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MURPH MURPH TRIUMPHANT TRIUMPHANT IN IN BASHFORD BASHFORD MANOR MANOR STAKES STAKES ******** ******** •••• •••• Largest Largest Crowd Crowd ot ot Meeting, Meeting, Over Over 12,000 12,000 in in Attendance Attendance at at Aurora Aurora Track Track « — . MILKY WAY GELDING Carries Mrs. Ethel Mars Silks to Easily Achieved Victory. . » Defeats Foolish Moment and Prairie Dog by Wide Margin — Visigoths Memories Handicap. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 9.— The Milky Way Farms Stable of Mrs. Ethel V. Mars added another stake to its imposing record when Murph, a gelded son of Haste— Black Gertie, was an ear-y winner of the thirty-fifth running of the Bashford Manor Stakes, which featured Churchill Downs third Saturday program here this afternoon. The crowd was second in size to Derby Day, and the speculation likewise was heavy. Foolish Moment carried Charles T. Fisher.-; Dixiana colors into second place, and third went to Prairie Dog, from E. Dale Shaffers stabla. Sixteen two-year-olds were under colors for the ,000 added prize, which was worth ,015 to the Chicago sportswoman and she and Dixiana were represented by three starters each. Murph ran the distance in :59!f . which was within a fifth of a second of the track record. While Murph was the only entry from his burn to carry off one of the four awards. Shoot in High, a stablemate of Foolish Moment, was fourth and Sweepalot, also from the same barn, fifth. Kermay was eliminated when he bolted at the start. After a long delay, caused chiefly by the fractiousness of the Dixiana representative, the field was sent away and Foolish Moment which, with Billionaire, began from outside of the machine, lost little time in reaching the lead. Little Empress, which crossed over sharply from her outside position, was in second place, and Ginnochio next. Eddie Arcaro was bringing the winner up fast and he had him in front shortly after reaching the stretch. Drawing away steadily, he reached the end four lengths before Foolish Moment, which led the fast-finishing Prairie Dog by two lengths for second. The crowd, with the exception of Derby Day, was one of the largest of the meeting. Summer weather prevailed, and supporting the stakes were several races that would be headliners on any other day. In the big throng were visitors from the Blue Grass. Cincinnati, Chicago and other points, and the mutuel handle far exceeded that of the same day last year. The racing strip was at its best and, 1 hough there were several mild surprises, the sport as a whole was formful. The colors of E. R. Bradley were carried to another success when Bootmaker, which was making his first start since last fall, led Higher Cloud, Prince Fellow and four other three-year-olds to the end of the seven furlongs River Park Drive Purse that opened the program. Continued on thirty-fourth page. j ! . ! ■ ! i I I j I I ! ■ j i ; j j MURPH TRIUMPHANT IN BASHFORD MANOR STAKES Continued from first page. . ! — Speeding over the six and one-half fur-, longs in 1:17%, one of the fastest races of j the meeting, Visigoth, five-year-old Noel | gelding, carried Theodore Muellers Shady I Brook Farm colors to an easy and surprise , victory in the Memories Handicap, the fifth race. Top Dog, coupled with Chief Cherokee as the Mrs. E. Denemark entry, was ! second, and Money Getter, the hope of Three I Ds Stock Farm, third. St. Bernard was fourth and then came Ariel Cross, a heavily supported odds-on choice, Don Creole and Chief Cherokee in the named order. Although there was considerable rough riding in the race, the winner played no ; part, for Basil James drove Visigoth down on the outside of his field to wrest the lead j from Top Dog in the final furlong and lead | him by two and a half lengths at the end. Money Getter, which was rushed to the front, set a dazzling pace, and after disposing of Chief Cherokee, Top Dog came up to offer his bold challenge. The latter 1 drove to the front entering the stretch, but j he was unable to draw clear, and it was no task for the winner to subdue him. In the jam approaching the stretch turn, Ariel Cross, which was carrying top weight of 122 pounds, was knocked back to last place, and he tired after making up ground. St. Bernard also was in close quarters, and this probably prevented him from being a stronger factor. Visigoth, which was scoring his second straight victory, carried 107 pounds. Clyde Van Dusen who has been saddling winners for Dixiana furnished one for his own account and put the tack on the runner-up when Hy Sonny and Toneys Girl, the latter the property of Mrs. E. A. Gross but like the winner a product of Van Dusens breeding establishment, were much the best of ten other maiden juveniles that met at four and one-half furlongs in the second race. Third went to J. E. Wideners Par. A mild surprise and driving finish came with the third race at six furlongs when B. C. Carpenters Candescent, a fielder got up to beat Trinchera by a neck at the end. Crestonian was third. Bartering Kate, useful five-year-old daugh-| ter of Boot to Boot, which races for C. A. Peck, Chicago patron, chalked up her sixth victory of the year and provided a popular score in annexing the Few Acres Farm Claiming Purse, decided at the end of six ;and a half furlongs as the fourth. At the finish she was slightly more than two lengths before Felwyn, which got up in the last strides to beat the tiring Likewise iby a neck for second.
