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Native Native Dancer Dancer Seeks Seeks Withers Withers Today; Today; * * • • Eleven Eleven Face Face Money Money Broker Broker at at Downs Downs [Ace Destroyer Has Good Recent Trials Greatest, Platan Figure to Be Factors at Mile Route; Eight Go in Gates Handicap By DON FAIR Staff Correspondent CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, Ky., May 15. — The 0,000 Armed Forces Purse, at one mile for three-year-olds, and the ,000 Gen. Clifton B. Cates Handicap, at six furlongs for three-year-olds and upward, will co-feature a splendid program when this stately Kentucky Derby course rings down the curtain tomorrow on quite the finest spring meeting staged here in many years. The Armed Forces attracted an overnight field of an even dozen second year racers representing 11 interests, while the Cates Handicap matches eight topflight sprinters. The Armed Forces, spotted seventh on the closing day card, undoubtedly will develop into one of the most interesting events of the Kentucky spring season. Under the allowance terms of the Saturday headliner, Money Broker, star of the Detroit-owned G and G Stable, maintained by Edward Grosfield and Alie Grissom, will parade postward under the high weight burden of 122 pounds. Money Broker, successful in the Florida Derby but unplaced in the Downs classic; will have a useful running-mate in Alie-Ed, a recent visitor to the local winners ring, pegged at 109 pounds. Popara on Money Broker Vester R. Wright, G and G Stable trainer, announced this morning that jockey Alfred Popara will have the mount on Money Broker and that George Potter is engaged for Alie-Ed. While the G and G entry probably will be the post time favorite for the Armed Forces, several others in the overnight field have shown occasional flashes of class and are rated dangerous at their weights. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Daniels Ace Destroyer, handsome Grand Admiral-sired colt, gets in with 118 pounds, Mrs. Harold G. Bockmans Prince Marque, 107, and Thomas F. Devereux homebred Greatest, a son of Equifox, 111 pounds, hold good chances for victory in the final day feature. Ace Destroyer, fourth in the Blue Grass Stakes and last in the Derby after displaying early foot, failed to race to expectations this spring but has shown decided improvement in recent morning trials. It must be remembered too that the Daniel colt was sharp enough during his two-year-old campaign to capture Washington Parks Prairie Continued on Page Forty-Seven Money Broker Has Eleven j Armed Forces Foes Today Ace Destroyer, Greatest, Platan Figure to Furnish Contention Continued from Page One State Stakes, the Bashford Manor Stakes and finish second in a division of Keene-lands Lafayette Stakes. Ace Destroyer will be ridden in the Armed Forces by Johnny Heckmann, who began action today as the fourth leading reinsman of the Downs current meeting. Greatest looked good here May 1 as he stepped to a driving accounting in a six and one-half furlongs allowance offering, trimming Wismo, Wabash Moon, Julians Joy and Happy Deb atfer whirling over the good track in 1:106 under a steadying 119 pounds weight assignment. Prince Marque passed the engagement against Greatest and started in the Shelbyville Purse May 9, finishing fourth behind Smackover, Spy Defense and Torch of War. Sherman Armstrong is slated to pilot Prince Marque in the Armed Forces. Platan, a Platter-sired colt, purchased privately by Hasty House Farm from George D. Widener, is something of a "dark horse" in the Armed Forces field. In Platans most recent appearance under silks, he finished second to Dixianas Ber-seem in the seven furlongs Red Cross Purse, decided in 1:23%. Platan shouldered 115 pounds in the Red Cross and was beaten only a length, indicating that he has regained the form which made him a winner early this year and during his juvenile season. Jockey Johnny Adams, leading rider at the Downs, will handle Platan. Others named for the eight furlongs attraction are Marie A. Moores improved filly, Mile. Lorette, 102; Mrs. H. L. Nathen-sons Guy, 107; Mrs. Otto S. Demings Thaxter, 109, and E. M. Goemans Irish-bred Kildangen, 107 pounds, who scored in two major engagements at Hot Springs before transfer to Kentucky. Also R. A. Paracheks Gulf Stream, 109, and Golden Maxim Farms Mokatuck, 107 pounds. The General Cates, fifth number on the "getaway" day card, may develop into one of the best sprints of the meeting. Trainer Lloyd Gentry will saddle a pair of stakes-winners for the dash, Duval A. Headleys homebred Crownlet, 114. and Milton Sha- grins Ohio-owned Shag Tails, the actual high weight at 116 pounds. Pollard «St Har-kins Ever Bright, 109; Jack Chambers Bolingover, 107; Mrs. Leo Wagners Nickey W., 113; Daniel Stables Yea Bama, 108; Grace Kosibas Pak, 101, and Hasty House Farms Tahitian, 110 pounds, completes the probable Gates starting band. While weather conditions today were anything but ideal, the local forecast is for clearing skies and Downs president Bill Corum and the members of his staff expect to entertain a large crowd for the weekend and closing day sport. *
