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LAST MESSAGE VICTRESS Military Stock Farm Purse Falls to Tall Trees Stable Racer. PilcLed to Victory at Louisville by Warren Yarberry — Bucket Head Scores Easily in Fourth Race. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 17— Performing under the colors of Mrs. Frank J. Navins Tall Trees Stable, Last Message raced to victory in the Military Stock Farm Purse, of seven furlongs, at Churchill Downs this afternoon. She covered the distance, on a fast track, in 1:25, and that effort was sufficiently fast to beat four other rivals and land her home in front by a length and a quarter. Frank P. Letelliers Southland Beau, installed the public choice, had to be content with second honors, as M. J. Schmitts Sortie Star ran third, three lengths farther away. Broadus, owned by S. G. Baker, Sr., was fourth, while Mrs. Edward Haughtons Bustle was the only other starter. Last Message, which paid for in the mutuels, was ridden by Warren Yarberry, who distinguished himself by riding four winners here yesterday. Bustle was the first to show in front at the break, but Last Message was right after her. The former showed the way for a little more than a quarter, and then the Tall Trees four-year-old assumed a lead which she never gave up the remainder of the way. Bustle •was through after reaching the turn and then Southland Beau moved into second position. MOVE COMES TOO LATE. After straightening up in the stretch. Last Message drew away from Southland Beau, whose move may have been poorly timed. Had Southland Beau made his challenge on the stretch turn, instead of waiting until they got deep into the lane, the Letellier horse might have been able to reverse the order of finish. In finishing third, Sortie Star came from last place in the final quarter, to be a length in front of Broadus at the end. _ Todays program was witnessed, by another large crowd which took advantage of the good card and splendid weather to take in the sport. Wacky Jack, a member of the mutuel field, owned by the Border Farm stable of F. J. Demary, sprung a surprise to open the program, turning back eleven other sprinting platers, at six furlongs, and paying 01.40 for in the mutuels. Apprentice ilurphy Trahan got the son of Wise Counsellor away well, sent him into a good lead going around the turn and kept him together long enough to win by a length and a half. Ottoman, the favorite, was vigorously handled in the run through the stretch, but could finish no better than second, as Princess Torch ran third, and Warwil fourth. Making the second start of his career, Willie Crumps Royal Man made every pole a winning one in the five furlongs second race. Trysak raced with the son of Man o Night and Royal Man to the head of the Continued on nineteenth page. LAST MESSAGE VICTRESS Continued from first page. stretch, and then the Crump youngster drew away, and at the wire jockey Earl Steffen had him in front with three lengths to spare. Although racing greenly, Soup and Fish turned in a splendid effort to run second, with Endy, tiring, finishing third. Trysak wound up fifth in the field of eight maiden two-year-old colts and geldings. j FAY D. WINS AGAIN. The third race was a sprint of six and a half furlongs and it resulted in a victory for Mrs. Edward Haughtons Fay D., her second in as many starts this meeting. The Whichone filly, guided by Charles Charlton, raced past the leaders on the stretch turn, took a good lead after straightening out and drew away to score by five lengths in easy fashion. Bobbin, which had been a sharp factor from the beginning, continued on well enough in the drive to be second, as High Place finished third, three lengths farther back. Robert Ramseys Bucket Head had some bad luck in the fourth race, a test of six and a half furlongs, but still was good enough to win in easy fashion. The Ramsey celt, handled by R. L. Vedder, broke into the air at the start and trailed the field away from the gate, but he soon was in full stride and, charging down next to the rail in the final quarter, got up to win by three lengths. Gin Fritters had the most early speed but she weakened after reaching the stretch and finally dropped out of the picture. Second honors went to Grape Vine, while the favorite, Ours, was third.
