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FOUR ELEYEtT APPROPRIATELY Carries Calumet Farm Colors Successfully in Calumet Purse. Speedy Daughter of Haste Buns Six Furlongs In 1:1114 to Score Easily Parade of Famous Geldings. LEXINGTON, Ky., April 20. Appropriately, the Calumet Farm colors of devil red and blue, were borne to victory by Four Eleven in the Calumet Purse, which featured this afternoons program at Keeneland, enjoyed by a good-sized and enthusiastic crowd under pleasant circumstances. An added attraction was the parade of famous geldings before the first race. Four Eleven gave Warren Wright, the Calumet owner, trainer Frank Kearns and jockey Irving Anderson their first victory of the meeting. The bay daughter of Haste and Fire Play, in becoming the fourth straight favorite of the afternoon to earn brackets, ran the six furlongs in 1:11, a sepond slower than the track record, to defeat Mrs. A. B. Letelliers Shatterproof by six lengths. Another four lengths back was Navarre, from the Tall Trees Stable, with Shootin High a head away in fourth place among the eight three-year-old fillies clashing under allowance conditions. rOOR START EFFECTED. A poor start was effected by William Hamilton, White Sand and Scottish Mary being off poorly, while Shootin High went into the air. Four Eleven, which had raced well in Florida, settled into her best stride right after the start to lead by a length over Beauty Sleep in the run down the back stretch. Rounding the turn, the Calumet filly doubled her advantage, with Beauty Sleep having enough after reaching the stretch, where Shatterproof moved up. After being straightened out for the run home, Four Eleven jumped away to such a long lead that Anderson had to look back to locate the opposition and was able to ease up his mount towards the end. Shatterproof was given no opposition for the place in the final furlong as Beauty Sleep and Alice G. tired, Navarre moving up gradually to be third, while Shootin High closed fast in the last furlong, just failing to get up for third honors. She was the second choice to Four Eleven. STEFFENS MONOPOLY. Earl Steffen rode the winner of the opening race for the third consecutive day when he piloted Stormy Sea to an easy victory over nine other maiden two-year-olds. The veteran Oklahoma jockey, who led the riders of two-year-old winners in Florida last winter, had the gelded son of Chance Shot and White Lies away in motion from his inside position and led all the way, reaching the finish three lengths in front, of the Greentree Stables Birthday, as Noticing was another half length away. Candle Ends was favored with Stormy Sea the second choice, but the C. V. Whitney colt met with slight interference as Al-High came over from his outside position. Noticing was nearest Stormy Sea in the early running, while Birthday made up ground in the final quarter. Taking no chances, Charlie Corbett kept after Silver Braid throughout the stretch run and the gelded son of Hi-Jack Silver Lace won the second by five lengths over Manrico, which barely beat out Marvel Play and Catnap. FINE PERFORMANCE. Silver Braid was compelled to race Pats Daughter into defeat in the opening quarter and then had to stave off a bid from My Chickadee rounding the turn, after which he drew away steadily. Manrico gained second place after a hot stretch battle with Marvel Play and Catnap. Dashwood, held at odds-on, made a show of his five opponents in the third race, winning by three lengths over Night Bandit a3 Judge Hasten was another six lengths back. Under the guidance of Helmuth Chall, giving that apprentice his first winning mount of the meeting, the son of Mokatan assumed a clear lead soon after the start and, after drawing away, he was taken in hand to have considerable left Kairack dropped back after being nearest the leader in the opening quarter and Night Bandit moved up, while Judge Hasten improved his position on the turn. The third straight favorite to reward the public and give the Valdina Farms another victory was Roy T., which easily defeated several other maiden two-year-olds in the fourth race. Running the Headley course in :475S, the chestnut son of Zaca-weista and Cross Village scored by three lengths over Congressman as Shining Heels was three-fourths of a length away in third place. Roy T. was away in stride on the inside position, but the Valdina colt had to bo hard ridden to race Shining Heels into submission in the opening quarter. After reaching the stretch Roy T. drew away steadily.
