Topweight of Six In Downs Feature: Accord Old Mason Edge of Ten Sophomores Meeting in Big Springs Purse Sprint, Daily Racing Form, 1952-05-08

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In Downs Feature FeatureAccord Accord Old Mason Edge of Ten Sophomores Meeting in Big Springs Purse Sprint SprintCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 7 The Big Springs Purse seven fur ¬ longs for threeyearolds and the Browns Boro a six furlongs claiming event for fouryearolds and older are the best offer ¬ ings slated for presentation tomorrow at this Falls City racing grounds The Big Springs drew an overnight field of 10 en ¬ trants while the Browns Boro will match six useful sprinters sprintersHenry Henry Forrests Foray Vina a recent vis ¬ itor to the local winners circle is the early choice for the Browns Boro and jockey Kenneth Church will be at the reins on the Foray Array gelding While Foray Vina looms favorite over his five rivals lie must meet some sturdy opposition in G W and A C Fergusons Isit Cash Theodore D Buhls Happy Gander H Rossets Harbil Mrs L E Vaniers Ten Forty and George A Cavanaughs Bright Bones BonesThe The Big Springs should develop into quite a tussle inasmuch as several members of the probable starting band met previous ¬ ly in the Shelby Park Purse which fell to Mr and Mrs T M Daniels Jet Ace A L Birchs Old Mason second to Jet Ace may be the one to whip tomorrow although Walmac Farms Blue Licks and Mrs D J Ramseys Sir Rustom also rate well In ¬ cluded in the field for the Big Springs are Amafox Big Cat Mr Dude Battle Hero Sandtop Bloom and Busy Fox Bashford Manor Outlook OutlookThe The main topic of conversation around the Downs today dealth with the Bashford Manor Stakes The five furlongs fixture for twoyearold colts and geldings to be run Saturday always serves as one of the more interesting Kentucky spring season features With the arrival of Hal Price Headleys King Pin the field for the week ¬ end headliner is taking shape Some of the more prominent Bashford Manor candi ¬ dates are William Veenemans Happy Car ¬ rier Lafayette Stakes victor Mrs Harold G Bockmans Prince Marque Sam E Wil ¬ son Jrs Royal Flavor and Wildcat Sam D J Gleesons Down Yonder and the Mr and Mrs T M Daniel Pair Yea Bama and Ace Destroyer DestroyerWhile While the Bashford Manor will top the Saturday halfholiday bill several over ¬ night allowance events and a mile and one sixteenth handicap for threeyearolds and upward also are scheduled Entries close Thursday for the handicap and weights for the middle distancesupporting number are to be posted Friday May 9


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