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COUNT MORSE TRIUMPHS Calumet Farm Colorbearer Accounts for Clark Handicap Triple for Milky Way Farm Stable StableSilks Silks on Opening Day at atChurchill Churchill Downs LOUISVILLE Ky May 1 Count Morse came back from his victory in the Ben AH Handicap at Keeneland to score an easy triumph in the historic Clark Handicap which proved a fitting feature for the most auspicious opening Churchill Downs has en ¬ joyed in many years Carrying the popular devilred and blue silks of Warren Wrights Calumet Farm Stable the fouryearold son of Reigh Count and Nellie Morse led most of the way over the mile and onesix ¬ teenth distance defeating Sir Jim James owned by Edward W Duffy by two and a half lengths with the Millsdale Stables Giant Killer another length back in third place placeA A crowd considerably larger than turned out for the inaugural last year was present for the opening of the meeting which will be featured next Saturday by the annual renewal of the Kentucky Derby The wager ¬ ing was at least 15 per cent better than a year ago agoThe The Calumet colt which had up top weight of 119 pounds including jockey Irving Anderson was made the favorite among the ten horses going postward in the Clark a 10000 added affair which had a 9200 value for the winner Count Morse ran the dis ¬ tance over the good track in 145 a second and onefifth slower than the course record NOT DANGEROUS DANGEROUSChigre Chigre a Kentucky Derby hopeful and Mars Shield winner of the Texas Derby were the only threeyearolds in the field the former displaying early speed while the latter was unable to make trouble after lunging into the air at the start startAnderson Anderson rode Count Morse briskly to get him to the front as the field turned into the back stretch and thereafter the Calumet colt set an even pace under steady restraint to the end Sir Jim James always was a factor while racing slightly wide and he finished well to beat out Giant Killer which made up ground gradually through the final sixteenth sixteenthGrand Grand Manitou which ran fourth was well up all the way while on the outside while Paradisical was a factor until the final fur ¬ long longUp Up to and including the feature Chicago owned horses accounted for five of the first six events three of them coming from the Milky Way Farm stable of Mrs Ethel V Mars Favorites also were in the majority majorityThe The Milky Way Farm trainer Robert Mc Garveyjockey Alfred Robertson combina ¬ tion completed a triple with the victory of Case Ace in the Indian Hills Purse the secondary feature which was fifth on the program Breaking in front from outside the starting gate the bay son of Teddy and Sweetheart led all the way over the seven furlongs route defeating the Millsdale Sta ¬ bles Grey Count the Louisiana Derby win ¬ ner by three lengths Kermay owned by the Tall Trees Stable was another six lengths back in third place as Quincy was fourth among the seven threeyearolds com ¬ posing the field fieldWestern Western Slope R L Baker and Grey Count were the only noneligibles to the Derby in the field and because of his vic ¬ tory there is a possibility that Case Ace will be a Milky Way representative in next Continued on twentysixth page COUNT MORSE TRIUMPHS Continued from first page Sat ys race along with Reaping Reward and Military MilitaryCASE CASE ACE EASILY EASILYCase Case Ace ran away for threequarters of ofmile mile after unseating Robertson at the post and the start was delayed twelve and cinehalf minutes Kermay also acting frac tiously Robertson got him away so well that he assumed immediate command and set the pace all the way being under steady Ing restraint to the stretch stretchTiger Tiger a brown son of Bull Dog and Star ¬ less Moment racing in the greenest sort of fashion completed a double for the Milky Way Farm stable in the twoyearold events when he easily captured the Peewee Valley Purse fourth on the program over five other well regarded youngsters Completing a double also for trainer Robert McGarvey and jockey Alfred Robertson Tiger ran the lour and onehalf furlongs in 53 exceeding the time of his stablemate Sky Larking by onefifth of a second and missing the track record of Coldstream by threefifths of a second The attendance larger than last year in spite of threatening weather reflected the keen interest of racing folks in the return qfithe sport to this territory Mutuel play was correspondingly higher than a year ago and as a whole the program was the finest inaugural arranged in several years yearsTfieMilky TfieMilky Way Farm stable provided the winner of the second race in the twoyear old Sky Larking which was making the first start of his career This son of Blue Larkspur and Risk the choice in the field of twelve maiden juveniles ran the four and and a half furlongs in 53 fourfifths off the track record of Coldstream and he won as his rider Alfred Robertson pleased At the end he was five lengths in front of Knee Deep and was not fully extended Greenski was third
