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* * - ~ CHARLES TOWN THE "DAILY DOUBLE" ON THE WINNERS OF THE SECOND AND THIRD RACES AT CHARLES TOWN WEDNESDAY PAID S26.80 FOR- . CHARLES TOWN, W. VA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1939 — Charles Town 3-4 mile. Third day. Charles Town Jockey Club. Summer meeting of 48 days. Bahr type gate used in all starts but 5-8 mile,, where Stationary stalls arc used. Thomas Camera. Weather clear. Steward representing West Virginia Racing Commission, T. C. Bradley. Stewards of Meeting, T. C. Bradley, J. J. Graddy and K. N. Gilpin. Judges, W. F. Alexander, A. R. Winters, F. Burton and G. Johnson. Starter, J. Morrissey. Racing Secretary, F. Burton. Racing starts at 2:30 p. m. Chicago time, 2:30 p. m.. W indicates whip, S spurs, B blinkers. Figures in parentheses following the distance of each race indicate horse, date, track record, age of horse and weight carried. *Indicates apprentice allowance of 5 pounds; **7 pounds; ***10 pounds. FIRST RACE ABOUT 4 1-2 FURLONGS Out of Chute. Irenes Bob, July 17, 1937— rr A-i A« :49— 8 — 122. Purse 00. 3-year-olds and upward. Claiming:. 3-year-olds, 4 liytd 112 lbs.; older, 116 lbs. Winners since May 13, 3 lbs. extra. Claimintr price, May.17-39-C.T S800. Net value to winner 00; second, 0; third, 0; fourth, 0. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St % Str Fin Jockeys Owners Equiv. Odds Strt 71954 PARKING TICKETwb 3 112 2 4 2h lh 1 MachadoL Mrs M N Bond 200-100 64909 MISS TRYCOM w 8 111 4 3 lh 2 2and GarrettL H Scheel 1580-100 66438 SUN BELLE wb 5 111 1 6 5* 31 34 KleinR R P Gillette 340-100 73525 FLAGABOUT w 3 109 7 5 4h 4£ 4£ LauchH Mrs M R Waugh 220-100 71814*MISS WING wb 5 106 3 2 3£ 64 5£ VillaloboV A S Hamilton 870-100 59347 FLYING CENTAURwb 6 116 8 1 66 5J 6= PalumboS Mrs W Anderson 1320-100 72546 PRAIRIE CLARK wb 4111 6 8 8 l 74 MunozF S B Berry 48010-100 63849 HAGERSTOWN JR.wb4116 5 7 lk 8 8 BalducciA H Doub Jr 4330-100 Time, :23%, :47%, :50%. Track fast. . irrJTTTELS PAID , , OFFICIAL BOOKING ODDS PARKING TICKET $ 6.00 $ 3.80 $ 2.80 200—100 90—100 40—100 MISS TRYCOM 10.80 5.40 440—100 170—100 SUN BELLE 3.20 60—100 Winner — Br. g, by Time Maker— Fama, by War Fame trained by J. B. Bond; bred by Mr. D. N. Rust, Jr.. Winner entered to be claimed for 00. WENT TO POST— 2:33. AT POST — 1 minutes. Start good and slow. Won driving; second and third the same. PARKING TICKET, racing abreast of the pacemaker in the early running, moved into a short lead entering the stretch, was kept under severe pressure and came out gradually nearing the finish. MISS TRYCOM had good speed from the start and held on willingly after being overhauled. SUN BELLE, securing racing room on the inside, came gamely in the closing drive. FLAGABOUT was forced to lose ground all the -way and could not engage the leaders. MISS WING was caught in tight quarters soon after the start and was unable to stride freely. FLYING CENTAUR broke fast, but could not race in a forward position. The others were outrun. Scratched— 73881 Caidon, 116; 72564 Quick Vine, 111; 73525 Free Ride, 111; 67042 Never Home. Ill: 66955 Seldomgo, 116; 69174 Landsman, 116. Overweight — Flagabout, 2 pounds. SECOND RACE ABOUT 4 1-2 FURLONGS Out of Chute. Irenes Bob, July 17, 1937— r7A~i J A :49— 8— 122. Purse 00. 