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Tre Vit Draws Away to FourLength Tally in Downs1 Equipoise Handicap Gotham Annexes Place as OddsOn Colosal Finishes Third 28000 View Card CardCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 8 Tre Vit quick fouryearold dauhter of Tiger and Wiskover carried R E Cudahys silks to a convincing victory here today in the Equipoise Handicap Confidently ridden by Larry Grubb the Cudahy filly reached the end of the six furlongs with a fourlength advantage Second honors went to Shady Brook Farms Gotham who was just a neck before Fred ¬ erick W Hoopers topweighted and favored Colosal Mrs J Lowensteins Trixie and Mrs Reid Luginbuels Sugar Beet the only other starters finished behind the placed trio in that order orderTre Tre Vit who has won four of her last five starts carried 110 pounds which im ¬ post was eight pounds less than that of Colosal and sped the threequarters of a mile in 111 Tre Vit who was saddled for her victorious engagement by the vet ¬ eran Robert McGarvey was second choice in the totalisator and paid 520 straight straightTre Tre Vit was a sharp factor from the start and she did not assume command until she entered the stretch Once settled for the run to the wire Grubb took no chances and he rode the Cudahy miss out as his mount steadily increased her mar ¬ gin despite drifting out badly during the final furlong furlongGotham Gotham closed very strongly to take the place award from Colosal who had made a bold bid after securing racing room for the stretch run Gothams game finish was ample to down Colosal who encoun ¬ tered bad racing luck during the initial threeeighths of the Equipoise Hemmed in on the inside the Argentinebred im ¬ portation had to be taken up repeatedly and he tired when finally clear clearSugar Sugar Beet raced impressively during the first halfmile and Trixie was always close enough to threaten the leadersuntil she had reached the last eighth of a mile Trixie faltered during the late stages but she had enough left to take fourth money from Sugar Beet who gave way badly after his display of early foot footIdeal Ideal weather conditions and a fast track aided in bringing an excellent crowd to the Central Avenue course Over 28000 thor ¬ oughbred patrons witnessed the half holi ¬ day sport The racing strip which im ¬ proved yesterday was in excellent shape today and running times for some of the better offerings were not too far off top standard standardJ J D and Joseph Rogers Gab Session smartly ridden by Bobby Campbell became a double winner at the current meeting when he decisively whipped sever other otherContinued Continued on Page Two Tre Vit jRegister Fourth Success iof Current Season SeasonContinued Continued from Page One Onethreeyearolds threeyearolds in the sevenfurlong JBos tonian Purse Taking command early Gab Session opened up agood lead then coasted to the wire four lengths before R W Athas Syndicate second Joy six lengths in advance of Brownell Combs Riot RiotGas Gas Session stepped the Bostonian dis ¬ tance over the firm strip in 1124 and he was a llto10 choice in the wagering wageringGraham Graham Byrum furnished the winner in the Pictor Purse Pouting Mac scored a frontrunning two and onehalf lengths decision under a steady race by apprentice William McKinley Cook Second honors in the sixfurlong sprint fell to Brown Hotel Stables favored Lazy Shoes who was a nose before Mrs Raymond Grundys Srtathmond at the final marker Lazy Shoes and Strathmond were away slug glishly and both horses came from far back to duel for the place award Second choice in the speculation Pout ¬ ing Mac and his running mate Dejia M who finished sixth returned entry backers 4 to 1 straight straightArthur Arthur J3 Hancock Sr prominent Ken ¬ tucky thoroughbred breeder furnished the winner in the Kathleen Purse when his homebred Gay Rhythm handled by Har old Featherston graduated in her first start GayJBhythm lacked early speed but once straightened for the drive she as ¬ serted her superiority in impressive fa ¬ shion beating her nearest rival by six lengths Afton Villa iFarms Bird Shotran second after encountering some bad racing luck near the threeeighths pole and she held a length iand onehalf advantajge over Fred erickR WStolps Too Sunny third in the field of nine twoyearold fillies engaged huthe dashNitromond who raced coupled with Gay JBhythm was fourth Gay Rhythm carried her 116 jpounds tburden over the fast track in 1 lOO Vs and the Han cock entry paid 7t40 in sthe straight tote pool
