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Adams ThreeTime Jockey Leader Rides Smoke Screen ScreenJOHNNY JOHNNY ADAMS is making his eighth saddle try for the Kentucky Derby with Smoke Screen and while he has had most every honor and success that could come to a jockey so far the Derby has eluded him The best chance he had came with Blue Swords in 1943 but Blue Swords hap ¬ pened to come along in the same year as a true champion Count Fleet and the best that Blue Swords could do was run second Adams is an old timer breaking in as a rider back in 1931 after getting his indoc ¬ trination on the bull rings of Kansas and Oklahoma He never rode with an appren ¬ tice allowance He has led the national list listContinued Continued on Page TwentyThree Snapshots of Kentucky Derby Personalities Series of 1952 Ovners Trainers and Riders In Limelight Today Some Are Making Debut in Race RaceContinued Continued from Page Two Twoof of riders in point of number of winners on three occasions 1937 1942 and 1943 His best year was in 1937 when he had 260 winners Adams did not ride with the ap ¬ prentice allowance because he refused to sign a contract with anyone He has never ridden with a contract although he has often given seasonal calls on his services
