Sortie Star Wins Handily: Arabs Arrow Failure Under 126 Pounds in Downs Handicap.; Good Ride by Porter Roberts Big Help to Schmitt Racer--Diavolo Boy Finishes Second., Daily Racing Form, 1938-11-05

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SORM STAR WINS HANDILY Arabs Arrow Failure Under 126 Pounds in Downs Handicap Good Ride by Porter Roberts Big Help to toSchmitt Schmitt Racer Diavolo Boy Finishes FinishesSecond Second LOUISVILLE Ky Nov 4 Sortie Star improving son of Sortie carried the colors of M J Schmitt Louisville barrister to a handy victory in the Indian Hills Handicap sixth and main attraction This witnessed the downfall of Arabs Arrow which under the top burden of 126 pounds was the trailer at the end of one and onesixteenth miles Second honors went to Valdina Farms Diav ¬ olo Boy with Mose Goldblatts Dnieper car ¬ rying off third honors Only six started with The Whale fifth and Arabs Arrow some five lengths farther back backUnder Under good handling on the part of Porter Roberts Sortie Star was reserved while Diavolo Boy Dnieper and Arabs Arrow raced headandhead during the run to the back stretch The winner moved up rapidly when Roberts called upon him Taking command on the far turn Sortie Star drew clear rap ¬ idly and after establishing a big lead Rob ¬ erts took him in hand The finish found him with slightly more than a length to spare with Diavolo Boy which came again In the drive two lengths before the tiring Dnieper The Whale was far back throughout and Three Bangs held fourth position the greater part of the trip tripGENTLEMENS GENTLEMENS CUP CUPBaylor Baylor Hlckman veteran gentleman rider and local sportsman piloted his Stjensund StjensundI to a popular and easy victory in the Gentle ¬ mens Cup race fifth event and one of the I leading events offered a big crowd that braved a windstorm and threatening weather to be present for the next to the final day of the fall season The son of Atwell drove to the front when inside the final furlong of the seven furlongs sprint to lead Paul T by three lengths Carrickore was third a length farther back and three lengths before Clive the fourth horse horseMaking Making good at her first asking under the colors of Leo Bcyda Better Forget fiveyear old daughter of Black Toney Menthol was a driving winner of the mile first race fash ioned for older maiden platers Sympathizer the favorite was second a neck back and a length and onehalf before My Gracious GraciousA A nose finish and a mild surprise came with the second race when Black Buddy car ¬ rying the colors of Mose Goldblatt emerged i the winner Witan the favorite was second and Goodandslick third CHOICES FAIL FAILRacing Racing headandhead with Ethels Choice from the start of the six and onehalf fur j furj longs sprint Black Buddy which had the services of Kenneth McCombs drove to the I theI front entering the stretch but Craig sent Witan through on the inside to question the leadership and the Goldblatt candidate was kept under strong handling to hold his har ¬ row margin Silver Braid tired after cnjoy ling cnjoyling a contending position for a half mile mileand and Suzanus another of the choices showed j j showedj little to justify her support j Don Moss provided the first triumph for 1 the favorite when he was an easy winnerbf the threequarters third race Second went to Lillian Roth and third to Kentucky Jane Running the distance in the fine time of 111 Don Moss carried R L Stivers colors to the finish two and onehalf lengths before Lillian Roth with Kentucky Jane three and onehalf lengths farther back


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