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Dina Dina Bam Bam Sprints Sprints to to Length Length Score; Score; Good Good Question Question Successful Successful in in Chicle Chicle Finds Sloppy Track Much to His Liking Forrest Colt Passes Under Wire Two Lengths Ahead of Fleeterthan in Downs Test By DON FAIR Staff Correspondent CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, Ky., May 10. — Good Question, a member of the Kentucky-owned Henry Forrest Stable, splashed through the slop to an impressive victory here today in the featured Chicle Purse. Benefitted by a well-judged ride from young Johnny Turner, the Forrest colt saved ground for the entire six furlongs, reaching the wire with a two-length advantage over his nearest rival, Brown Hotel Stables good filly, Fleeterthan. Just a half length away in third place was Mrs. Frederick Sharpes favored and top-weighted Kings Hope, while R. Wilkinsons Rubys Jon finished fourth in the sprint. Mrs. Emil Denemarks Lasting War and Bernard J. Bax Cardinal Lady rounded out the field of six sophomores for the Chicle and hit the final marker in that order. Good Question, a well made son of Questionnaire and My Bonnie, carried 110 pounds with the apprentice allowance, which burden was 11 pounds lighter than that of Kings Hope. Moving along steadily over the three-quarters of the Chicle, the victor turned in a clever 1:11% and he was second choice in the totalisator at slightly better than 3 to 1. The Chicle marked Good Questions third success in nine starts this year. Lasting War Gives Way Lasting War was first to show in front after the break and she hustled into a length and one-half advantage before going a quarter mile. Good Question and Fleeterthan went right along with the Denemark miss while Kings Hope also occupied a good position within striking distance of the flying pacemaker. Approaching the stretch turn, Lasting War gave up the chase and Kings Hope assmued command momentarily as Fleeterthan held to the outside and Good Question began what was to be a victorious bid from third and on the inside. Good Question then slipped through next the inner rail as the two leaders drifted out and continued gamely to hold a clear lead to the end. Fleeterthan beat out the fal- Continued on Page Forty-Three - Good Question Prevails By Two Lengths at Downs j Forrest Colt Finds Sloppy Strip To His Liking; Fleeterthan Second 1 j Continued from Page One tering Kings Hope for the place while , - Rubys Jon was a tired fourth. Freakish weather prevailed in the Falls S City area. Frequent heavy showers which i reached near cloudburst proportions, accompanied by hail, kept the crowd of approximately 7,000 patrons occasionally " scurrying for cover. Just before the running " of the feature, the skies cleared a bit t and the sun actually broke through for a 1 few moments, but the respite was shortlived, - as more rain came shortly. The track c was fast for the initial event, but sloppy 7 thereafter and horses capable of handling * , the soft going dominated the sport. J. Howard Rouses Sand Fly, well ridden by Freddie Redmon, stepped to a front-running graduation triumph in the five-furlong fourth race,- which brought together eight two-year-olds. Sand Fly, a » homebred gelded son of Errard and Cotton I Candy, found the sloppy strip advantageous and sped to the wire with a two 0 and one-half lengths margin over Brown 1 Hotel Stables Veribest, choice for the dash. i. E. R. Morris Moon Miami was third, while e Mrs. M. J. Hoydics Bolton saved fourth 1 money. W. A. Schaefers Shat-El-Arab, a scheduled " starter, was ordered withdrawn after r he injured his off stifle during the post t parade. The homebred colt brushed the e outer rail and received several cuts. Wagers on the youngster were refunded. Sand Fly, making the fourth start of f his brief career, was timed in 1:01 and held H 3 at 22 to 5 in the speculation. Charles T. Fishers Dixiana silks were e carried to an easy eight lengths graduation - victory by the homebred filly, Rock Garden, in the five furlongs opener. Sent t to the front early by jockey Johnny y Adams, the Fisher miss, a daughter of * f King Cole and Garden Party, gradually y widened her advantage and was only cantering " as she swept by the finish. Second d honors in the juvenile dash fell to Henry y Forrests By Degrees, who was two lengths S before Joseph Parkers Wave-A-Lu, third d in the field of eight starters. Rock Garden skipped the dash distance in 1:00 and she was the 6 to 5 choice e in the wagering. Jockey Adams made it a double for the day when he successfully piloted Mr. and i Mrs. M. L. Cohens Nicotine Gal home e first in the six furlongs second, which h matched an even dozen ordinary sophomores. 7 The victress was clocked in 1:13% 5 and she paid 2.40 straight. Adams canceled his mounts after the e third, having suffered an injured foot t when a horse stepped on him at the unsaddling - enclosure. G. and G. Stables locally-owned Gay Liberty, handled by William McKinley I Cook, drove to a half-length verdict in the six furlongs third. Brown Hotel Stables s favored Gay Henrietta ran second and W. P. Littles Right Jab earned the show v award. Gay Liberty, second choice to beat her r seven rivals, returned .80 in the straight t tote pool.