3-year-olds and upward. Claiming. S-year-olds, .7 -TZT 112 lbs-* older» H6 lbs. Winners since May 13, 3 lbs. extra. Claiming price, May-17-39-C.T 00. Net value to winner 00; second, 0; third, 0; fourth, 0. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St % Str Fin Jockeys Owners Equiv. Odds Strt 72737 BALKANESE w5116 4 4 4* 2 In KirkW E C Moyer 590-100 72939 FERNBRAKE w3108 7 5 2** 14 23 PalumboS E A Nicodemus 250-100 69477 TAVERN wb4116 5 7 5= 4» 3°k TaylorJA H O Wilt 1260-100 69359 SCHLEY BUCK wb 4 116 8 1 fr* 6 4J MarshioB R A Bowman Jr 610-100 73695 KILLY wb3107 2 8 74 5b 52 MachadoL Mrs G Pcarce 2960-100 72662 WELSH STAR wb3112 6 3 3* 3J 6* HackerB T B Brown 230-100 65903 SANTA MARITA wb51U 3 6 8 ]« 7 ° MunozF Dorothy L Schoelkopp 4160-100 63647*1 DO wb 5 111 1 2 lh 8 8 BalducciA Mrs E Poluch 540-100 Time, :23, :48, :50and. Track fast. , 52 MUTTJE1S PAID , , OFFICIAL BOOKING ODDS » BALKANESE 3.80 $ 5.80 $ 5.00 590—100 190—100 150—100 FERNBRAKE ., 4.00 3.40 100—100 70—100 TAVERN 7.CO 250—100 Winner— Blk. g, by Balko— French Doll, by Superman trained by C. E. George; bred by~Mrs. C. W. Williams. Winner entered to be claimed for 00. WENT TO POST— 3:12. AT POST— 5 minutes. Start good and slow. Won driving; second and third the same. BALKANESE weayed between horses in the early stages to reach a contending position, moved up gamely at the stretch turn, came to the outside of the leader in the last eighth and finished resolutely to get up in the last strides. FERNBRAKE assumed command when I DO ran out leaving the back stretch, saved ground and continued with excellent courage. TAVERN, shuffled back early, obtained racing room on the outside and finished willingly. SCHLEY BUCK, away well, lacked early speed. KILLY saved ground, but could not entec contention. WELSH STAR tired. SANTA MARITA had no speed " ... .rJ,cratched— 72505 Adhelmar, 102; 69360 Kenner, 116; 69500 Radial, 111; 73084 Honcymaid. 107: 69477sBillie Dee Or, 116; 69402 Adriatic, 116. Overweight — Fernbrake, 1 pound. Corrected weight — Schley Buck, 116. THIRD RACE ABOUT 7-8 MILE. Wise Sister, June 20, 1936— 1:25%— 4— 111. Purse H A~i AK 00, y65"*-010 and upward. Claiming. Non-winners of a race since • « "V?" JIay 13- WeiSnt» 118 lbs. Non-winners In 1939 allowed 4 lbs. Claimlne May-17-39-C.T price, 00; if for 00, allowed 3 lbs. Net value to winner 50; second, 5; third, 0; fourth, 5. