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Continue Efforts to End Deadlock Royal Flavor Ace Destroyer Victors Capture Divisions Of Bashford Manor ManorLead Lead Home Preposterous and Prince Marque at Churchill Before Gathering of 22000 22000By By DON FAIR FAIRStaff Staff Correspondent CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 10 Sam E Wilson Jrs Royal Flavor ridden by Kenneth Church and Mr and Mrs T M Daniels Ace Destroyer with Tommy Barrow up won the two divisions of the Bashford Manor Stakes here today A crowd of over 22000 spectators turned out on a drab afternoon for the semifinal half holiday program of the current Ken ¬ tucky spring season and the big gathering was treated to some excellent sport Skies carried an everpresent threat of rain and the track was quite muddy for the entire matinee matineeLike Like Royal Flavor who had a useful runningmate in the initial half of the colts and geldings fixture Ace Destroyer also received bountiful help from his stable companion Yea Bama early pacemaker in the final division Ace Destroyer came from well back during the stretch run to beat Mrs Harold G Bookmans fastfinish ¬ ing Prince Marque by a threequarters length margin while a bit more than two lengths back William Veenemans Happy Carrier Lafayette Stakes victor and choice for the dash earned the show award Yea Bama who set a smart pace until reach ¬ ing the last eighth mile was a faltering fourth but his earlier run undoubtedly con ¬ tributed much to Ace Destroyers triumph triumphYea Yea Bama Aids in Tally TallyYea Yea Bama enteredthe home lane with a short lead as Ace Destroyer moved up steadily for the drive and assuming com ¬ mand held on determinedly to withstand Prince Marque The latter colt lacked early foot but his whirlwind finish almost earned him victory while Happy Carrier forced wide at the final turn came determinedly when straightened up although not seri ¬ ously threatening the top ones onesAce Ace Destroyer carried 122 pounds under the conditions of the allowance stake three pounds less than the burden of Happy Carrier and completed his trip in 101 good time considering the off track The TheContinued Continued on Page ThirtySix JOCKEY THOMAS BARROW Rode four winners Saturday at Churchill Downs namely Hals Linda Ace De ¬ stroyer Ray Count Miss and Gray Challenge Royal Flavor and Ace Destroyer Win at Downs DownsCapture Capture Respective Divisions of Bashford Manor Before 22000 22000Continued Continued from Page One OneDaniel Daniel colt a son of Grand Admiral and Ghazni continued the onslaught on the public choices returning his backers 2840 straight straightRoyal Royal Flavor a son of Condiment and Dark News displayed a game stretch kick in annexing the initial end of the Bash ford Manor Jockey Church lashed severely at the Wilson colt during the drive and his mount responded well enough to get up for a half length verdict over Reverie Knoll Farms Preposterous while Mr and Mrs James R Collins favored Silver Jet earned the show slightly more than a length away and a similar distance before Knollwood Farms Paytu fourth in the field of 10 starters startersTrainer Trainer Joe Jansens strategy in send ¬ ing Oil Gusher out to make the early pace in the juvenile dash certainly worked out nicely The early speedster in the Wilson entry opened up with a surprising flight of foot and not only killed off Mrs Emil Denemarks Bill Burke but also made the earlier furlongs rough for Paytu and Silver Jet After delivering his part of the one two punch Oil Gusher dropped out of serious contention and it was then that his stablemate whirled down the stretch to an impressive and game victory victoryRoyal Royal Flavor was clocked in 101 over the muddy course under 122 pounds and returned 980 straight Both sections of the Bashford Manor grossed 1281250 and the winners each pulled down 918750 918750Royden Royden Peabody grandson of the late George Long founder of famed Bashford Manor presented silver trophies to the successful owners immediately after the two sections of the stakes were decided decidedAnthony Anthony Tony Rupelt of Chicago HI who served as assistant to the late John M Goode for many years saddled his first winner as a trainer when K R Martin and W N McKinneys favored Mr Good scored a game graduation verdict in the Preston Purse initial offering of the weekend bill Mr Good with Steve Brooks at the reins assumed command at once but was all out during the stretch run to repulse a game challenge from Mrs C W Smiths hard charging Dr Alex a head separating the two leaders at the final marker
