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Corps of 900 Militiamen On Duty at Downs Track CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 1 Adjutant General Roscoe Murray of the Commonwealth of Kentucky State Militia and Col A C Bonnycastle com ¬ manding officer of the 149th infantry headed a corps of 900 milita men assigned to police duty today at the KentuckyDerby course Menfrom the f ollqwing outfits were on hand 441st Field Artillery 139th Field Artillery 198th Field Artillery 623rd Field Artillery 113th Ordinance Company 413th Tank Maintenance Company and the 718th Transport Truck Company CompanyOfficers Officers and enlisted men came from practically every section of the Bluq Grass state The Fort Knox Post Band and a big de tachment of regular Army troops paraded before the reviewing stand at 1015 a m on Derby Day