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St % % % Str Fin Jockeys Owners Equiv. Odds Strt 727363*UNLIMITED wb5 109 5 3 42 23 2* 4 12 VillaloboV Mrs E R Mitchell 50-100 71460 CALEB B7115 6 5 lh P Ink 2* 2* ShanksJ W M Beougher 890-100 695002BLIND TALK wb6111 2 1 3* 44 3* 34 32 KirkW Mrs M Knieriem 570-100 66900*MR. MELVIN vb7109 8 4 21 3J 43 43 4* BalducciA G R Lindsay 2130-100 59667 CHAMPFLEURY w6114 3 6 6a 7« 7« 78 54 KleinR R L Pearson 1240-100 71689 CHANNING w 6 114 7 8 8 61 64 6J 61 LauchH Mrs C E Willson 1810-100 69414*FAMOUS CLAYTN wb 7 110 4 7 5h 51 51 5£ 7" ColeA H B Davis 2010-100 60427 HELEN V. D. wb 5 106 1 2 7* 8 8 8 8 GarrettL S H Rogers 5430-100 Time, :24. :474|, 1:13%, 1:26%. Track fast. MUTUELS PAID——, , OFFICIAL BOOKING ODDS . ...„,„„„ r?r™ T • 5 3-00 5 2,80 5 240 50-100 40—100 20-100 prhrn VaVj; 4.80 3.40 140-100 70-100 BLIND TALK 2.80 40—100 iVl«.r~h*,fc by Infinitc— Quecn of the Water, by Waterboy trained by E. R. Mitchell; bred by Mr. „r W. B. Miller. Winner entered to be claimed for 00. WENT TO POST— 3:47. AT POST— 2 minutes. Start good and slow. Won driving; second and third the "same. UNLIMITED was hustled into a forward position, reached CALEB nearing the final tun raced to the front nearing the stretch and was kept under pressure to the end. CALEB set a steady pace saved ground all the way and held on with good courage. BLIND TALK was "in the first flight during the early running and was best of the others. MR. MELVIN could not keep up after the first half mile. CHAMPFLEURY could not menace. CHANNING lost ground and was outrun. FAMOUS CLAYTON had no mishaps. HELEN V. D. trailed all the way. Scratched— 67110 Star Magic, 106; 61944 Shol and Shell, 111; 69438 Trostar, 114. Overweight — Famous Clayton. 4 pounds. Corrected weight — Caleb, 115. FOURTH RACE ABOUT 7-8 MTXE. Wise Sister, June 20, 1936— 1:25%— 4—111 Purse *7 A~i Aft ff00* year-oWs and upward. Claiming. Non-winners of a race sinrn J tT+or? 3Iay 13- Weight 118 lbs Non-winners In 1939 allowed 4 lbs Sin5?n? Claiming May.17-39.CT price, 00; if for 00, allowed 3 lbs. Net value to winner S350; second, 5; third, 0; fourth, 5. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St % % % Str Fin Jockeys Owners Equir. Odds Strt 694143IRISH VOTE w8111 4 3 5* 42 43 13 112 RootR A Nadcr TTZ 740333MR. MEX wb4111 6 2 H 14 14 22 21 MunozF B Butterfield 1110 100 64930*LADY CIREK w7 105 2 8 8 7h 6 41 34 BalducciA F M Clark mo 1M 60745 WHISK UP wb 4 114 7 5 34 3* 2* 34 4* PalumboS W Anderson 520-100 72406 GOANTELL wb8 106 5 7 7* 8 8 51 55 KirkW C E George 920 100 69338 DUSKY DEVIL wb9111 3 4 2* 2h 3* 6* 6-* HackerB Mrs II Wageley 1450 100 62988=ELLBEESEE wb4 108 8 6 63 5a 51 7*4 7* MachadoL A H Utterback 190-100 69478*BOULDER DAM wb5104 1 1 4* 6* 7* 8 8 VillaloboV Mrs H R Jenkins 1150-100 Time, :24, :48. 1:15%, V.25%. Track fast. ■«sh vote .• .TiVYB "its igssrssssr °eb IfREK-:::::::::::::::::::::: 9-0D a 35"-"° sag Winner— B. g by Westy Hogan— Split Ticket, by Ballot "trained by R. F. Cook- bred hv Mr by Mr* A. C. Randolph. Winner entered to be claimed for 00. WENT TO P0ST-4:16. AT POST— 5 minutes. Start good and slow. Won easily; second and third driving. IRISH VOTE, permitted to gain his best stride before moving to the leaders, reached MR MEX when ready, moved clear on the stretch turn and drew out