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NINETEEN JUVENILES IN BASHFORD MANOR STAKES • One of Largest Fields in History of Race Scheduled to Start Today t Bumper Crowd Expected at Churchill Downs to See Youngsters in Popular Fixture — Memories Handicap Additional Attraction — Conditions Ideal • - LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 8.— Nineteen two-year-olds, one of the largest, If not the largest, fields to be named for the race since its inception in 1902, were entered for the thirty-fifth running of the ,000 added Bashford Manor Stakes, Churchill Downs* Saturday feature. Since the inaugural running, when Von Rouse carried F. Bruhns and Co.s colors to victory, the dash has had an important bearing on future juvenile stakes to be decided, and in most instances the winner of the Bashford Manor has added further glory and gold to his or her owner. The previous two runnings of the five-furlong da.sh which has been run at that distance since 1925, went to the Shaffer family. E. D. Shaffers St. Bernard was victorious in 1934 and C. B. Shaffers Coldstream in 1935. Prior to 1925 it was at four and a half furlongs, and since being lengthened Coldstreams mark of :595 is the record for the race. Incidentally, Coldstream is the holder of the Churchill Downs track record of :52°5 for four and one-half furlongs. In 1932 the race was opened for two-year-olds of both sexes and B. B. Jones Miss Patience was the winner of the 1933 running. The added value of the Bashford Manor was raised to ,000 this year and in the event the nineteen go postward the winner will earn ,240 for his or her owner. Six fillies— Gin Daisy, Foolish Moment, Evening Tide, Shootin High, Busy Lutrecia, and Little Empress — are in the large field. Due to their stakes victories, Dogaway, one of the four named to represent Mrs. Ethel V. Mars Milky Way Farm and Joe P. Halls Little Empress will carry the top imposts. DOGAWAY TOP WEIGHT. Dogaway will carry the actual top burden of 125 pounds, while Little Empress, bene- fitted by her sex allowance, gets in under 122 pounds. Dehor, Chenault, Evening Tide, Ginocchio, Viajero, and Prairie Dog receive their maiden allowance. They will all carry 117 pounds, excepting Evening Tide, a filly, which is coupled with Prairie Dog. Evening Tides package is 114 pounds. She will attempt to win the race for the second time for C. B. Shaffers Coldstream Stud, and Prairie Dog is the hope of E. D. Shaffer. In addition to the Coldstream and Shaffer entry, and the Milky Way Farm entry, which besides Dogaway includes the speedy Murph, Fast Express and Reaping Reward, other owners to have named more than one representative are J. W. Parrish, who entered Dehor and Proph, and Dixiana. whose colors will be carried by Sweepalot, Shootin* High and Foolish Moment. Alexander Gordon has saddled two winners of the race, St. Bernard and Coldstream, and Clyde Van Dusen tightened the girth of Torchilla and In High. Others in the field are Billionaire, a brother to Brokers Tip, 1933 Kentucky Derby winner, which won his last start here; Busy Lutrecia, also successful at the local course, and Kermay, winner on Derby Day. Shootin High and Foolish Moment have won two races here, while Sweepalot turned back Fast Express and Ginocchio the first of the week. EXPECT SEVERAL WITHDRAWALS. In the event there are nineteen starters, Foolish Moment will commence from outside of the stall gate. However, several withdrawals are expected between now and post time. Supporting the feature is the Memories Handicap. A small field of seven was named for the seven-eighths sprint, and H. C Hatchs Ariel Cross will tote the top assignment of 122 pounds. St. Bernard comes next under 113 pounds, and the weights scale down to ninety-eight pounds for Don Creole. He is the only three-year-old named to strive for the ,000 purse. The Few Acres Farms Purse, for topnotch platers, and at six and one-half furlongs, will serve as the fourth event, and the River Park Drive, an allowance affair for three-year-olds, opens the program. Maiden two-year-olds meet at four and one-half furlongs in the second dash. Via-carded a substitute to be used in the event jero and Dehor are also named for this race. Racing secretary William H. Shelley has it becomes necessary to declare off one of the original contests.
