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Bridal Wreath Purse to Happy Deb Gains Initial Win At Churchill Downs DownsBrumfield Brumfield Brothers Juvenile Miss Romps to Wire Five Lengths Before Roman Jean JeanBy By DON FAIR FAIRStaff Staff Correspondent CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 5 Happy Deb a chestnut daughter of Pasteurized and Chuckle carried the Brumfield Brothers silks to to an easy vic ¬ tory here this afternoon in the five fur ¬ longs Bridal Wreath Purse Moving up fast during the initial furlong Happy Deb assumed command under jockey Otto Grohs and steadily increased her advan ¬ tage romping to the wire with a five lengths margin over her nearest rival Mrs H Allen Campbells Roman Jean Slightly more than a length away Mrs O S Dem ings Stephens Girl ran third Miss Mary V Fishers Fulvous favorite in the field of eight twoyearold fillies finished sixth after a rather rough trip tripSaddled Saddled by Herbert K Stevens who is enjoying unusually good success with his stable during the Kentucky spring season Happy Deb streaked to her graduation diploma over the fast footing in 59 Sec ¬ ond choice to Fulvous in the totalisator the Brumfield Brothers miss returned her backers 2y2 to 1 1Crowd Crowd of 5500 Out Approximately 5500 spectators were on hand this clear summery afternoon to witness the postDerby card The gathering was a far cry from the 107000 record throng which jammed this rambling old plant Saturday for the seventyseventh Kentucky Derby renewal In short there was plenty of room Monday and those present took full advantage of the situa ¬ tion scattering in sparse groups throughout the huge stands standsThe The field for the Bridal Wreath Purse left the stalls in good order and Happy Del moved up strongly soon after the start to assume command crowding the field a bit at the upper turn Once in front Happy Deb went about her task in pleasing stylf steadily widening her advantage ow Roman Jean who made a game but futile attempt to get to the flying victress Roman Jean was unequal to that assign ¬ ment but she responded readily enough during the stretch run to achieve the show award while M L Coopers Golden Choice salvaged fourth money Fulvous roughed in the jam caused by the winner at the upper turn failed to recover after the mis ¬ hap and was beaten off offEdward Edward P Metz homebred colt Mason Jennings with pudgy Georgie South at the reins kept his record clear by winning his second purse in as many starts Finishing with a good stretch kick Mason Jen ¬ nings hit the end of the fivefurlong second race a half length to the good of Henry Forrests favored Oratory Mrs L C Mo lays Crossbow Girl a sharp factor for the major portion of the juvenile dash wound up third slightly more than two lengths off the lapped leaders C W Winters Blast o Roses ran fourth in the field of seven youngsters youngstersMason Mason Jennings clocked in 100 was second choice at 17 to 5 5C C B Hudsons Deep Situation a home ¬ bred colt the get of Sir Pennant and Agnes P raced to a two lengths decision in the sixfurlong fifth race under a well judged ride from George Roser Deep Situation saved ground while disposing of Petes Comet at the stretch turn and as ¬ suming command raced gamely to the wire beating out N G Farms Isle Sea who was three lengths before J W Yonts RevelOn at the final marker Joseph A Goodwins Potterac saved fourth money in the field of 11 threeyearold starters The victor overlooked in the wagering rewarded backers with 7120 payoffs