swiftly at the end. MR. MEX set-* good pace and saved ground, but could not stay with the winner when caught. LADY. CIREK, slow to get goin-, circled SCd .She broke.from outs5de *he stalls. WHISK UP raced well for tLe-uarters roAM-r£raT GOANTELL was unable to enter contention. DUSKY DEVIL had speed for five-eighths. ELLSEEBEE was never dangerous. BOULDER DAM showed a flash of early speed. UbttBhwas Scratched— 74035 Dunrita, 114; 69500 Lilteen, 106; 64915 Eleanor O., 106. Overweight — Lady Cirek, 4 pounds. Corrected weight — Dusky Devil, 111. v • Continued on nineteenth page. CHARLES TOWN Continued from thirteenth page. FIFTH RACE 120 FEET MORE THAN 3-4 MILE Charles Town Course. Trixie Lass, VA~t zf7 Ju,y 3 1937— 1:15%— 4— U4- Purse 00. 4-year-olds and upward. Claim-4 -=± J.*± 4 ing. Non-winners of three races in 1939. Weight, 120 lbs. Non-winners of May-17-39-C.T two races in 1939 allowed 3 lbs.; one race, 6 lbs. Claiming price, ,000. Net value to winner 50; second, 5; third, 0; fourth, 5. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St % % Str Fin Jockeys Owners Equiv. Odds Strt 69413 GOLDEN KEY w6114 6 2 2£ 2! Ink in palumboS Mrs G Hutchins 310-100 72596 BELLTHORN w5114 8 6 3J 3i 3£ 2 ShanksJ C D Scarlett 3390-100 69416 LADY DUNLIN wb 7 109 5 4 4nk 6U 4 3 RootR Mrs H E Jenkins 650-100 66825 PUKKA HEAVEN w 9 109 7 3 Ink lh 2£ 41 PeckJ F Barnhart 3080-100 67039 DOUBLE ON SEA w6109 11 V2 75" 53 KirkW H B Langdon 3320-100 74036 HI ADA wb 4 109 4 7 6£ 4" 6* 6 MachadoL C H Faulconer 810-100 74035*SUNDROPS wb7110 3 5 5h 5£ 7 72 ColcA L L Seitz 90-100 6194i*HAGSTOWN BOY wb 4 109 2 8 8 8 8 8 BalducciA W Worthington 2640-100 Time, :24%. :W/S. 1:14%. 1:17%. Track fast. , SJ MUTUELS PAID , , OFFICIAL BOOKING ODDS GOLDEN KEY .20 .40 $ 3.20 310—100 120—100 60—100 BELLTHORN 47.80 12.40 2290—100 520—100 LADY DUNLIN 3.40 70—100 Winner— Ch. g, by Jean Valjcan— Aunt Emma, by Leo Skolny trained by E. Brining; bred by Mr. W. C. Weant. Winner entered to be claimed for ,000. WENT TO POST— 4:47. AT POST— 7 minutes. Start good and slow. Won driving; second and third the same. GOLDEN KEY had good speed to race abreast of the early pacemaker, assumed a short lead under strong urging when reaching the stretch, then barely lasted long enough in the closing drive. BELLTHORN was well up early and finished courageously when engaging the leaders. LADY DUNLIN was in tight quarters at the final turn, found racing room and finished stoutly. PUKKA HEAVEN could not get clear while setting the pace and tired. DOUBLE ON SEA raced well." HI ADA could not engage the leaders. SUNDROPS was taken very wide and lost all chance. Scratched— 66802 Morning Flight, 114; 66158 Bugaboo, 109. Overweight — Sundrops, 3 pounds. Corrected weight — Hi Ada, 109. SIXTH RACE ABOUT 4 1-2 FURLONGS Out of Chute. Irenes Bob, July 17, 1D37— T A 1 /iQ :49 — 8 — 122 UTsc 00. 3-year-olds and upward. Allowances. 