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EIGHT THIRTY WINS TOBOGGAN HANDICAP AGAIN GLENVIEW PURSE AT CHURCHILL TAKEN BY TOPIC SHAKERMAN CHALKS UP THIRD STRAIGHT SCORE SCOREValdina Valdina Groom Chases Letellier Colt Home in Feature Offering Final Week of Churchill Sport SportLOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE Ky May 12 The silks of F P Letellier were carried to a smashing victory at Churchill Downs today when Topic came to the end of the sevenfurlong Glenview Purse two lengths in advance of Valdina Farms Valdina Groom K G Mar ¬ shalls Dancing Light earned minor honors a length farther back to down the four other sprinters which met metThe The sport was decided over a lightning fast track and was witnessed by a surpris ¬ ingly large Monday crowd crowdStarter Starter Ruby White lost little time at the gate with the field in the feature and the seven contestants were away in good align ¬ ment Unerring had the highest speed out of the stalls and before going a quarter held a head lead over Sky Ball which was in closest pursuit The Woolford racer con ¬ tinued to set a sizzling pace in the run through the back stretch with Sky Ball and Royal Ruby II hanging on in deter ¬ mined fashion Geoige King astride the Ultimate winner eased his mount off the leaders and did not make a move until ap ¬ proaching the final turn turnWINNER WINNER MAKES BID BIDUnerring Unerring entered the stretch with a short advantage over Royal Ruby II and Topic then began his bid after saving much ground turning for home An eighth from the fin ¬ ish Unerring had enough and Topic as ¬ sumed command drawing out impressively to hold the fastclosing Valdina Groom safe The latter after being outrun until the final straightaway closed fast on the inside to take the place Dancing Light also closed well to take a head verdict over Unerring for third thirdIt It was Topics second victory in three local starts and he covered the distance in 125 125The The silks of Gen J Fred Miles a member pf the Kentucky Racing Commission were parried to an impressive score in the fourth race a sixfurlong sprint engaging seven good threeyearold sprinters when Flying Easy came to the finish a length in advance 6f William Reids favored Remote Control The latter was a half length before Woolford Farms Appointee at the close closeMILLS MILLS ON FLYING EASY EASYPreston Preston Mills had the mount on Flying Easy and had her in close pursuit of Fairly Fly during the first quarter with Appointee a closeup third At the final turn Fairly Fly gave way badly when she bore out and Mills immediately took the Miles filly to the front where she withstood a brisk drive to stall off Remote Controls stretch bid Ap ¬ pointee hung on in game style to save the minor portion of tlie purse purseFlying Flying Easy scoring her second triumph of the meeting went the distance in 112 The fifth race decided at six furlongs en ¬ gaged a band of seven useful sprinters and resulted in the third straight victory at the current meeting for Charles Leists Shaker Continued on thirtMh page
