Dozen Speedsters In Mad Play Purse: Cid Play Regarded Likely Choice Over Chief Command, Mel Van Orman at Downs, Daily Racing Form, 1948-05-11

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Dozen Speedsters In Mad Play Purse PurseCid Cid Play Regarded Likely Choice Over Chief Command Mel Van Orman at Downs DownsCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 10 The Mad Play Purse a sixfur ¬ long race for fouryearolds and Upward tops the program arranged for presentation tomorrow at Churchill Downs A dozen of the bettergrade sprinters are named for the Mad Play and Mrs A M Creechs use H ful Cid Play probably will be the choice over his rivals in the feature attraction attractionCid Cid Play a fiveyearold gelded son of Maedic and Imperial Play has been one of the mainstays of the Creech stable for thex past two seasons and he beat a good field here on April 27 Eva T Mountain Roar Big Casino and Potomac a recent local winner being among those following Cid Play home in the sixfurlong dash The Creech geldings recent trials suggest that he is ready for a top effort in tomorrows feature and he will be ridden by Harold Featherston FeatherstonChief Chief Command is to be the representa ¬ tive of Mrs J Lowenstein in he May Play while Roscoe Goose is to carry the silks of her husband Jake Lowenstein who will saddle the pair Roscoe Goose raced dis ¬ appointingly in his last start but Chief Command has worked well enough to merit consideration against those he will meet tomorrowRoyal tomorrow Royal Chap Marmorstein Hopeful HopefulMax Max Marmorstein Cleveland sportsman is to rely on Royal Chap in the Mad Play Shady Brook Farm will send out the im ¬ proved Upstate Conrad and Read will start Starry Cant and John Marschs silks will be up on Blue Seal T C Melroses Mel Van Orman is accorded a good chance in the Mad Play while M A Waldheims Fifteenth is capable of upsetting some of the betterregarded entrants Stride Well is the hope of Mrs Harry M Goldstein and Ray Ankenbauers homebred Porters Broom who wpn the Cavalcade Purse dur ing the current Downs meeting completes the probable starting band bandSeveral Several good supporting events are to be decided on tomorrows card and seven youngsters will go postward in the first race at five furlongs Bold Verse and Balla Flight appear to hold an edge over the field but Bolo Mack also is a steady sort and could be right there Four Pets a member of the locally owned Brown Hotel Stable has displayed speed in works and is expected to go well in the opener openerSeven Seven tried route performers will clash in the mile and onequarter second race W J Marlmans Caumsett who was nar ¬ rowly beaten at the same distance in his previous start may be the choice over such company as Heres Harvey Laen Miss Golightly Ruff n Tuff Ozzie and Eye for Eye EyeThe The Kikapo Purse fiveeighths of a mile for twoyearolds drew a capacity field and John A Kinard Jrs Montes Pride J A Goodwins Pnut Yendor and Frank Spellmans Pappys Rebel are the early choices for this number The three afore ¬ mentioned juveniles have been close up in their latest outings and undoubtedly will dominate the Kikapo running


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