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DISPOSE AND STARETOR STARETORDEBUTANTE DEBUTANTE S1AKES CAPTURES ROYAL MARTHA VALD5NA MELIA CHASES COLLINS FILLY HOME HOMEDaughter Daughter of Ariel Covers Five Furlongs in 5935 to Cross Finish With FiveLength Lead LeadLOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE Ky April 30 Royal Mar ¬ tha a fast twoyearold daughter of Ariel and Martha Washington owned by I J Collins chairman of the Ohio Racing Com ¬ mission ran away with the 2500 added Debutante Stakes before another large crowd at Churchill Downs this afternoon This speedy miss carrying George King to his second saddle success of the day stepped the five furlongs on a fast track in 59 and winning by five lengths earned 2535 more than double her cost Collins paid 1050 for her at the Saratoga yearling sales salesValdina Valdina Farms Valdina Melia was second Milky Way Farms My Choice was third and E K Thomas Fair Flyer fourth as three other juvenile fillies rounded out the field fieldRoyal Royal Minuet matched step for step with the Collins filly the first threesixteenths of a mile but then the pace became too hot for the former and Royal Martha assumed a big lead which she maintained to the end After reaching the home stretch Royal Minuet gave way completely and Valdina Melia moved into second place where she remained to the end endMY MY CHOICE THIRD THIRDMy My Choice showed more promise in finish ¬ ing third than the result might indicate She raced greenly and swerved badly through the stretch but only was beaten a head for the place With more education she might prove more dangerous in the future futureFair Fair Flyer which was installed cofavorite with the winner because of her defeat of Royal Martha at Keeneland was a distant fourth Royal Minuet was fifth and the next two in order of finish were Bertawest and Smart Daughter the latter a stablemate of My Choice ChoiceSkies Skies were partly overcast today but it affected neither the racing nor the attend ¬ ance anceThe The Ellis stable completed a double and jockey King rounded out a triple when Golden Lea accounted for the seventh race a run of a mile and a furlong Out of Fire was second and Birdlea third thirdWOOLF WOOLF ASTRIDE KINGS BLUE BLUEKings Kings Blue owned by the partnership of Huntley Sher hung up his fifth victory Of the year in accounting for the Daniel Boone Purse a sprint of six and a half furlongs which served as the secondary feature on the days program Ridden by George Woolf who is here to handle Stare tor in the Kentucky Derby Saturday Kings Blue bore out badly in the run through the stretch but he still was good enough to beat the runnerup Valdina Groom a little more than a length Timeful was third and Woodsaw fourth while Tippity completed the field fieldKings Kings xBlue an oddson choice followed the pacemaking Woodsaw to the turn while in hand then assumed command without having to be urged After reaching the final straightaway he began to bear out but he still was too good for Valdina Groom which made a game effort against his older olderContinued Continued on thirtieth page DEBUTANTE STAKES PROVES EASY FOR ROYAL MARTHA MARTHACollins Collins Filly Wins by Five Lengths Over Valdina Melia MeliaContinued Continued from first page pagerival rival In finishing second Valdina Groom beat Timeful two lengths while Woodsaw was just a nose farther back backJames James C Ellis western Kentucky breedlf and owner of Dade Park sent put the win ¬ ner of the first race in Melody Tone a five yearold gelding which turned back eleven other sprinters at six and a half furlongs Under the guidance of George King Melody Tone battled Fylfot for the lead for about a halfmile theii assumed a big advantage Mammy Rose closed boldly here but Melody Tone stuck to his guns long enough to get the decision by a neck while Mammy Rose beat Fylfot threequarters of a length for the place Rita Jay the favorite was fourth Mexicana owned by the Lexbroolc Stable was the winner of the second race in which a dozen sprinters met at six furlongs The gray son of Bull Dog racing wide all the way and losing additional grouM on the stretch turn held on well in the drive to ibeat Isalot home by a length and onehalf while Vesuvius was third After giving up the lead Sabra raced with the leaders to the stretch then weakened to drop out of the picture LITTLE KING PIN REPEATS REPEATSS S G Millers Little King Pin a son of Whiskalong and Dazzling scored his second success in as many starts when he beat j seven other twoyearolds over four and a half furlongs in the third event Jockey j Warren Yarberry got the youngster to the I front soon after the start and kept him there I to the end where his margin of victory was a little more than a length Tomluta fin ¬ ished second and Uncle Jock third just a nose back The favorite Early n Smart wound up fourth after breaking slowly Ruby Isles stumbled on the turn in this race and threw her jockey Edward Elam who however escaped injury injuryAfter After threatening to get out of the maiden ranks many times Valdina Farms Valdina Dude did so in the fourth a test of six furlongs which drew a dozen maiden three yearolds Never far back Valdina Dude another son of Bull Dog rallied when called upon in the stretch and under the handling of Hugh Lemmons was up near the end to win by a neck Smart Bid which made all the pace and which at one time was three lengths in front could not hold the winner but was good enough to take the place well in advance of Our Jane Epizar raced with the leaders here for about a halfmile and then tired and dropped out of contention The winner was the favorite