3-year-olds, 4 ■dt A-dtO 118 lbs.; older, 122 lbs . Non-winners of a race other than maiden or claim-May-17-39-C.T ing in 1939 allowed 2 lbs.; of 25 or two races in 1938, 4 lbs.; one race, 6 lbs. Claiming races not considered. Net value to winner 50; second, 5; third, 0; fourth, 5. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St % Str Fin Jockeys Owners Equiv. Odds Strt 73750 ROMAN BOY w3114 7 1 1£ lh 1* PalumboS P H Faulconer 100-100 69397 BEAMING LADY w41U 8 2 2£ 22 TaylorJA H M Luttrell 6820-100 73692 ROVING EYE b 4 118 6 3 3* 33 3" HackerB D Rehill +360-100 69459ENTHUSIASM wb7120 4 4 » 53 4£ 4 ShanksJ Mrs J H Whitney 280-100 *VICTORY LIGHT w 4 111 1 8 7J 6* 5 MaloneyC CGribbens 4800-100 69458 BRAINCHILD w4112 2 6 6"k 72 f 2 MarshioB Mrs A S Bowman 4530-100 59704*TIMBER LADY w5 106 5 5 4 5* 72 BernhardtR W D Jones 1060-100 72709 ARBOREAL w 3 107 3 7 8 8 8 GarrettL J S Kelly f ••Coupled as D. Rehill and J. S. Kelly entry. Time, :23, -.464,5, :50. Track fast. , MUTUELS PAID , , OFFICIAL BOOKING ODD8 . ROMAN BOY $ .4.00 $ 3.20 $ 2.80 100—100 60—100 40—100 BEAMING LADY 22.20 5.60 1010—100 180—100 D. REHILL AND J. S. KELLY ENTRY 2.80 40—100 Winner — Ch. c, by Ha Ha — Roman Girl, by Peter Quince trained by C..-H. Fitzgerald; bred by Mrs. • G. B. Cox. WENT TO POST— 5:24. AT POST — 3J minutes. Start good and slow. Won easily; second and third driving. ROMAN BOY was taken under steadying restraint after breaking fast, was kept in on the turns while BEAMING LADY raced alongside, responded when mildly urged in the last eighth and drew out as if much the best. BEAMING LADY forced a steady pace and held on well, although no serious threat. ROVING EYE was close up for the first half mile and saved ground, but could not engage the first two. ENTHUSIASM was pinched back in the First sixteenth VICTORY LIGHT could not threaten. BRAINCHILD had a rough trip. TIMBER LADY raced wide. Scratched— 73881 James Pal, 111: 73657 Roval Teddv, 118; 70729 Celtic Legend, 115; 63498 Nay Nay, 111; 74033 Aster Princess, 107; 73881 Flying Heart, 107. Overweight — Beaming Lady, 4 pounds; Brainchild, 1. SEVENTH RACE ABOUT 7-8 MILE. Wise Sister, June 20, 1936— 1:25%— 4— 111. Purse 17 A ~i A Q 00. 4-year-olds and upward. Claiming. Non-winners of a race since iJLkxJ May 13. Weight, 118 lbs. Non-winners in 1939 allowed 4 lbs. Claiming May-17-39-C.T price, 00; if for 00, allowed 3 lbs. Net value to winner 50; second, 5; third, 0; fourth, 5. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St % % % Str Fin Jockeys Owners Equiv. Odds Strt 69363MOLIE KNIGHT w7106 8 6 4»£ 3l 3 3 1* ThomasR G A Laing 2560-100 71815 NATIONAL wb 4 115 7 4 2£ 1 l3 l2 2 ShanksJ Mrs J Arthur 320-100 65514 WORTHOWNING wb4U4 2 5 3" 24 22* 34 HackerB M C Hazcn 1110-100 72737 REIGH TETRARCH w 6 114 5 2 1" 4« 4£ 4» 4J GarrettL Mrs I K Mourar 950-100 69438 SEA BOY wb4114 3 7 74 6£ 54 53 5 TaylorJA H B Estop 1980-100 69503 LOCOMOTIVE wb 5 111 1 1 5« 54 64 64 64 RootR C Skinker 250-100 72276 JANSTAR wb 4 106 6 8 8 8 8 8 7* BaldQcciA E Jones 4250-100 69058 HELEN BAB wb 9 109 4 3 61 73 72 74 8 PalumboS Mrs C L Payne 220-100 Time, :24, :W/5, 