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COOLING SPRING UP IN FIM STRIDE AT CICERO HICKMAN ON WINNER OF GENTLEMENS CUP RACE PILOTS RED BUM TO FIVELENGTH VICTORY VICTORYLexbrook Lexbrook Stable Colt Races in Fine Style Under His Impost of 165 Pounds Nicabe Is Second SecondLOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE Ky May 14 Baylor Hick man Louisville owner breeder and gentle ¬ man rider for many years brought Lexbrook Stables Red Burr to the end of the six furlong Gentlemens Cup race an easy win ¬ ner This event served as the fifth and best attraction of a ninerace program at Churchill Downs this afternoon Fancy Farms Nicabe with Dinwiddie Lampton astride was second five lengths back of Red Burr and two lengths before W J Marl mans My Echo which was guided by Mar ¬ tin Shallenberger Nine started with Judge Leer saving fourth by a wide margin from Thunder Lady Busby Bar More Joe Bur man and Judge Blake BlakeThe The gentlemen riders commenced the journey in fine style with Hickman steady ¬ ing Red Burr when Joe Burman went out to show the way Approaching the final quarter Hickman sent the winner into com ¬ mand losing no time establishing a com ¬ manding advantage After entering the final furlong with Nicebe in second place Red Burr increased his advantage and Nicabe came on to be easily best of the fastclosing My Echo EchoThunder Thunder Lady whose rider was changed at the last moment from Helder to George A Shwab Jr her owner followed in closest pursuit of the pace to the stretoh where she retired retiredThe The racing strip thoroughly sprinkled during the morning and by light rains dur ¬ ing the afternoon was classified as fast but was dull dullRed Red Burr was second choice to Judge Leer which was held at odds of 11 to 10 10SHUT SHUT EYE SURPRISES SURPRISESMaking Making every post a winning one Shut Eye a son of Kiev carried Mrs Thelma Otts silks to a surprise victory in the Shep herdsville Purse fashioned for threeyear olds in the sixth event Brutus was sec ¬ ond and Mexicana third Jim Pat a strongly backed choice trailed the field throughout throughoutCatalonia Catalonia opened the program with a sur ¬ prise when she led Satin Rolls Chicharra and nine other ordinary platers to the end of one and onesixteenth miles Burr Hick ¬ man was rushed into command held sway to the upper turn where George King sent Catalonia into the lead She steadily in ¬ creased her advantage to have two lengths to spare at the close Satin Rolls bore out entering the stretch while Chicharra lost ground throughout throughoutMaking Making her first start of the year Chant Ing carried Sam McPhersons silks to one of the biggest surprise victories of the meet Ing Although she drifted out after reaching the lead entering the final furlong the Mc Pherson representative came to the end of six furlongs more than two lengths before Takitfrome which got up to beat Bullanne by a head for second Tiger Teddy was wasContinued Continued on thirtysixth page
