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MAIN MAN DISAPPOINTS IN INITIAL 1937 START TEDDY GREEN VICTOR Tranquillity Colt Captures Keene land Race by Six Lengths. J. B. Respess Derby Hope Pails to . Run to Morning Trials, Being Third, Behind Kermay. LEXINGTON, Ky, April 22. Hopes of Jerome B. Respess of owning this years Kentucky Derby winner dwindled today when Main Man was unable to run better than third in the Crystal Springs Purse, the Keeneland feature, with victory going to Teddy Green from the Tranquillity Farm stable of H. H. Cross, Chicago sportsman. Kermay, performing in the silks of the Tall Trees Stable, was second in the mile and a sixteenth event Teddy Green and Kermay also are eligible to the Churchill Downs classic. A return of sunshine brought the largest week-day crowd of the meeting to Keeneland and speculation likewise showed an increase. The track dried out steadily and after being "slow" for the first three events it becamo "good." Main Man, although making his first start as a three-year-old, was installed a heavy choice on the basis of his fine training record, but after being in the thick of the action in the run around the lower turn he was unable to trouble the leaders and had to be hard ridden to keep up in the late stages. ACCIDENT AVERTED. A near accident occurred near the sixteenth post when Teddy Green, which was holding a commanding advantage at the time, shied away from two photographers posted along the inner rail, but Basil James soon had the bay son of Teddy and Green Girl in his stride again and he reached the final post six lengths ahead of Kermay, while Main Man was another length and a half away, with Solar Hawk, Pennine, and Paris Prince, the other starters, well back. The last named is eligible to the Derby. Kermay sprinted into a clear lead soon after the start, while James had Teddy Green in second place under steady restraint. Upon leaving the back stretch, James gave the Tranquillity colt his head and he quickly moved forward to take command and drew away. Kermay was given no opposition for the place as Main Man failed to respond to urging. Paris Princa Continued on twenty-second page. MAIN MAN DISAPPOINTS IN INITIAL 1937 START Continued from first lage. was caught in close quarters on the lower turn but otherwise had no excuses. Teddy Green, an outsider in the wagering, gave. Tranquillity, trainer E. L. Snyder and James a "double," this combination having taken the third race with Khar Fair. He covered the mile and a sixteenth distance in 1:47 under an impost of 103 pounds. TEDDYS COMET BY NECK. Earl Steffens string of victories in the first race daily was broken when his mount Pin Money, from the Southland Stable, was beaten a neck by Teddys Comet, carrying the banner of the Valdina Farms of EJF. Woodward, the leading owner at the meeting. Teddys Comet, a brown son of Teddy and Flying Comet, was ridden by Raymond Workman, and that, accomplished veteran had to use all his skill and strength through the stretch, as Pin Money hung on doggedly after losing the lead just inside the furlong post. Teddys Comet, at odds-on, was third to Big Boy Blue and Pin Money until the stretch, where the latter took the lead. As the early leader tired Workman sent up his mount on the outside to engage the Southland colt, but after Teddys Comet took a slight lead he was unable to draw out. The Greentree Stables Armor Bearer finished third, a length and a half away, after Hilton Dabson had permitted him to race on the turn and then to drop in behind horses. The time over the Headley course was :iSi. HARD EARNED VICTORY. Entree carried the silks of J. W. Parrish to a hard earned victory in the second race, the four-year-old daughter of Rolled Stocking defeating Marie Jean by a head as Screen was four lengths away and a head before Elanbee. Robert Dotter brought up Entree gradually after having her under restraint in the early stages and she wrested the lead from Elanbee shortly after entering the stretch and then held Marie Jean safe. The latter raced wide throughout and gained steadily through the stretch but her bid came a trifle too late. Tomye was favored over the winner but he tired after showing speed for three furlongs. Basil James mastered "Sonny" Workman in a riding duel through the stretch to give the Tranquillity Farms Khar Fair the victory in the third event, which brought out ten maiden three-year-olds under a low claiming condition. The gelded son of For Fair and Maximaneh defeated Judge Hasten, the favorite, by a head as Prenny was five lengths away and well before Executrix. Prenny showed the most early speed but was overtaken at the stretch turn by Judge Hasten and then Khar Fair. Judge Hasten held Khar Fair safe until the final thirty yards, where the latter got his nose in front racing on the outside. Grey Streak was made a strong favorite in the fourth race and he was much the best of the five fair platers that met over six furlongs. Under powerful restraint from Charles Corbett during the opening three furlongs, the five-year-old gelding swung to the outside while going around the turn and quickly moved up to take command. After opening up a good lead, he was taken under restraint in the final sixteenth to defeat Adolf by four lengths as Mystic Sign was a head away and well before Blue Gauntlet.
