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■ , j * ; : j ■ J J j j i I ! i • i : • ; I ! i i - • - : - - , , - , - - , - DIX1ANA FARM DOUBLE » Spartan Lady Takes Opener, With In High Stake Winner. ♦ ■- Juvenlie Prize Headliner of Program at Churchill Downs — Lady Broadcast Wins Easily. LOUISVILLE. Ky., May 14.— In High, unsexed son of High Time and Indiscretion, carried the Dixiana colors of his breeder, Charles T. Fisher of Detroit, to victory in the Bashford Manor Stakes, the fixture for two-year-olds that was the principal attraction at Churchill Downs this afternoon. Red Whisk, owned by C. C. Van Meter of Lexington, was second, and Levaal, another Lexington-owned youngster racing for R. W. Collins, finished the five-eighths in third place. The Three Ds Stock Farms Black Squaw was fourth, leading seven others, among them Le Bruyere, which was coupled in the betting with Levaal. Although Black Squaw and Le Bruyere exhibited a shade more speed at leaving the starting stalls, In High, ridden by Clarence McCrossen. was not long in taking the lead and, after getting to the front, never surrendered the leadership. The victory was worth ,710, and it was scored by three-quarters of a length, Red Whisk defeating Levaal by a length. For the first three furlongs Justice Logan, the champion of the New Orleans season, kept In High at a fast pace to retain the lead, and as the Gorham gelding dropped back entering the stretch, Red Whisk and Levaal succeeded in keeping the Dixiana gelding in his best stride. When making the stretch turn Red Whisk, which ruled a pronounced favorite, lost much ground, and while it might have cost him the race, the victor gamely withstood him during the stretch drive. The winner carried 117 pounds over the distance in 1:00%. Red Whisk and Levaal carried 122 pounds each. DECISIVE VICTORY. The Dixianas Spartan Lady, coupled in the betting with Elegy, decisively defeate* Flying Fleet, Auf Wiedersehn and othersJH the opening five-eighths dash for maiden8 two-year-olds. The winner, ridden by C. McCrossen, took command with a rush when ready and, after following Glamorous pace to the stretch turn, from that point to the finish literally toyed with her rivals, winning under strong restraint and by five lengths. While Flying Fleet raced from a good distance back in the stretch. Auf Wiedersehn was a prominent factor at all stages and held on well to save third from the fast finishing Faithful Hudson. The winning entry was hammered down to edds-on. Tombereau scored his second victory in successive starts here when he accounted for the second race. The successful Peconio Stable gelding had a very close call from defeat, as Valdosta just failed to wear him down after he had shown the way from the start. Parnell Bound, strong second choice to the winner, finished third and Smear headed the others in the field of twelve. From the start Parnell Bound kept in nearest pursuit of the leading winner and, put to no little effort to do so, he offered only a mild bid when urged hard approaching the last eighth and tired as Tombereau went on well enough to last for a close decision over the fast-finishing Valdosta. Bill Looney, which had a good following, turned in a dull effort. POPULAR SHANDON FARM SILKS. Grand Prince carried the popular Shandon Farm colors to victory over Predict, Easter Time and eight others of the plater sprinters in the third race, the second of the day over three-quarters. This contest rivalled any of the afternoon, with the leadership always bitterly contested and the Shandon gelding out to the utmost to get away with the honors by a neck over Predict, which came fast on the outside at the end. After ex-i pending much effort in racing Dick Morris into submission, Easter Time, gave the win-! ner a spirited tussle before surrendering the lead entering the last furlong and faltering in the late st""res, was a length and one-half back of Predict, and as far in the van of Dick Morris at the finish. Best Man and Squall were inches back of Dick Morris at the end. Lady Broadcast, while lacking some of the speed of her earlier years, proved much the best among the seven that raced one mile in the Dandelion Claiming Purse, fourth on the card. Rated back of the early pace, the H. M. Wollf mare readily overtook the leaders as she rushed through along the rail in the stretch and outfinished Crystal Prince, which also finished well. Prose and Poetry accounted for third, with Minton fourth. The latter shared the early pacemaking with Scotlands Glory and tired just before reaching the stretch. 1 A
