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JOCKEY JOHN ADAMS Guided two winners on yesterdays Churchill Downs program scoring with Eleven Men in the fourth race and De Ville in the following event Eleven Mens Score at Downs Will Aid Runyon Cancer Fund Whips Little Doc by Three In H Weiss Silks Trustee For Cincinnati Businessmen BusinessmenBy By DON FAIR FAIRStaff Staff Correspondent CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 7 Eleven Men a gelded son of Sir Gallahad m and Meadow Sweet raced to a welldeserved but mildlysurprising vic ¬ tory here this afternoon in the seven fur ¬ longs Bellwood Purse Eleven Men who carried the silks of H Weiss trustee for 11 Cincinnati businessmen who purchased the gelding further enriched the coffers of the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund through his sharp accounting the Queen City group of owners having made a pact that all purses won by their colorbearer were to go into the fight against one of the worlds most dread disease diseaseEleven Eleven Men who had the saddle services of capable little Johnny Adams streaked to the finish of the Bellwood with a three lengths advantage over his nearest rival Mrs R H Lloyds Little Doc while another two lengths away Carl M Grahams Sinn Fein was along for the show award L H Thompsons Rock Garden and Thomas Piatts Old Pat made up the balance of the field for the Bellwood and followed the placed trio home in that order orderShouldering Shouldering 121 pounds under the allow ¬ ance clause of the threeyearold headliner Eleven Men then stepped the seveneighths mile over the fast track in 125 Over ¬ looked by the majority of the crowd of some 10000 spectators on hand this pleas ¬ ant afternoon the victor returned backers 1260 straight as fourth choice in the tote toteDraws Draws Clear in Stretch StretchLittle Little Doc had the early speed in the Bellwood but Eleven Men was forwardly placed from the outset and raced within striking distance of the pacemaker until nearing the stretch Set down approach ¬ ing the turn into the home lane Eleven Men put Litle Doc away and then steadily drew clear while the Lloyd representative was not under severe pressure to salvage the place from Sinn Fein who failed to rally for the drive Rock Garden had some early foot but failed to stay while Old Pat was never in the chase chaseMrs Mrs Harry Trotseks Lead Pad a well conformed gelded son of Hoop Jr made his first appearance under colors in the Bonnycastle Purse racing to a length and a quarter graduation verdict over seven twoyearold rivals Hustled to the front soon after the start of the five furlongs juvenile dash by Kenneth Church Lead Pad stuck diligently to his task through the stretch and beat Mrs O S Demings Thaxter who was another three lengths before KnoUwood Farms Guy at the wire Sam E Wilson Jrs New Liberty went well enough to salvage fourth money moneyLead Lead Pad and Thaxter completely dom ¬ inated the running of the Bonnycastle and the victor was clocked in a commendable 59 The Trotsek youngster was one of the more popular winners of the day at even money moneyDixianas Dixianas Think Twice a homebred from the Charles T Fisher thoroughbred nursery romped to an easy four and one oneContinued Continued on Page ThirtySix Eleven Mens Score at Downs Will Aid Runyon Cancer Fund FundContinued Continued from Page One Onehalf half lengths decision in the sixfurlong Baxter Purse under a steady ride from Steve Brooks Think Twice was never se ¬ riously threatened in the sprint while Ned W Brents Polnettie earned second honors three lengths on Mrs F T Stelzigs Pen action The latter colts margin over Mrs B L Reinemans True Melody for third was but a nose noseJockey Jockey Adams rounded out a saddle dou ¬ ble in the mile and one sixteenth fifth astride Reverie Knoll Farms De Ville