1:15%, 1:27%. Track fast. . MUTUELS PAID . . OFFICIAL BOOKING ODDB * JOLIE KNIGHT 3.20 4.40 $ 6.80 2560—100 620—100 240—100 NATIONAL 4.60 3.40 130—100 70—100 WORTHOWNING 6.60 230—100 Winner — Br. g, by Rcigh Count — Jolio Legend, by Dark Legend trained by G. A. Laing; bred by Mrs. J. Hertz. Winner entered to be claimed for 00. WENT TO POST— 5:51. AT POST— | minute. Start good and slow. Won driving; second and third the same. JOLIE KNIGHT, full of run during the early racing, moved forward on his own courage, stole through on the inside of the leaders and, finishing strongly, was up in the last twenty yards. NATIONAL opened up a clear lead on the back stretch, but tired suddenly in the stretch drive. WORTHOWNING was a forward factor all the way and continued gamely to the end. REIGH TETRARCH lost the lead early and failed to rally. SEA BOY could not enter contention. LOCOMOTIVE raced poorly and can do better, JANSTAR was outrun. HELEN BAB showed nothing. Scratched— 74035 Tuleyries Star, 113; 69504Spotless. 109; 73393 Chilly Ebbie, 109. EIGHTH RACE 1 1-16 MILES. Braw Scot, Aug. 10, 1935— 1:45%— 6— 118. Purse 00. fT /i ~i K A 4-year-olds and upward. Claiming. Non-winners of a race since November 4 4tiDU 30. Weight, 115 lbs. Claiming price, 00. May-17-39-C.T Net value to winner 50; second, 5; third, 0; fourth, 5. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St % % % Str Fin Jockeys Owners Equiv. Odds Strt 63649 QUILL wb 4 115 2 4 43 3« 23 22 l2 JohnsonEO Mrs F A Curry 1530-100 740392AUFOIN wb 7 115 3 3 2 14 lb lh 24 KirkW H B Langdon 90-100 62328*LIGHT ACTION w 9 110 6 7 6* 5£ 33 3s CardozaG Mrs E Reefer 1860-100 74033*BOOK READER w 4 105 4 2 3J 4l 54 4* 4" VillaloboV W L Turner 790-100 74040 GAYLASS w 6 110 7 6 5i 63 6* 6* 52 GarrettL Mrs I K Mourar 390-100 73887*RED TRAP wb4110 5 5 72 72 72 72 6* ThomasR A E Pocock 2200-100 74040*DANCING MACK w 11 110 1 1 1" 2* 4£ 51 72 BalducciA G R Lindsay 1140-100 73887*DOCTORS GIFT wb 6 110 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 HamerB F J Adams 1530-100 Time, :24%, :50, 1:16, 1:42, 1:48. Track fast. . S3 MUTUELS PAID— • . OFFICIAL BOOKING ODDS QUILL 2.60 $ 9.40 $ 6.80 1530—100 370—100 240—100 AUFOIN 3.00 3.00 50—100 50—100 LIGHT ACTION 6.00 200—100 Winner — Ch. c, by Meridian or Playfellow — Roseate, by All Gold trained by C. A. Curry; breeder unknown. Winner entered to be claimed foe 00. . WENT TO POST— 6:20. AT POST— 2* minutes. Start good and slow. Won driving; second and third the same. QUILL was steadied off the early pace while saving ground, moved to the pacemaker midway of the back stretch, came to the outside and displaced AUFOIN in the last sixteenth. The latter overhauled DANC- ING MACK without effort after going five-eighths, was shaken up strongly when challenged, but could not withstand the winner. LIGHT ACTION worked his way forward steadily in the last half mile. BOOK READER raced in snots and went wide. GAYLASS lost ground. RED TRAP was held safe. Scratched— 70536 Proprietary, 105.