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YEARS FIRST VICTORY Braedalbane Stable Colors Finally Win at Churchill Downs DownsWeston Weston Triumphs in Juvenile Race Raceat at Louisville Track Marsch MarschHorses Horses Disappoint LOUISVILLE Ky May 9 The blue and gold colors of the Braedalbane Stable main ¬ tained by Desha Breckinridge of Lexington and Jouett Shouse of Washington were seen in their first victory of the season when Weston a rugged twoyearold son of Noc ¬ turnal or Sun Flag from Madcap Princess brought them through to a driving score over a band of his age in the Midway Purse the best of todays races at Churchill Downs DownsDespite = Despite a good qualifying performance the winner which was making his second public appearance received light support and his victory was among several sur ¬ prises The most play was given C C Van Meters Stay which finished third two lengths back of First Entry which ac ¬ counted for the second award and John Marschs first time starter Black River Carried out on the turn by the erratic Sora which delayed the start for five minutes and further handicapped by a timid ride Black River had little if any chance He was the second favored youngster from the Marsch barn to suffer defeat defeatRacing Racing outside the leaders entering the stretch and taking a clear lead as Leelarious and Elwawa the early pacemakers fell back near the final furlong the winner came on to defeat First Entry which he blocked within a short distance of the finish by a length First Entry slipped through next to the rail throughout and but for being cut off by the victor probably would have been more of a factor at the end where he led Stay by two lengths Aside from a slight loss of ground Stay had no excuse He withstood Roman Soldiers belated rush just long enough to retain third by a head headYOUTHFUL YOUTHFUL KENTUCKY TRAINER TRAINERWeston Weston is trained by Tom B Young youthful Kentucky horseman and son of the late Milton Young and was ridden by Charles Corbett who also had the mount on one of the earlier winners A large crowd for the day saw the Braedalbane gelding score scoreA A nose finish the first close one of the afternoon resulted in the Tyler Hotel Claim ¬ ing Purse which was the fifth race Little Connelly R L Stivers Hephaistos filly was the winner with the decision against Rally Round Simon which took third led Catino and three others othersAfter After succumbing to the winners chal ¬ lenge in the stretch Rally Round which had set all the pace refused to give up and when Little Connelly tired as the finish neared narrowly failed to retrieve the lead in time to be the winner A stride after the finish Rally Round was in front again Within a few strides of the finish he bumped the winner and it appeared to aid him somewhat somewhatLittle Little Connelly a lukewarm favorite had Lee Humphries in the saddle Rough saddleRough riding prevalent since the open ¬ ing ruined another race when such serious crowding developed soon after the start of the first event that it looked more like a football scrimmage than a horse race For this Epernay John Marschs fast son of Epinard was making his debut but he bore the brunt of the crowding and consequently was eliminated almost before the contest had a good start The race engaged nine maiden juvenile colts and geldings geldingsJOCKEY JOCKEY FINNERTY SUSPENDED SUSPENDEDWith With Epernay which went to the post a one to two chance eliminated Riff racing under Theodore E Muellers Shady Brook Farm colors Celebrant and John Marcurn sprinted to finish first second and third as named From the stand all of the three leaders were seen to come over sharply from outer positions and though R Finnerty astride the winner appeared less to blame than the riders astride Celebrant and John Continued on fifteenth page YEARS FIRST VICTORY Continued from first page Marcum he was suspended for the remaind ¬ er of the meeting meetingBelle Belle Grier threeyearold daughter of John P Grier and Mirabelle signalled her first test under fire with a winning effort when despite running out badly she was good enough to turn back Bibbies Choice Bunting Star and nine other older maidens over the seven furlongs distance in the sec ¬ ond race The winner owned by Joseph E Widener had worked fast and on the strength of good trials was backed into favoritism favoritismWhen When making the turn which she reached in the leaders position the winner bore out but when straightened out in the stretch soon regained the lead and drove on to win by a length Near the finish she had Bib ¬ bies Choice in close quarters quartersThe The third race also for older maidens and under claiming conditions and decided over seven furlongs furnished a second favorite victory when Black Joe racing under Jack Howards Rookwood Farm Stable colors and held at oddson was first past the finish Ridden out he scored by two lengths with Spanish Red second and Sandy Joe third before nine others of which Nightingale and Lanadler which finished fourth and fifth respectively were prominent f actors 1 most of the distance
