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_ Armed Forces Day Finale at Churchill Happy Go Lucky, Sandtop in Mile Feature; Black George Faces Nine in Sprint Test By DON FAIR Staff Correspondent CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, Ky., May 16. — This historic Kentucky Derby course will ring down the curtain tomorrow on the brilliant 19 days meeting. The ,500 Armed Forces Handicap at one mile for three-year-olds, and the ,000 "G. I." Handicap, six and one-half furlongs for three-year-olds and older, attracted splendid fields and the twin features certainly should provide a fitting conclusion to one of the best spring sessions ever presented here. An even dozen entrants are to contest the Armed Forces while the "G. I." drew a band of 10 shifty performers. Harold G. Bockmans Happy Go Lucky, a handsome son of Haltal and Tetravalent, is the early choice for the Armed Forces and he is highweight for the eight furlongs test, pegged at 123 pounds. Happy Go Lucky is to have the saddle services of Anthony Ferraiuolo, who rode the colt in the Derby, the Bockman star giving a sharp effort in the rich mile and one-quarter classic. Raced Well to Final Eighth Forced out of the Blue Grass Stakes by a nick while being shod, Happy Go Luckys training was somewhat retarded for the Derby but he, nevertheless, held on well to the final furlong, where he dropped from third position behind Hill Gail and Sub Fleet back to seventh at the wire. Before shipment from New Orleans, the Haltal colt won four engagements, finishing second to Gushing Oil in the Louisiana Derby. He also placed behind Sub Fleet in Keene-lands Claiborne Purse- before his Derby effort. W. W. Stones Sandtop, a well-conformed Some Chance-sired colt, has been assigned 117 pounds for the Armed Forces by handi- Continued on Page Forty-Four Armed Forces Day Marks Finale at Churchill Downs Happy Go Lucky and Sandtop Vie In One Mile Featured Handicap Continued from Page One capper Lincoln Gaines Plaut and he was an ettsy winner of the seven furlongs Big Springs Purse here last week. Sandtop also finished third in the Florida Derby to Sky Ship and Handsome Teddy and he will be ridden tomorrow by Herb Lindberg, one of the more capable journeymen reinsmen at the Downs this spring. Rusty Lyn Stables Lot-A-Brass 116, Pollard* and Harkins Our Challenge 114, Henry Forrests Cullerton 112, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Daniels speedy Jet Ace 110, Mildred F. Underwoods Brown Rambler, who displayed early foot in the Derby, is. assigned 108 pounds, and D. W. Kleins Doctors Dandy gets in with a feathery 98 oounds, the same to be carried by Hasty House Farms Sea Ripple. Brown Hotel Stables Old Fiddle 108, arid Brian Boru 107, along With Mrs. Don J. Ramseys Sir Rustom, 101 pounds, completes the probable Armed Forces Handicap starting band. Henrv Forrest will, of course, saddle Cullerton and Our Challenge for their closing day engagements. Jimmy Breckons is engaged to handle Lot-A-Brtiss in the Saturday three-year-old attraction, William McKinley Cook is named on Cullerton and Lois Cook will guide Our Challenge, who holds an excellent chance to achieve major honors. Tommy Barrow will be up on Jet Ace, Earl Knapp rides Old Fiddle, and Willie Owen drew the mount on Brian Boru. No riders were named today for Brown Rambler, Sir Rustom, Sea Ripple and Doctors Dandy. While the Armed Forces Handicap is creating quite a stir along the Downs shed-rows, the "G. I." Handicap probably will develop into quite an interesting tussle. William Veenemans Black George, 1950 Derby Trial victor, and L. W. Rousch and H. B. Reids Bloody Step are equally im-posted for the co-feature at 117 pounds. Otto Grohs is to ride Black George in the "G. I." while jockey Knapp is engaged for Bloody Step, who was beaten a short margin by Mrs. Leo Wagners Nickey W. in the recently decided Jeffersonville Purse. The Wagner homebred will parade post-ward tomorrow under 112 pounds. Black George will renew his duel in the "G. I." with Henry Forrests Our Kite, 116 pounds. The pair hooked up here on May 2 in the seven furlongs Kentucky Colonels Purse and Our Kite was along in the last strides to take a head verdict after stepping along in 1:24%. Willie Lee Johnson is to be at the reins on Our Kite, who will race coupled with the speedy Traveler, 108 pounds. Lois Cook is to guide Traveler, a Hot Springs track record holder. Other nominees for whom connections accepted "G. I." weight assignments are C. H. Everitts useful Little Imp, 111; Mr. and Mrs. Glenn W. Grangers Sabaean, 111; Brown Hotel Stables The Gink, 110, and TheodrJre D. Buhls Bee Lee Tee, 108, and Second Avenue, 100 pounds, the lightweight in the likely starting field. Willie Cook rides Sabaean, and youthful Paul, Ward is engaged to pilot Little Imp, who displayed good form during the Kentucky spring season. Secretary Plaut arranged some excellent supporting numbers for the final day of racing; the Waves and Wacs Purse, five furlongs for two-year-olds, the Air Forces at the same distance for juveniles, .and the Frank Page, Jr., six and one-half furlongs for three-year-olds are listed for decision. Horses from the latter age division also are to meet in the mile and one-sixteenth Navy Purse while four-year-olds and older will clash in the three-quarters mile Fort Knox and the mile and one-sixteenth Coast Guard. Po.°» time tomorrow for the Armed Forces Day ep,rd will be at the usual hour, 2 p. m.
