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Sixteen Now Rated Derby Starters Seaward Tops Sextet Seeking Clark Favor Hasty House Star at Churchill ChurchillRecent Recent Ben Ali Victor Has Roman Miss Bugledrums and Abbe Sting as Rivals Today TodayBy By DON FAIR FAIRStaff Staff Correspondent CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky April 30 Seaward from the Hasty House Farm maintained by Mr and Mrs Allie Reubens heads a field of a half dozen capable middle distance performers slated to meet here tomorrow afternoon in the seventyeighth running of the Clark Hand ¬ icap Seaward will be the starting top weight at 113 pounds in the historic mile and onesixteenth stake and the crack sevenyearold Pilatesired gelding will be ridden by Kenneth Church ChurchWhile While Seaward is expected to go to the post a pronounced choice over his five Clark rivals he nevertheless must turn in a good performance if he notches his name in the winning roster of one of Churchill Downs three oldest fixtures In former years such outstanding thoroughbreds as Wistful Mount Marcy Shy Guy Star Re ¬ ward Jack S L Whirlaway Haltal Count Morse Jock Chilhowee Exterminator Old Rosebud Plaudit His Eminence Lieut Gibson Runnymede Hindoo Arabs Arrow Audacious and Hodge were among those visiting the winners ring after the Clark engagements Hodge was the only horse good enough to capture two renewals of the stake carrying the W J Weber silks successfully in 1915 and 1916 1916Hedgewood Hedgewood in Lineup LineupArrayed Arrayed against Seaward tomorrow will be Sam E Wilson Jrs Bugledrums 110 Thomas Devereux Gay Hunter 100 Mrs J P Keezeks Abbe Sting 109 Mrs J L Oglesbys Hedgewood 108 and H F Krim endahls Roman Miss Black Helen Handi ¬ cap victress 108 pounds Bugledrums and Roman Miss are expected to offer Seaward the stiff est tussle for Clark major honors but Abbe Sting could be dangerous should he race in his best form formJockey Jockey Steve Brooks is expected to handle Roman Miss in the Clark while Conn McCreary who rode Calumet Farms Pensive home first in 1944 Kentucky Derby and repeated the trick last year with J J Amiels Count Turf is engaged for Gay Hunter Jimmy Breckons is to guide Abbe AbbeContinued Continued on Page ThirtyFive Seaward Heads Half Dozen Capable Routers in Clark ClarkContinued Continued from Page One OneSting Sting Johnny Adams will be astride Hedge wood and popular Gerald Porch drew the mount on Bugledrums BugledrumsSeaward Seaward comes to the Berby course after scoring a handy triumph in Keenelands Ben Ali Handicap The Hasty House Farm star whipped three of his Clark rivals in the Lexington stake Hedgewood Bugle drums and Roman Miss finishing third fourth and fifth respectively while Ruhe recently acquired by the Reubens ran second Seaward shouldered 113 pounds in the Ben Ali and completed his victorious trip in 1 45 45Hedgewood Hedgewood closed determinedly in the Keeneland fixture but could not seriously threaten Seaward while Bugledrums who raced smartly in New Orleans last winter tired after racing prominently to the last eighth mile Roman Miss also went well for the initial threequarters mile in the Ben Ali but failed to stay On the strength of his Ben Ali accounting Seaward certainly holds a strong chance for a Clark victory victoryRacing Racing secretaryhandicapper Lincoln G Plaut arranged a good supporting card for Clark Handicap day and it is quite likely that the Central Avenue racing grounds will draw a crowd of 20000 spectators Post time for the wellbalanced eightrace card will be at the usual hour 2 00 p m
