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WOOLFS DERBY HOPE Impresses 12,000 Persons Present at Churchill Downs Opening. Easily Proves Superiority in Daniel Boone Purse — Clark Handicap to Arabs Arrow. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 29.— The sixty-fifth running of the Clark Handicap held ] the place of honor on the opening day pro- . gram at Churchill Downs here this after- ; noon, but Technician, the Kentucky Derby j hope of Herbert M. Woolf, stole the show when he ran away with the Daniel Boone Purse, a sprint of six furlongs, which saw four other Derby nominees finish in his wake. With 12,000 persons looking on and per-forming under ideal weather conditions, Technician wore down John Marschs Light-spur in the stretch and won going away with two and a half lengths to spare. He shouldered 118 pounds, which included his Derby rider, Ira Hanford, and covered the three-quarters on a fast but deep track in 1:12, and the manner in which he disported himself left nothing "to be desired from his connections. BUGLES BLOW RUNS THIRD. . Third to complete the six furlongs and four lengths behind the runner-up came Mrs. Bessie Franzheims Bugles Blow, the only t horse in the field of six three-year-olds which is not eligible for next Saturdays running of the 0,000 added classic. Mrs. Ethel V. ; Mars No Competition was fourth; Giles County, also owned by Mrs. Mars, fifth, and j Dan Lehans Fern Creek last. Charles Kurtsinger, astride the pacemak-ing Lightspur, struck Technician with his 1 whip as he attempted to lash his own mount, bearing out at the time, but the Woolf colt 5 was not to be beaten today and he charged on to the front and won with speed to spare. Technician, the main hope of the West for a Kentucky Derby triumph, gained new admirers through this afternoons performance e and he is certain to rule one of the choices ? next Saturday, Johnstowns brilliant effort in the Wood Memorial Stakes at Jamaica this afternoon notwithstanding. TECHNICIANS NEXT START. Technician was made a 11 to 10 chance in 1 the mutuels and he became the third public c choice in the first five races to get home in front. Technicians next start is to come in Tuesdays Derby Trial Stakes. Todays gathering was one of the largest _ opening day turnouts at the Downs in some . years and it was reported that the mutuel turnover showed a gratifying increase over . last year. Clear weather and a fast track prevailed for the sport. The Clark, which saw a field of six older r horses compete at a mile and a sixteenth, [ * resulted in a one-sided victory for Louise J. Hickmans Arabs Arrow, which accounted for both the Louisville and Churchill Downs Handicaps here last spring. Arabs Arrow, carrying jockey Carroll Bierman to his second saddle success of the afternoon, followed Torchys pace to the second turn and then taking command himself, drew steadily away until he was six lengths in front at the wire. Torchy, a 9-to-10 favorite, was a tiring second, with Sortie Star third, a neck back. Co-Sport was best of the others, but he, too, was tiring badly in the drive. Arabs Arrow, which shared top weight with Torchy at 116 pounds, ran the distance in 1:45% and through his efforts earned ,130, representing first money of the ,500 added purse. The Hickman five-year-old was always within striking distance of the pace and when called upon on the second turn re- Continued on thirty-ninth page. TECHNICIAN QUALIFIES AS FORMIDABLE CANDIDATE FOR KENTUCKY DERBY Continued from first page. spond well. He quickly opened up a sizeable lead on Torchy and then in the final furlong was able to make a runaway of the race. Co-Sport was close up and in hand to the far turn and then was put to a drive to which he could not respond, while none of the others figured prominently. DECOURCEY WINS OPENER. Honor of winning the first race of the meeting, a dash of six furlongs, went to the stable of S. G. Baker, Sr., which sent De-courcy out to turn back eleven other sprinting platers. This four-year-old son of Macaw, a member of the mutuel field along with the unplaced Merry Pete and Garden Pool, came from behind in the run through the stretch and, under the guidance of apprentice Hay-den Dupuy, won by a length as Nemont finished second and the well-supported Barbara A. third. Decourcy paid 5.40 for in the mutuels. The Texas-owned I Do Believe, racing under the colors of William F. Morgan, was an easy winner of the second race, a contest at four and one-half furlongs for maiden two-year-old fillies. Made the public choice, the Tryster filly broke alertly under jockey Carroll Bierman, who is riding at Churchill Downs for the first time in his career, and, taking command in the stretch, drew out to score with two lengths to spare. Crumpet, racing for Miss Henrietta Bingham of Louisville, turned in a splendid performance in finishing second, while Reality ran third, another two lengths back. The third race, a sprint of six furlongs for three-year-olds, saw. E. A. Carneys Dolly Whisk, winner of the Debutante Stakes here last spring, score another triumph for the favorite players. Jockey R. L. Vedder, also riding here for the first time, sent the Carney filly into a lead soon after the start and kept her there to the end, where her margin of victory was half a length. She had shown , the way by a considerable margin until she i got deep into the home stretch, and then - began to falter, although Vedder was able to hold her together long enough to receive the decision. Blue Star finished gamely to take second place. Last Message and Knee Deep, withdrawn this morning from the Clark Handicap to s take part in the bowman Field Purse, seven I furlongs fourth racet finished one-two in that event, Last Message getting the decision by a neck. The two staged a lively battle in the long run through the stretch, but Last Message displayed the gamer effort, to receive the decision of the judges. Last Message is owned by Mrs. Frank J. Navins Tall Trees Stable and was ridden „ by Melvin Calvert. The favorite, Grass Cutter, was a distant third after racing right up with the leaders to the head of the stretch, .while I Al au Feu finished fourth.
