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Mickey W Takes Jeffersonville Purse As He Begins 1 952 Campaign at Downs Wagner Veteran Half Length Clear of Bloody Step Katama Again Registers With Ease EaseBy FAJRStaff By DON FAJR Staff Correspondent CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 12 Nickey W who races under the silks of the Louisvilleowned Mrs Leo Wag ¬ ner stable drove to a welldeserved victory here today in the featured Jeffersonville Purse Hustled right along from the out ¬ set of the sixfurlong sprint by Herb Lind berg Nickey W reached the wire with a halflength advantage over L W Roush H B Reids fastfinishing Bloody Step who was threequarters of a length before Theodore D Buhls Happy Gander W M Wickhams Winning Fleet ran fourth while John Steeles favored Hoosier Relic and the G G Stables Dear Tint were next in that order orderNickeyvW NickeyvW successful in three of seven engagements last year and the winner of six of 13 outings during his 1950 campaign was making his first appearance this sea ¬ son and consequently was overlooked by the majority of those present No better than fifth choice the Wagner stallion re ¬ turned 1560 after stepping the six fur ¬ longs of the Jeffersonville in 112 ex ¬ cellent time considering the slow course courseWith With the Downs regular starter Reuben White in Chicago for the Lincoln Fields meeting Carl Burns substituted in clever fashion and sent the Jeffersonville field away from the stalls in a line break Bloody Step was f irst to show in front but Nickey W charged up fast and took over the leadership before reaching the initial furlong marker Hoosier Relic and Happy Gander then raced in closest attendance to the ultimate victor during the run to the stretch while Bloody Step was a steady going fourth fourthNickey Nickey W entered the home lane with a clear advantage having raced Hoosier Relic into defeat but the Wagner representative was then put to punishment by Lindberg in order to repulse Bloody Steps belated but futile challenge Happy Gander a sharp factor from the start of the dash was a faltering third while Winning Fleet was along to easily earn fourth money from the tiring Hoosier Relic spent after his earlier engagement with Nickey W WUnseasonably Unseasonably low temperatures a threat of rain and a slow track were contributing factors in keeping the attendance down at Continued on Page ThirtyNine Mickey W Successful SuccessfulIn In His Return to Races Leads Bloody Step Half Length In First 1952 Start at Downs DownsContinued Continued from Page One the 3the Central Avenue 3 course a sparce crowd of slightly more than 5500 witnessing the sport The gathering braving the raw weather was treated to interesting and formful racing racingJ J H Homans Katama won her second straight race here when she outsprinted seven other threeyearolds in the six and onehalf furlongs fifth event Johnny Nazareth who escaped serious injury when kicked by Oh Linda as that filly was be ¬ ing saddled in the paddock for the fourth race rode a smart race on Katama land ¬ ing the Homan miss an eightlength win ¬ ner James Paddocks Bold Gold who fash ¬ ioned a speedy pace until challenged by the victress in the stretch tired during the late stages but lasted to save the place by a head margin over Mrs A P Frue haufs AmerRam Roscoe Gooses Loca dah salvaged fourth money after a rather rough trip tripKatama Katama was the fourth favorite in the initial five races to reach the winners ring and she was a 9 to 10 chance The Homan filly raced the six and onehalf furlongs over the off footing in 119 119J5 J5 J5Slithereen Slithereen a daughter of Seven Hearts and Outcuteem recently acquired by Mr and Mrs W P Walters from the Brown Hotel Stable whipped 11 other twoyear olds in the livefurlong opener under an alert ride from Steve Brooks presently the top reinsman of the current meeting Slithereen was sent into command early and after she raced Mary and John Bauers Lakewood Miss into defeat drew out to a slightly better than twolength margin over McKay and Sullivans Miss Carrier Just a head away the faltering Lakewood Miss saved third money and she was a neck in advance of Sunnybrook Farms Sunnybrook Sue
