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DEAD HEAT AT DOWNS Bluefield and Maleman Share Top Honors in Fifth Race. Maleman Gets Up irf Closing Stride to Finish Even With the Weakly Handled Oros Colorbearer. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 11.— A useful band of sprinters got together in the six furlongs fifth race, one of the best at Churchill Downs this afternoon. It resulted in a dead heat for first money between Leo Beydas Maleman and Mrs. Elizabeth Oros* Bluefield, with the Shady Brook .Farms Abanico finishing third. Maleman, handled by Paul Ryan, got up in the last stride to earn an even break with Bluefield, which probably would have been the winner but for the handling she received from J. E. Oros right near the end. Blue-field came from behind in the stretch and got fully a length in front of Maleman inside the last eighth and then Oros took it easy with his mount permitting Maleman to come on again for a dead heat. Little Empress and Jacquella divided pace-making honors for a half mile and then Maleman wore them both down to take command. The Beyda five-year-old battled on gamely the rest of the way but it is doubtful whether he could have beaten the Oros representative had she been ridden out to the finish. ABANICO FINISHES STRONGLY. Abanico finished strongly, but could get no closer than two and a half lengths to the leaders at the wire. Jot-Em-Down was fourth, another half length away. Bluefield was the favorite and paid .00 for .00 while the straight mutuel return on Maleman was .80 for .00. Splendid weather again prevailed for the days program and once more a large and enthusiastic crowd was in attendance. Making his second start of the year, Jura-boy, owned by Keene Daingerfield, Jr., was the winner of the first race, a sprint at six and one-half furlongs which engaged a field of twelve. Golden Ariel was second, Sound Wave third and Gen. Greenock fourth. Jockey Joe Rosen got the Daingerfield gelding to the front soon after the start and kept him there the rest of the way, though he had to ride him out to win by a length. Golden Ariel, the favorite, lacked early speed, but closed well after reaching the stretch and beat Sound Wave a half length for the place. The start of the race was delayed several minutes, principally through the fractious behavior of Gen. Greenock, which finally was placed outside the stalls for the break. Jockey Rosen also rode the winner of the second race, a dash of four and a half fur- y Continued on twenty-first page. DEAD HEATjAT DOWNS Continued from first page. longs, astride Clyde Van Dusens Betty Sweep. The daughter of Sweep All made the early pace and held that advantage until reaching a point midway in the stretch, where she gave way to Whim Wham. Under increased pressure, however, the Van Dusen filly came on again and won by a length and a half. Whim Wham was easily best of the others, taking the place two and a half lengths before Dewy Dawn, while Crumpet was fourth. CAUTIVOS IMPROVEMENT. Showing improvement over his last race, the Lewin Stables Cautivo got home in front in the six furlongs third race after a bumping duel with the odds-on Escohigh, which had to be content with second money. Cautivo, ridden by Albert Bodiou, bumped Escohigh several times in the run through the stretch and finally emerged with an advantage of a little less than a length. Third, three lengths behind the runner-up, came Shoeless Joe, while Naughty was fourth. The Indian Lake Stable provided the winner of the fourth race in Maenerva. He turned back six other two-year-olds at four and a half furlongs and proved much the best. After breaking, slowly, he moved up between horses with a rush on the stretch turn, got to the front approaching the last eighth and then drew out fast. Jockey Alfred Robertson had him five lengths" in front of his nearest rival at the end. Wise Greenock was second, with Som: Polly, second choice to the winner, third.
