Jacks Town Draws Away to Five-Length Accounting in Zev Purse at Churchill: Afton Villa Colt at Home In Going; Watch Me Win Is Second, Choice Cut Third, Daily Racing Form, 1948-05-07

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JOCKEY S BROOKS Continued his excellent saddle work yesterday at Churchill Downs with four winners in the first seven races three in succession They were Jacks Town Richwood Boy Kotsatoah and Kaslick Jacks Town Draws Away to FiveLength Accounting in lev Purse at Churchill Afton Villa Colt at Home In Going Watch Me Win Is Second Choice Cut Third ThirdCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 6 Jacks Town a wellconformed son of Johnstown racing under the silks of Mrs Wallace Percys Afton Villa Farm romped to an easy triumph here today in the Zev Purse one of the better offerings on a good card Given a confident ride by Steve Brooks who is currently showing ex ¬ cellent saddle form the New Orleansowned victor held a fivelength advantage at the wire while the William Crump trained en ¬ try William M Wickhams Watch Me Win and J Howard Rouses Choice Cut finished second and third respectively two and one half lengths apart apartJacks Jacks Town narrowly beaten by Grand Barter in his previous start was sent to the post a 7tolO favorite and he stepped the Zev five furlongs over the muddy footing in 101 winning with something left leftChoice Choice Cut had the highest speed away from the stalls but Jacks Town was next and after a brief duel with the Rouse geld ¬ ing he assumed a clear lead and then drew clear during the stretch run Choice Cut continued willingly enough under urging after losing command but lie was no match for his stablemate Watch Me Win The latter earned the place honors by a com ¬ fortable margin Tuned Up raced evenly to be fourth although he drifted put badly at the upper iufn and did not appear to like the prevailing soft footing footingRainy Rainy weather and the off track un ¬ doubtedly cut attendance down at the Derby oval today and a crowd of some 6000 hardy regulars witnessed the sport which was interesting and formful formfulBrooks Brooks came right back in the fourth race piloting E A Bischoff Js Richwood Boy to a two and onequarterlength decision Richwood Boy wore down C W Hylands early pacemaker Onecbill during the drive and won going away while M A Wald heims Tav raced evenly to capture the short end of the purse from the two other start ¬ ers Peraptera and Jean Buttons ButtonsRichwood Richwood Boy completed his task in 115 and paid 1040 straight straightBrooks Brooks came back with another winner in the fifth when he guided M W Brents firsttime starter Kotsatoah to an easy score in the first division of the Black Gold Purse Revoking was second and Easy Homer third Kotsatoth paid 940 and ran the six furlongs in 115 115Finding Finding the muddy going to his advan ¬ tage Teapoy a homebred gelded son of Sweeping Tide and MisSSkip carried James C Ellis silks to a convincing vistory in the first race which matched seven twoyear olds at five furlongs Taken to the front soon after the start vby jockey Bobby Mont ¬ gomery the Ellis youngster then shook off Mbllie Moe and sped to the final marker Continue on Page Thres Jacks Town Draws Away To Easy Downs Score ScoreContinued Continued from Page Ons Onsthree three and onehalf lengths before Mrs A M Creechs favored Maisco Lady second by two and onequarter lengths over Frederick Wyses FickleMan After engaging Mollie Moe to the stretch Teapoy opened up a commanding lead at the lurlong ppleVbut Montgomery took no chances and Jode the Ellis juvenile out to the wire Maisco Lady did not relish the muddy going but she did close determinedly when set down in the drive FickleMan was prominent after the first threesix ¬ teenths but faltered during the late stages and was a soundly defeated third thirdSecond Second choice in the speculation Tea ¬ poy who won his graduation diploma at Hot Springs returned backers slightly bet ¬ ter than 2 to 1 after stepping the dash dis ¬ tance in 101 101John John A Kinard Jr furnished the winner of the second race when Mia Maria ridden by Jimmy Combest scored a popular length verdict over 10 other ordinary platers at the end of six furlongs Mia Maria established a good lead entering the stretch but she was under a brisk drive to withstand the good bid of Brown Hotel Stables Oakmuir who was second by two lengths over Theo ¬ dore D Buhls Cleaner Detroit Stables Young Buddy faltered under his 121 pounds burden but Tan a creditable fourth Mia Maria raced the threequarters over the muddy stripin 116 and she waV 23 to 10 choice fertile tote


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