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Hill Gail Could Set Another Record for Jones by Winning WinningBEN BEN A PLAIN BEN JONES will shatter another record at Churchill Downs if Hill Gail is successful in his Derby quest for itr would mark the sixth Derby winner from the equine sage of Parnell Mo He already holds the record for Derby training five one more than his nearest rival the late H A Derby Dick Thomp ¬ son who had four for Col E R Bradley Jones first Derby success came in 1938 with Lawrin who raced for Herbert M Woolf of Kansas City His other four win ¬ ners were for Calumet Farm Jones has been a successful trainer all his life sad ¬ dling his first winner at an Oklahoma fair meeting ever so many years ago He campaigned his own horses for many years first coming into really national prom ¬ inence at old Tijuana on the West Coast of Mexico with his string of victories by the Seth horses Plain Ben is a favor ¬ ite with public and turf writers alike for his horses run consistently and brilliantly and for turf writers he is always good for a story