1 LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 10.— Hal Price Headleys Indian Runner, one of the disappointments among the three-year-olds, and consistently beaten in his spring engagements, scored his first victory of the year when he defeated some of his age. and of the second-flight, in the three-quarters of a mile Twin Caves Purse, in the place of honor on todays program at Churchill Downs. Although he was backed with great confidence and succeeded in winning by a length and one-half, the Headley gelding had his work cut out for him, and it took almost all that he possessed to hang up this first victory of the season. Porters Dream, F. A. Carreauds filly, and Albert Sabaths I Say, of the same sex, finished second and third, as named, a scant nose apart, and with very small margins over Peggy Lehmann and Sir Melton. While many looked for Indian Runner to exhibit the most speed from the starting point, he found I Say and Porters Dream too fast, and it was not until well into the closing one of the six furlongs that he gained the lead. As I Say cut out the pace, he was closely attended by Porters Dream, and both failed to withstand the victors belated challenge. During the opening quarter, C. Corbett, who had the winning mount, accomplished some clever handling of the Headley gelding as he lacked room, and after saving ground with him at the turn, put up a particularly strong hand ride that was a factor in the success of the short-priced favorite. HILDUR ROCK BY NOSE. In a nose finish, Hildur Rock outstayed Old Judge to score the first victory of the meeting for the Harned Brothers, local patrons, in the opening race. This brought together at four and one-half furlongs twelve maiden juvenile colts and geldings, and the winner, ridden by C. Landolt, had to work hard for the triumph. Lee Gold was the one to account for third, with American Prince leading the others. After remaining off the pace for three and one-half furlongs, the victor rushed to the front on the outside of Lee Gold, Sym Jack and Jackknife, but before drawing clear careened sharply to the inside, forcing back all of the trio. At this stage Old Judge, the favorite, also came up on the outside and, while the winner enjoyed a clear advantage a sixteenth out, Old Judge all but wore him down. Southard, second choice, turned in a disappointing effort. Eddie Martin, who had his first mount way back in 1904 at New Orleans, rode Par-nell Bound, favorite, to victory over Bill Looney, Brush Down and nine others in the second race at three-quarters of a mile. The winner made his own pace and got away with the victory without full effort, and with a length and one-quarter over Bill Looney. This was the fourth victory in five starts for the victor, which carried the colors of E. Jouett Reed. Lexington owner. OLIVE SABATH UPSET. Some of the more highly regarded two-year-old fillies were among the eleven from that division that met at four and one-half furlongs in the Central Park Purse, the third race, and it resulted in a mild upset when Albert Sabaths Olive Sabath proved winner. She won by a half length over St. Jessica, the Audley Farm starter, with third going to Absolution, one of two that carried the Greentree Stable colors in the dash. Black Squaw, the favorite, was fourth, and Sue Terry, second choice, farther back. Both lost a great deal of ground. The winner was ridden by Earl Pool, and the mount marked that veterans first since his operation at New Orleans in February. He had her away fast, and she made every post a winning one, but was extremely lucky in that St. Jessica encountered much trouble, and with a better break from the racing fates might have been an easy winner.
