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MAIN MAN REPEATER Duplicates His Phoenix Handicap Victory in Featured Ben Ali. Respess Colt Carries 120 Pounds to . Splendidly Achieved Triumph to Defeat Old Nassau. LEXINGTON, Ky., April 23. Climaxing the most brilliant day of racing the Blue Grass has noted in many years was the hard won victory of Main Man in the featured Ben Ali Handicap, ,500 added feature at a mile and a sixteenth. A record-breaking crowd of 10,000 persons, which had installed the four-year-old son of Hildur and Rose Mist an even money favorite in the field of seven, jammed Keeneland this afternoon as bright, slightly cool, weather and a fast track prevailed. In duplicating his Phoenix Handicap triumph on opening day, Main Man earned 12,-800 for Jerome B. Respess, who bred the colt at his farm near Erlanger, Ky. Top weight under 120 pounds, Main Man ran the distance in 1:45 to defeat Hal Price Headleys Old Nassau by slightly less than a length. Calumet Farms Galsun took third money another two lengths away and a head before Broadway. MOUNTAIN JUDGE FAILS. Finishing fifth was Mountain Ridge, principal Kentucky Derby hope of the Milky Way Farm, with the injury to Tiger, which was making his first start of the season. After setting or forcing the pace for five furlongs under a choking pull, the Royal Minstrel colt dropped back, after which he failed to respond to urging. Main Man was ridden by W. F. Ward, who had him in close quarters for a good part of the journey when a slight move in the run down the back stretch would have enabled the Hildur colt to triumph in handier fashion. Ward eventually got his mount to the outside rounding the second turn, and Main Man advanced steadily to get to the front near the sixteenth pole, drawing away thereafter undar a strong hand ride. After breaking on top from his inside post position, the Respess colorbearer was outrun to the first turn by Mountain Ridge and Broadway and pocketed by them around the bend. Old Nassau followed closely on the outside, while Galsun, which broke slowly, moved up slightly at a considerable loss of ground. COUNSUELLO IMPRESSES. Counsuello, sporting the Everglades Stable silks of Fred A. Burton and John S. Ward, began her three-year-old campaign impressively by outrunning nine others of her age for six furlongs in the Elmendorf Purse, which served as the secondary attraction. Running the distance in 1:12, the daughter of Wise Counsellor and Azurita and sister to Deliberator, won by five lengths over the Enza-Vita Stables Beach Ensemble, as C. W. Moores Marching Feet Continued on twenty-seventh page. "MAIN MANJtEPEATER Continued from first page. was another two lengths back and well before Mark Hellinger. It was an open-wagering contest, with Warbridge serving as a slight favorite over Ball-O-Fire and Dickerville, while the winner also was extensively backed. Ira Han-ford got her away on top, and she held sway throughout with daylight showing behind her heels. When shaken up in the stretch, she drew away readily. "Warbridge and Dickerville were never able to threaten. C. C. Van Meter, local veteran turfman, sent out his first winner of the season in the opening dash for plater maiden juveniles when Vanscout defeated eleven others with a creditable performance. Running over the Headley course in :48, the gelded son of The Scout and Riva scored by a length and a half over Jay Heart, owned by J. S. Mc-Ginnis, while Peggys Sun, representing C. W. Pershall, was another two lengths back. Vanscout and Peggys Sun were grouped in the field, which was given fair support, as principal backing went to Little Pinkey and Ed. DON ROMIRO SCORES. Coming from behind in courageous fashion after having interfered with Don Romiro in the last three-sixteenths, the F. L. B. Stables Geo. Gable got up in time to annex the second event, a dash of six furlongs, by the margin of a half length over Polly Hastings, with Don Romiro landing in third position. Geo. Gable was second choice in the betting, while Beauty Sleep was accorded most support by the speculatively inclined patrons and flattered her backers for a time by setting the pace. In his first start since last summer Gold Flag, bearing the silks of the Chicago-owned Shandon Farm, captured the third race, a claiming handicap at six furlongs, by two lengths over Greentree Stables Armor Bearer; the favorite, as the Valley Grey Stables Windshield barely beat out Panic Relief, another three lengths away. The four-year-old gelded son of Sun Flag and Golden Lassie II., with 119 pounds including Melvin Lewis, ran the distance in 1:13. Each of the eight starters was entered to be claimed for 13,500 and the -winner was top weight. Covering the Headley course in :46, four-fifths off the track Tecord, although he was away slowly, the Greentree Stablea Third Degree won the fourth race by three-fourths of a length over Likly Lad, the Dixiana youngster finishing four lengths before Batter, his stablemate, as Epidor was fourth.
