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WOOLF SCORES DOUBLE Drombo and Enagala Daily Double Winners at Churchill Downs Mud Runners Have an Inning at Fa ¬ mous Louisville Track Don Dash Victorious LOUISVILLE Ky May 12 A double by the Woolford Farm Stable maintained by Herbert M Woolf of Kansas City which last week scored three victories in a single after ¬ noon featured this afternoons program at Churchill Downs where the sport was given over to the mud runners runnersAfter After Drombo carried the Woolford colors to victory in the second race the stables Enagala a daughter of Insco turned back nine other juveniles over four and a half furlongs in the third race They took both divisions of the daily double combination and those who wagered on their combined efforts were rewarded to the extent of 2160 2160Enagala Enagala ridden by Sammy Roberts led from shortly after the start and in spite of racing very wide after reaching the stretch managed to last long enough to score by a neck Clashman finished well and got sec ¬ ond money with Ebony Boy third only a half length away Blaufuss led home the others othersThe The Woolford juvenile was making the fourth start of her career and accounting for her second victory Her first was achieved at Arlington Downs on the occasion of her last trip to the post postEnagala Enagala ran the four and a half furlongs over a sloppy track in 55s 55sUNPLEASANT UNPLEASANT WEATHER WEATHERTodays Todays program riddled by withdrawals and shorn of its feature when it was declared off this morning was witnessed by a fair sized crowd in spite of the unpleasant weath ¬ er Rain most of the morning made the track aloppy and more fell shortly after noon to discourage wouldbe racing patrons Occa ¬ sional showers also fell after the sport got under way wayThe The original fifth and feature race the Jeffersontown Purse for threeyearolds was declared off and in its stead was presented a division of the original seventh race Small fields met in a majority of the days events although they did offer interesting enough competition competitionO O F Woodwards Don Dash made the sec ¬ ond start of his career a winning one when he took the opening event a dash of four and a half furlongs for maiden twoyearold colts and geldings geldingsMANEUVER MANEUVER FAILURE FAILURETaking Taking command on the turn the son of Chatover ridden by Porter Roberts drew away to score by three lengths at odds of a little more than 4 to 1 Birthday coupled in an entry with Bryonin was second and Capt James third two lengths further back Backintime led home the others which included the choice Maneuver which could not keep up after breaking well wellThe The veteran plater Drombo owned by the Woolford Farm scored an easy and popular victory in the second race leading home nine others from the lower claiming bracket Continued on thirtieth page WOOLF SCORES DOUBLE Continued from first page Jockey Leon Haas sent the sevenyearold Chance Play gelding to the front in the first quarter and after shaking off Musical Jack on the stretch turn drew away to score with four lengths to spare Musical Jack tired after forcing the winners early pace and finally dropped completely out of the pic ¬ ture Baste moving up to be second Cap ¬ italist third and My Chickadee fourth Amijo which shared favoritism with the winner never was a factor under a weak ride rideBEATEN BEATEN BY HEAD The Blue Ridge Farm stables Transfun was made the choice in the six furlongs fourth race but she missed by a head of achieving her objective the victory going to the Greentree Stables Scottish Mary The latter ridden by apprentice H Chall led from the beginning and though losing ground to the runnerup near the end lasted Ibng enough to be acclaimed winner Alice Highland was third a little less than a length behind Transfun while Cottingham was a distant fourth Wowo was closest to the pace for nearly three furlongs but then steadily dropped back finally finishing fifth in the field of eight fillies and mares maresFinding Finding the soft footing to his particular fancy Mrs M B Etzlers Eddies Brother was an easy winner of the mile of the fifth race and by accomplishing the victory carried apprentice Sammy Roberts to his second saddle success of the day Miss Twinkle was second Riff third and Wise Dora next Eddies Brother moved to the front after about threeeighths and then opened a wide Inargin which he maintained to the end in spite of running out badly In the stretch
