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Viscounty Beats Technician by Nose in The Derby Trial Steel Heels Third in Close and Exciting Race Porters Mite Sets Early Pace and Fails Under Pressure — One Mile in 1:38%. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 2.— Viscounty, flaunting the Valdina Farms silks of Emerson F. Woodward, caused a stunning surprise by nosing out Technician in the Derby Trial Stakes at Churchill Downs this afternoon, but the Woolford Farm representative was not disgraced by his defeat in the mile test, paying ,150 for the winning owner. Six-lengths behind the pair came Junius W. Bells Steel Heels as Porters Mite was fourth and Yale o Nine fifth. Every one of the quintet is expected to go postward in the Derby Saturday, judging by their efforts to-, day, the latter three being called upon to work out the Derby distance of a mile and a quarter. The Derby Trial, offered over a fast but deep track under ideal weather conditions, attracted a large crowd to the local course including many outstanding persons from all parts of the country arriving for Saturdays event. ONE OF THE OUTSIDERS. The ,500 added event was at one mile, out of the back stretch chute. Viscounty, which had been third to Heather Broom and Third Degree in the Blue Grass Stakes last Thursday, was one of the outsiders in the field of nine three-year-olds. Technician was established the favorite, at odds of 3 to 10, while Porters Mite was second choice, all the others being lightly regarded. Viscounty, shouldering 110 pounds and getting eight pounds from each of the favorites, ran the mile in 1:38% but he barely lasted to win after taking a half length lead on Technician in mid-stretch, the two colts coming into the home straightaway on even terms. The Texas-owned colt attempted to bear in for a great part of the stretch run and Carroll Bierman was kept busy holding him off Technician so the latter could have racing room. Ira Hanford never flinched on the Woolford colt and as he drove the son of Insco with hands and heels, the Kansas colorbearer gradually reduced Viscountys i advantage and possibly would have rewarded the talent in another stride. Viscounty, however, might have held Technician much safer if he had not revealed such a strong tendency to bear in. GAIN STEADILY. Steel Heels enjoyed a contending position from the start and continued steadily to the end, where he finished a length before Porters Mite. The latter took a good lead under stout restraint soon after the start and went easily until approaching the stretch, where he was overtaken by Technician and Viscounty after they had been rated not far Continued on thirty-fourth page ■ : 1 i : • ] J VISCOUNTY BEATS TECHNICIAN BY NOSE IN THE DERBY TRIAL Continued from first page. away from him. He was not punished when beaten. Viscounty and Technician, in being eased up, were timed the mile and one-eighth in 1:52%, while Steel Heels was ridden out the ten furlongs in 2:08%, with Yale o Nine at his heels in 2:08% after finishing in fifth place. Porters Mite was timed the Derby route in 2:09. Making his first start since early March in California, R. C. Thatchers Abmeres made easy work of eleven other sprinters in the opener at six furlongs. Steady Don, the favorite, set the pace and enjoyed a good lead for a half mile, but in the stretch Abmeres, ridden by Warren Yarberry, ran him down, to score by two and one-half lengths. Until he forged to the front the Thatcher three-year-old had been closest to the favorites pace. Steady Don could not handle the winner, but he had no trouble taking second money as Broadus, which was third, was another two lengths farther back. MAEBRILLE GRADUATES. A. G. Tarns Maebrille, extensively raced in Florida during the winter and early spring, graduated from the maiden ranks when she defeated eleven other maiden two-year-olds in the second race, a dash at four and one-half furlongs. Partly responsible for the crowding which occurred on the turn, Maebrille, handled by Nunzio Pariso, assumed the lead on the turn and held her rivals safe the rest of. the way. Her winning margin was two lengths. Boy Baby, well-supported in the mutuels, raced in second position most of the way and took second honors, a length before Cooperstown, which was in some difficulty on the turn. Buss was another victim of the crowding, while Gravy Train forfeited whatever chance he might have had by bolting approaching the stretch. • The colors of S. G. Baker, Sr., were seen in front for the third time since the meeting opened Saturday, when Ginocchio, guided by Hayden Dupuy, accounted for the third race. The son of Cherokee, making his first start since last November, forced Delta Dans pace to the stretch and then shook him off to win by a "length. Delta Dan was unable to cope with the Baker horse, the favorite, in the field of eight, but he was easily best of the others, taking second honors three lengths before Bluefield.
