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BARN SWALLOW ROMPS » Bradley Filly Greatly Superior to Her Filly Rivals. » » Jonquil Purse Heads Good Program at Churchill Downs — Mata Hari Promising Youngster. ♦ LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 1.— Barn Swallow, one of the best of the 1932 juveniles, inaugurated her second campaign with a hollow victory over seven other three-year-old fillies in the Jonquil Purse, the principal race on a nicely balanced program at Churchill Downs here today. The victorious E. R. Bradley home-bre-l ruled a big favorite and drew the acclaim of a big majority in the fine Monday crowd as she sped to the finish of the six furlongs an easy and decisive winner over Dixianas Esseff. Slapstick, carrying the C. V. V/hitney silks, was third and Nituma, S. S. Combs -representative, next. Although Barn Swallow performed in a fashion that demonstrated her superiority, Esseff was good enough to race with the daughter of Black Servant and Blue Warbler, for almost a half mile, following which the Bradley miss was far too much for the Dixiaua filly. Entering the stretch Barn Swallow easily opened up a safe advantage and had not Don Meade restrained her as she ran the final eighth, might have won by a half dozen lengths. As it was she scored by a length and one-half and Esseff was four lengths better than Slapstick. After a quarter the latter had third place to herself and when approaching the finish was inclined to bear out, forcing Nituma to go with her. The winner was burdened with top weight of 118 pounds, six more than Esseff and Slapstick. She ran the distance in 1:13. The Dixiana stable uncovered a smart youngster and probable contender for juvenile honors when the home-bred and farm-trained Mata Hari, daughter of Peter Hasting and War Woman, showed championship Continued on twenty-second page. BARN SWALLOW ROMPS Continued from first page. form in winning the opening race, or Buds Purse, for maiden two-year-old fillies. Taking command soon after the start, and running the four and one-half furlongs in :53%, she won in a romp and by eight lengths. Although it was her first test, she had confident support from her connections and went to the post at even money. Squeeze Out, coupled with Pharamaid, as the H. P. Headley entry, was second, and Our Hobby third. The mile second race, for three-year-olds, resulted in a nose finish and victory for the Serenata Farms Chuck B. Volwood, favorite, repeatedly impeded by the suddenly improved winner, lost the close finish and at the end was only a neck before Bichloride, also well backed. Twelve started and Suffolk was fourth under the wire. A nose was the deciding margin when the Greentree Stables Yaupon and Even Play, short priced choice, fought it out in the four and one-half furlongs third race, a claiming race for masculine two-year-olds. Cherry Time, which accounted for third, was two lengths back and followed by eight others. After getting Yaupon away fast, G. Elston took him back and permitted Even Play to set the pace and, when moving up in the final drive, the victor had to overcome a loss of ground resulting from being forced wide by the stubborn Even Play, on which W. Curran had the mount. Cherry Time held the others safe for third. Finishing with a great rush in the center of the track, the lightly backed My Blaze, racing for M. J. Conley, took the third race in an even more thrilling fashion than that which marked the two preceding races. Here the winner nosed out Marie Jean, which, in turn, had no more to spare over Muslet, and Momo, which was fourth, was just a head farther back. — ■
