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SIX NAMED FOR KENTUCKY JOCKEY CLUB STAKES One of Smallest Fields in History of Coveted Louisville Feature Calumet Red or Star Boarder Can Score Second Tri ¬ umph in Race for Their Owners 11040 11040If If All Overnight Eligible Start LOUISVILLE Ky Nov 4 A small field of six twoyearolds was named for the nineteenth and final running of the 5000 added Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes closing day feature at Churchill Downs tomorrow Not in the long and colorful history of the stakes has such a small field vied for the fame and gold but it is an evenly matched sextette and indi ¬ cations point to another brilliant contest that usually marks the mile test Of the six Calumet Red the hope of Warren Wright owner of Calumet Farm and Star Boarder the property of Chas T Fisher who races under the nom de course of Dixiana can complete a double for their owners Nellie Flae triumphed over a brilliant field in 1934 for Mr Wrieht and the year prior Mata Han took a fine field into camp at Latonia for Dixi ¬ ana Clyde Van Dusen trainer of triplefor Star Boarder can complete a triple for he saddled Clyde Van Dusen for his great victory In 1928 The son of Man o War came back the following year to win the Kentucky Derby and repeat the feat of Reign Count CountNAMED NAMED BY OWNER OWNERWith With six starters the purse will gross 11040 and of this the winner will receive 8450 Second money is 1000 third 500 and fourth 250 The original nominator of the winner will receive 400 second horse 200 and third 100 Incidentally each horse was nominated by his present owner ownerEach Each starter will carry his scale weight of 122 pounds and the stakes will occupy the sixth spot of an eightrace program which will get under way at 100 oclock oclockAlthough Although the stakes is not expected to pro ¬ vide such a contest as that of 1930 when Twenty Grand and Equipoise ran head and hcad for the greater part of the mile with Twenty Grand emerging the winner in the brilliant time of 136 tomorrows final re ¬ newal promises a great battle Lightspur the property of John llarsch Chicago con ¬ tractor is the overnight favorite but Joe W Browns T M Dorsett the only invader will be a strong second choice and there are many who believe Steel Heels winner of his last start and the property of Junius W Bell will be the one to beat beatDARK DARK HORSES HORSESStock Stock Board and Star Boarder are the dark horses in the field but both have trained in fine style and Stock Boards last effort was a second to Steel Heels Although he has won only four races this year T M Dorsett has opposed the leading juveniles of the year He was third in the Eastern Shore and Babylon handicaps and his last effort was fourth in the New England Futurity That essay was over a heavy track trackLightspur Lightspur will be entrusted to Kenneth McCombs who piloted him to victory in the Kentucky Hotel Purse last Saturday Irving Anderson came from New England to ride Calumet Red for his contract employer Leon Buddy Haas will direct T II Dorsett Stock Board will be handled by Willie Lee Continued on thirtyfourth page SIX NAMED FOR KENTUCKY I JOCKEY CLUB STAKES Continued from first page Johnson Star Boarder by Joe Rosen and Steel Heels by Arthur Craig Slightly CraigSlightly overcast skies prevailed today and the forecast is for rain However it will take a hard and steady downpour to change track conditions for this sector has been favored with clear weather for more than a month In the event the wonderful fall weather continues the largest crowd to be present for autumn racing since the match race between Zev and In Memoriam is ex ¬ pected to attend This will mean that for the first time since late season racing returned to Churchill Downs in 1934 the meeting will show a profit profitFINAL FINAL PREPS PREPSSteel Steel Heels Star Boarder and Stock Board had their final preparations this morning Steel Heels stepping fiveeighths In 101 handily and Star Boarder and Stock Board running a half mile in 48 i and 49 respec ¬ tively tivelySupporting Supporting the stakes will be a very at ¬ i tractive program A fine field of all age I performers will meet at six and onehalf fur 1 longs in the Brown Hotel Handicap Neigh ¬ bor a threeyearold being called upon to shoulder the top impost of 110 pounds Scotch Trap the only juvenile named for the dash will carry the minimum burden of ninety five pounds poundsExcepting Excepting a race for maiden twoyearolds the other contests are fashioned for platers but several of them bring together topnotch ers from these ranks
