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FINALE AT LOUISVILLE Historic Churchill Downs Winds Up Another Derby Meeting MeetingDark Dark Seeker in Another Triumph Lillian Roth Easily Live i One in Fast Time LOUISVILLE Kyf May 22 Churchill Downs famous home of the Kentucky Der ¬ by Americas outstanding turf fixture re ¬ newed two weeks ago and won by War Ad ¬ miral today brought to a close one of the most successful meetings in its history when the curtain fell on nineteen days of brilliant and important spring racing racingFor For the final day the weather blustery with a threat of rainj was not all that could have been desired and no stake event was included in the program offered but the same fine and lively interest evident from the start prevailed undiminished to the end endIn In addition to the prized Kentucky Derby other stakes renewed were the Clark Handi ¬ cap won by Count Morse the Bashford Manor Stakes captured by Sky Larking and the Kentucky Oaks as old as the Kentucky Derby which found its sixtythird winner in Mars Shield ShieldIn In both attendance and betting the meet ¬ ing ran well above last year figures not in ¬ cluding those for the closing day denoting an increase of about twenty per cent in patronage and a corresponding rise in spec ¬ ulation ulationDERBY DERBY ATTENDANCE RECORD RECORDPresident President Matt J Winn in reviewing the I meeting said Taken altogether our spring meeting has been one of the most interest ¬ ing and one of the most successful in the long history of Churchill Downs The Ken ¬ tucky Derby set an alltime record for at ¬ tendance not less than 80000 people being present within the grounds This interest on the part of the racing fans has continued every day which convinces me that im i proved business conditions will continue and that every form of sport and industry will show a greater profit this year yearI I have long since learned that you can ¬ not mark time in handling a great turf en ¬ terprise like the Kentucky Derby and so we are already planning for next year My Continued on seventeenth page FINALE AT LOUISVILLE Continued from first page purpose has always been to take good care of what might be termed the forgotten man that is those who are unable to secure seats or boxes and purchase admission tickets with perhaps 25000 of them not be ¬ ing able to get a glimpse of the race Our plans are already complete for the building of a tunnel to the center field where those holding general admission tickets can be properly taken care of ofIn In addition to this terraces will be ex ¬ tended from the end of the grandstand up to the start of the Derby A pavilion will be erected where the old dining room building now stands The vast crowd will have shel ¬ ter there in case of rain and they can secure mutuel tickets if they desire them Plans 1 for the removal of the paddock and for the thefiitViA fiitViA tiaoiitifnn4n nt + V rr mmA iri1 also follow followGRATEFUL GRATEFUL FOB PATRONAGE PATRONAGESpeaking Speaking for myself and for the board of directors we are grateful for the patron ¬ age so generously extended this year and which already gives promise of being greatly increased in 1938 Already requests for boxes and seat reservations for next years Derby are pouring into the general office and will be given consideration when these matters are JanuaryWhile taken up early in January While Greentrees Housekeeper a chest ¬ nut daughter of Wise Counsellor and Spring Cleaning came through with a sparkling performance from a sluggish start to finish in front a timid ride on the part of R Hut ton who was astride the favorite Clash man no doubt had something to do with his defeat in the five furlongs opening race for maiden juveniles Star Angela split the pair at the finish where they were necks apart apartWhen When racing in front and on the inside in the opening quarter Clashman was taken back by Hutton and while the choice suc ¬ ceeded in regaining the lead in the final eighth he failed to withstand the faster fin ¬ ishes put forth by Housekeeper on which P Roberts had the mount and Star Angela AngelaJOCKEY JOCKEY SOUTH INJURED INJUREDInjury Injury of jockey George South who suf ¬ fered a possible fracture of the left ankle when Thistle Ress tossed him from the saddle while at the post held up the second race for almost fifteen minutes as the in ¬ jury precluded Souths riding out the en ¬ gagement and the G S Boswell mare had to be returnrtd to the paddock where Willie Kern substituted in the saddle saddleIn In the contest which was over six fur ¬ longs Thistle Ress finished third the win ¬ ner turning up in Dan Lehans staunchly backed Lord Dalton which triumphed in good fashion Second honors went to Que Gato GatoCONSISTENT CONSISTENT VETERAN VETERANDark Dark Seeker F Scovilles consistent eight yearold Traumer mare raced to her second victory here and the third in successive starts when she trounced Ramrod Belleek and four others over six furlongs in the third race Brought from behind Ripple alongs pace after a half mile the Scoville veteran sprinted away from her company to win by three lengths as Ramrod withJ stood the rush of Belleek well enough to land runnerup honors by a neck Away slowly and swerving several times during the running Chauvenet which shared fa ¬ voritism with the winner failed to prove a contender at any time timeThe The fourth race also given over to maiden twoyearolds and under claiming conditions saw the Blue Ridge Farms Lillian Roth which was making her first public appear ¬ ance home an easy winner as Last Mes sage also making her debut raced to second place with Polly Greenock third The Chi ¬ cagoowned winner scored by six lengths with Last Message a length and onehalf before Polly Greenock at the close closeRUNS RUNS MILE IN 136 136Running Running the mile in the fast time of 136 Mrs Kirby Ramseys rejuvenated nineyear old Live One took the mile fourth race his only engagement here for his seventh win in fourteen starts during the year Over ¬ taking Barbara J after she had cut out a terrific pace to the stretch turn and then shaking off a challenge from Lame Duck the Ramsey veteran pulled away in the last furlong to win by two lengths Faltering badly in the last quarter Barbara J failed to account for any of the purse money third award going to Carl S which finished five lengths back of Lame Duck and a neck be ¬ fore King Carl
