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— : ; : Shut Out Purse Is Semi -Final Feature of Churchill Meeting Little Imp, Fine Art and Nickey W. Well Matched In Six Furlongs Contest CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, Ky., May 17. — Seven useful sprinters are entered in the Shut Out Purse, six-furlong feature on the program arranged for presentation tomorrow at this Central Avenue course. The Friday card, semi-final of the current 19-day spring meet, also offers several well-balanced supporting races and continued good sport appears in store for Downs patrons. Under the conditions of the Shut Out, Mrs. Leo Wagners Nickey W. and Joseph A. Goodwins Donke Serenade are to shoulder equal top weight burdens of 119 pounds. Mrs. Otto C. Neumanns The Farm silks are to be carried in the dash by Bully Boy, 116, and Circle M Farm is to send out Countess Molly, 114 pounds. C. H. Everitts improved Little Imp, 113; Creel Brown, Jr.s, Lady Joan, 108, and Henry Forrests Fine Art, 111 pounds, complete the probable Shut Out starting band. Tommy Barrow, who, has been showing good saddle form here this spring, is to handle Nickey W. in the headliner and Douglas Dodson, presently leading rider at .the meet, is to guide Countess Molly. Young Johnny Turner, who is affiliated with the Forrest stable, will, of course, be up on Fine Art and Ken Church drew the mount on Bully Boy. Ran Second to Black George Little Imp, four-year-old gelded son of Seven Hearts and Queens Best, looked good here last Saturday when he ran second to Black George in the seven-furlong Douglas Park Handicap. The latter set a new record of 1:22% for the distance and Little Imp was beaten a bit more than two lengths. The Everitt gelding "won seven races during the 1950 season and he earned a pair of purses at Hot Springs this year, then shipped into Keeneland and scored there inaugural day in a six and one-half fur-. longs event. Fine Art, one of the mainstays in the Forrest stable, was lightly campaigned last season but won two of his eight: engagements. He also won two of his seven outings this year and his recent morning trials are such that he merits consideration in the Shut Out. Nickey W., an eight-year-old stallion, the get of Jimmy Moran and Pinea way, visited the winners ring after six of his 13 races last year. Under silks last week for his initial 1951 engagement, Nickey W. made the pace for a half -mile in the Reigh. Count Purse but appeared short and wound up GEORGE W. CARROLL — Sent out Uncle Edgar to take down the honors in yesterdays feature event at Belmont Park. fourth to Inseparable, Grass Fire, and Oil Capitol at the end of the six furlongs. Bully Boy turned in several creditable, performances in 1950 and hie has trained satisfactorily; for his seasonal debut while Countess Molly looked good in several Kentucky races this spring, Donke Serenade, four-year-old Balladier colt, has shown occasional flashes of class and Lady Joan is considered dangerous at the Shut Out? weights. One of the chief supporting numbers on the bill is the one-mile seventh race and G. and G. Stables xecently-acquired Big Road is the early favorite to beat six rivals. Big Road, victor in his last outing, is ,to clash with Watch Susan, Hot - Chocolate, Cold Spy, Omaberry, Challorette and Wag-ram. * „ Continued clear weather is predicted for tomorrow and a good crowd is expected at the local oval.
