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Stymie, Stymie, Bel Bel Reigh Reigh Triumph Triumph at at Jamaica; Jamaica; Night Night Crawler Crawler Wins Wins Faraway Faraway in in Drive Drive Nips Darby Donhe f In Closing Strides Graham Gelding Overcomes Crowding and Forces Way To Front Between Horses LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 18.— There may have been something prophetic about the running of the Faraway Purse, feature of a sunny afternoons Keeneland program at Churchill Downs today. This six-furlong event was captured by Carl Grahams locally owned Night Crawler, a half-brother to the current Kentucky Derby favorite, Pukka Gin. The Whitney cast-off, a four-year-old gelded son of Peace Chance — Crauneen, was ridden by jockey Johnny Adams, and, after that booter had extricated him from a pocket on the turn, he arrived at the finish three parts of a length before Darby Dan Farms Darby Donhe. the runner-up. Three lengths farther back, C. Williamsons Miss Militant, the favorite, finished a tardy third in a field of nine mustered for this affair. Night Crawler was the second choice in the "Iron Men" and returned his large following .40 for after finishing out the six furlongs on a fast surface in 1:12. This marked his first appearance of the new racing year. Miss Militant had dead aim atop the long homestretch, but was unable to cope with Night Crawler once that entrant found racing room. Encounters Trouble at Break The winners difficulties began at the fiagfall, when he was snatched up to last after being trapped in a flying wedge. Adams ran him into a pocket at the far corner, where Flying King was leading. He thrust through between horses entering the stretch and negotiated Darby Donhe s defeat in a skirmish past the eighth pole. This afternoons sport was presented in • the most propitious spring weather thus far in the 31-day Louisville turf season and there was a conspicuous increase over Mondays . attendance. The wagering was ! brisker, too, though favorite players were not boasting. The major share of the purse in the , fourth race was earned by Lt. Com. W. Montgomerys Fox Rime, who, coupled with [ two others in the field, led 10 maiden juveniles . to the wire to gain his diploma victory. Jockey G. Burns piloted the son of Fighting j I Fox first to the wire, a length in advance of St. Louis Jock, who was a half length [ before Benjack. Fourth money went to j Plover Brand. The field paid 7.20 and I the winner covered the four and a half furlongs . in :54?5. While en route to the paddock. Ever On, a scheduled starter here, broke away from [ his groom and, suffering a knee injury, was ordered scratched from the race by the a track veterinarian.
