Two Chart Crews Call Race, Daily Racing Form, 1951-05-07

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Two Chart Crews Call Race CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, Ky., y • May 5. — Two complete chart crews handled ed the charting of the 1951 Kentucky Derby by today. Don Fair, trackman and veteran an chart maker, called the positions of the he horses at the start and at the half mile; le; J. Sweeney Grant, who began his career ;er under Fair, picked up the bulky field at the he three-quarters marker and Fair again took ok over at the mile call. Grant did the honors rs the he le; ;er the he took ok rs _ for the stretch description and Fair wound nd up the task of calling the finish. Jack ck London and George Koper served as assist- ;t- ants. Clockers were William Cunningham, m, Charles Brown and Clifford Trimpe.


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