T. M. Dorsett Outruns Lightspur At Louisville: Wins ,450 in Final Renewal of the Jockey Club Stakes at Downs; Early Speed of New Orleans-Owned Juvenile Too Much for Opponents--Finishes One Mile in 1:38 3/5--Track in Good Shape, Daily Racing Form, 1938-11-07

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T M DORSET OUTRUNS LIGHTSPUR AT LOUISVILLE Wins 8450 in Final Renewal of the Jockey Club Stakes at Downs Early Speed of New OrleansOwned Juvenile Too Much for Opponents Finishes One Mile in 138 Track in Good Shape A LOUISVILLE Ky Nov 5 T M Dorsett came out of the East to win the nineteenth and final running of the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs this afternoon Flashing a dazzling burst of early speed that carried him to the final half mile three lengths before John Marschs Lightspur the son of Cohort and Michigan Girl went on to vic ¬ tory to earn 8450 of the 5 000 added purse for JoeW Brown New Orleans sportsman and achieve his triumph by a margin of two and one half lengths In the final stride of the mile test Steel Heels furnished by Junius W Bell Louisville sportsman nipped John Marschs Lightspur an oddson choice for second honors Stockboard carried J W Parrishs colors into fourth place three and onehalf lengths back and five lengths before Star Boarder with Calumet Red a distant trailer Of the theoriginal original 303 nominations only six started in the feature attraction offered a big closing day crowd of 12000 Each of the sextet carried 122 pounds and T M Dorsett hav ¬ ing the services of the Oklahoma boy Leon Buddy Haas ran the distance over a track whipped into good condition after a heavy downpour which fell after the close of yesterdays program in the splendid time of 138 138TOO TOO MUCH EARLY SPEED SPEEDThe The Brown juvenile had too much early speed for Lightspur His opening half mile in 46S beat his opponents and when he completed the six furlongs nearly five of which was over a straightaway course in 111 U he showed himself the master Light ¬ spur was taken in hand when T M Dorsett outran him to the main course but instead of coming on in the stretch he tired and when Steel Heels always best of the others offered his belated challenge the Marsch colorbearer was unable to hold him himExcept Except for a burst of early speed Calu ¬ met Red never was a factor and Star Boarder never threatened Stockboard StockboardSecond Second money was 1000 third 500 and fourth 250 Brown who nominated the win ¬ ner received an additional 400 Bell took down 200more and Marsch 100 100LAST LAST RUNNING RUNNINGThe The management decided to abandon the race after this years renewal and today an ¬ nounced a suitable substitute would be of ¬ fered in the future futureLastMessage LastMessage under 107 pounds and by the scale equally weighted with Neighbor was an easy winner of the Brown Hotel Handicap fifth event and secondary attrac ¬ tion Three lengths back was Morris Vehons Opera Star with third honors going to Scotch Trap the only twoyearold in the field of eight that ran six and one half furlongs furlongsLast Last Message furnished by Mrs Frank J Navin and sporting her Tall Trees Stable colors sprinted into a good lead during the opening fivesixteenths She increased her advantage during the run to the stretch with Opera Star in closest pursuit and Grey Streak leading the others After reaching Continued on twentythird page M DORSETT OUTRUNS LIGHTSPUR AT LOUISVILLE Continued from first page the stretch Grey Streak stopped rapidly but Opera Star held on in fine style and she lasted to head the fastfinishing Scotch Trap for second honors honorsChatter Chatter Wrack chalked up his second vic ¬ tory of the meeting and Bowen completed a double in the mile third race Powers Gou raud was second and Big Gay came from far back to garner third honors Bowen drove the winner into command on the outside and approaching the final threeeighths despite bearing out during the run through the stretch led Powers Gouraud the favorite by one and onehalf lengths Ho a strong sec ¬ ond choice made up ground in the drive to earn fourth laurels laurelsKATES KATES KITTEN NARROWLY NARROWLYBenefited Benefited by her unruly tactics Kates Kitten eked out a nose victory in the mile fourth race At Home a fielder and prob ¬ ably much the best was second and Oblivi ¬ ous third After At Home had driven into command the winner came down on the outside to challenge the lead and when tak ¬ ing command bore over on At Home Eased and steered to the outside At Home came again but the effort took too much from him and he hung in the final stride Red Moss tired after leading the field of twelve until Hearing the stretch and Calling was unable to keep up


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