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DEAD HEAT AT DOWNS Coronium and John Allen Even at Finish of Race Leaders Engage in Bumping Match Matchin in Final Eighth Pandisco and andSunberra Sunberra Win Purses LOUISVILLE Ky May 13 The dead heat sign was displayed here at Churchill Downs for the first time during the meeting when A B Letelliers recentlyacquired Coro ¬ nium and S S Ganos John Allen were on even terms in the fourth and one of the best races on the afternoons card at the famous local course The two engaging in a bump ¬ ing duel through the final eighth raced past the pacemaker Chanting near the end to share honors at the finish of six furlongs furlongsChanting Chanting was easily best of the others in finishing a length behind the leaders and two and a half lengths before Candlelight which took fourth money Five others com ¬ pleted the field which was for selling platers of one of the higher brackets bracketsCoronium Coronium ridden by Charley Corbett and John Allen handled by Charley Landolt both veterans of the saddle raced not far back of Chantings stiff pace for the muddy track and then as they began to gain on the leader they swerved into each other Bumping frequently from then on until they reached the finish there was nothing to choose between them as they flashed under the wire wireCoronium Coronium is an eligible for the Kentucky Oaks 5000 fixture for threeyearold fillies here next Saturday and on her perform ¬ ance today her owner may decide to start her in the big race raceDOMINATE DOMINATE CONTEST CONTESTThe The first three horses to finish dominated the race after the opening quarter and the Others had no excuse for defeat The favor ¬ ite was I Chase which never reached a prominent position positionThe The days sport again was given over to horses showing preference for the softer footing for an additional rain last night and most of this morning left the racing strip deep in mud Although the rain stopped about noon time skies remained heavily overcast most of the afternoon and there was little hope for a fast track again before Saturday SaturdaySmall Small fields met in a majority of the races but they brought together wellmatched per ¬ formers and were viewed enthusiastically by the crowd a splendid gathering in spite of the unpleasant weather weatherThe The track was made to order for D W Butlers Manners Man and he showed it by sprinting to an easy and popular victory in the six furlongs Old Deposit Claiming Purse fifth on the card Second money fell to Mansco while Snow Fairy was third and My Elsie fourth Four others rounded out the field fieldThe The first race a dash at four and a half furlongs for maiden twoyearold fillies re ¬ sulted in a popular and easy victory for Sunberra owned by the French Lick Springs Stable and ridden by apprentice Robert Hut ton Housekeeper was second Star Angela third and Aim High next in the field of eight Sunberra took command with a rush on the outside going around the turn and then maintained a big lead to the end win ¬ ning by three lengths Housekeeper led Star Angela home by five more lengths while Aim High was another three lengths back in fourth place at the end Continued on seventeenth page DEAD HEAT AT DOWNS Continued from first page The Woolford Farms Pandisco which scored the first victory of her career several days ago came back to achieve another in the second race for the account of the fa ¬ vorite players The race was decided over threequarters and at the end apprentice Sammy Roberts had the daughter of Insco in front by a length Night Bandit moved up on the inside in the final quarter to take second place with Blazing Torch third Kin ¬ ross led home the seven other threeyear olds which started Pandisco led from shortly after the start but was bearing out badly in the stretch stretchRoscoe Roscoe Gooses Stella Me ridden by Leon Haas made her first start a winning one when she took down major honors in the third race another for maiden twoyearold fillies at four and a half furlongs The daughter of Sun Flag was hustled to the front right after the getaway and then con ¬ tinued to open daylight on her rivals ulti ¬ mately winning by six lengths She shared favoritism with Eastorian which had to be content with fourth money Accordion being second and Oddesa Flag third
