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BIEN FAIT SHOWS SPEED Gallops Mile at Churchill Downs in inFast Fast Time of 1 3625 Prince Pompey Loses All Chanced ChancedWhen When Forced Wide on Turn Winner Looks Promising1 LOUISVILLE Ky May 11 Although rep ¬ resentations made for the colt at the time of his sale along with four others to Charles W Stroube of Corsicana Texas were not disclosed the manner in which Bien Fait threeyearold Bubbling Over colt won the Goodman News Purse at Churchill Downs today caused many good judges to venture the prediction that Col Edward R Bradley probably let a good horse slip out of his barn barnMaking Making only the third start of his career the chunky chestnutcoated Idle Hour Farm product completely shut out eleven second f lighters of his age or older running the distance in 136 the third fastest time dur ¬ ing the present meeting He sprinted to the front when permitted after Rock X Tran quility Farms Rockman gelding had set a fast pace for threequarters and drawing away into a long lead approached the finish well in hand Don Meade was astride the Stroube colorbearer and it was a popular combination with those who speculated upon the outcome odds of but 7 to 5 being re ¬ turned turnedAt At the finish where Bien Fait led Rock X by five lengths the latter held second by two lengths over Pot au Brooms which in turn enjoyed a sixlength margin over Visi ¬ goth nearest of the others Chance Line one of two started under J E Wideners colors and the early runnerup to Rock X fin ¬ ished fifth a nose back of Visigoth and a like LightupPrince margin before Lightup Prince Pompey named for the Kentucky Derby by the Calumet Farm and one of the choices here finished far back most of his chances being destroyed when Crania forced him almost to the outside fence on the far turn where Fairsickle the other Widener representative also went out badly badlyLONG LONG DELAY AT TOST TOSTThere There was a delay of five and onehalf minutes at the post before the starter caught the field in alignment Fretful Prince Pompey and Pot au Brooms were almost entirely to blame for the long stay at the post postA A fairly goodsized crowd saw the Bradley castoff win and Dixianas Red Sunset make it two in a row for public choices when she led home a small band of twoyearolds in the fourth race raceThe The weather continued warm with traces of the sand and dust storm prevalent throughout the central and far West Small particles in the air were so thick that they dimmed the sun sunWith With In Motion which was expected to provide the chief contention practically eliminated when he stumbled a stride after the start and Overthrow being raced into early exhaustion by Don Meade Red Sunset came from behind the pace and to victory Continued on twentyeighth page BIEN FAIT SHOWS SPEED Continued from first page by one length and a half Faltering badly Overthrow also lost second honors Poet Prince forcing him out of the runnerup berth within a few strides of the end The winners time of 53 equalled the fastest during the present meeting She is a daugh ¬ ter of High Time and Red Gown and saw light campaigning in the South Lee Hum ¬ phries had the mount mountThe The opening race engaging eight of the cheaper platers over seven furlongs and marked by an accident in which Santerno ridden by apprentice P Roberts went down soon after the start was won by Stinger with Simon second and Oderic next Roberts and his mount escaped unhurt unhurtStinger Stinger won after a stubborn stretch duel with Simon only a half length separating them at the finish where Oderic which had a rough race and showed a smart perform ¬ ance was two lengths and a half back and narrowly before Royal Sport SportArt Art Goldblatt saddled another winner for Sam Furst when Earle Maxwell scored his maiden victory in the second race for which twelve juveniles all nonwinners lined up before the start The winner ridden by Alcee Richard caught Little Mickey which Herb Fisher rushed off his feet in early pacemaking tiring badly in the last of the four and onehalf furlongs and snatched victory from the A L Ferguson representa ¬ tive right at the end The favorite Little Cynic a mild sufferer in the crowding that developed soon after the start where Little Mickey herded the inside horses was a game third with Trend fourth
