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Free America Graduates In Sprint at Churchill Simply Toys With Rivals to Be Four Lengths in Clear at Wire CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, Ky., May 9. — Calumet Farms Free America, who finished fourth behind his stablemate, Whirl Blast, as the latter won his first race at the recent Keeneland meeting, did a bit of running for himself here today and romped to an easy four -length graduation in the Swift and Sure Purse. Free America, a homebred son of Blenheim n. and Columbiana, one of Calumets finest broodmares, toyed with his eight rivals and won much as his rider, Joe Molbert, pleased. Second honors in the juvenile dash fell to Joseph A. Goodwins homebred Jacks Creek, who took that portion of the purse by five lengths before Maidal Ranchs Ayran. Making the second start of his brief career, Free America shouldered 118 pounds and ran the five furlongs over the firm strip in 1:00%. While the Calumet youngster was not pressed at any stage of the dash, the manner in which he accomplished bis task today seemed to bear out trainer Ben A. Jones prediction that Free America is one of the more promising two-year-olds of the current season. Installed a l-to-2 favorite over his rivals, Free America proved a very popular winner with the crowd of about 8,000 on hand for the sport and he received a nice round of applause when jockey Molbert returned him to the scales. Free America was not hurried at the start, as Gallice went out to set the pace, holding her advantage until just inside the stretch, while Jacks Creek raced in nearest pursuit and Free America moved along steadily in third position. Once settled in the home lane, Molebert permitted Free America to take command and the Calumet youngster then merely galloped to the wire, easily distancing his rivals. Jacks Creek turned in a nice effort to earn the place award and although he could not threaten the flying winner, he was not under pressure to defeat Ayran for second. Ayran saved the short end of the purse by a safe margin over John Marschs Torello, who lost whatever chance he might have had when he bore out badly rounding the upper turn.
