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Steel Heels Purse Feature at Downs DownsMn Mn Del Tri Step Elkhorn And Friedy to Compete Over Mile and Sixteenth Route RouteCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 8 The Kentucky spring racing sea ¬ son will go into its final week Monday and the local Derby course will conclude its 19day meeting next Saturday The current jneet has been quite successful although weather and track conditions have not been too favorable The Derby week sport was outstanding and although no added money fixtures were left on the Downs program after the running of the threeyearold classic last Saturday sev ¬ eral overnight events attracted good fields and the racing has been interesting interestingTwo Two overnight handicaps are to be de ¬ cided here on Wednesday a mile and a sixteenth test for threeyearolds and up ¬ ward and a sixfurlong sprint for horses from similar age divisions Entries for the midweek features are to close on Monday and weights will be posted the following day dayNext Next Saturdays closingday card will be entirely devoid of claiming events and threeyearolds and upward are eligible to two handicaps a sixfurlong test and a one mile and a sixteenth overnight offer ¬ ing Entries for the weekend offerings close Thursday and weights are to be pub ¬ lished Friday FridayChoppy Choppy Sea Goes in Seventh Race RaceThe The Steel Heels Purse at a mile and a sixteenth for threeyearolds is to be the top number on the Downs Monday bill and seven members of the age division are en ¬ tered Leo J Caillouette Nashville Tenn patron is to depend on Mr Del in the feature J A Goodwins silks are to be carried by Elkhorn Tri Step is the hope of the Louisvilleowned Augustus Nahm stable Mrs C A Cope is to start Friedy and J G Browns Red Flag Corum Morris Marvins Tip and Elite Stud Farms Disran complete the field fieldThe The Augustus Nahm establishment also will have a useful representative in the one mile and a sixteenth seventh race Choppy Sea appearing to hold an edge over four other middledistance rivals Choppy Sea raced well this spring and he will meet MCCosh Lucky Greenock Chicle Red and Quilt QuiltGourmet Gourmet from the John A Kinard Jr stable is the likely favorite in the one mile and one furlong eighth offering Gourmet is in fine shape at present and his chief opposition probably will come from Edie Jane who deadheated with him for major honors in a distance race during the Keeneland meeting Other useful routers entered are Hummer a recent winner here Kantar Run and In The Bag
