Racing Folk From All Areas Witness Derby: Track Heads, Owners, Breeders Present for Big Louisville Event, Daily Racing Form, 1954-05-03

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Racing Folk From All Areas Witness Derby DerbyTrack Track Heads Owners Breeders Present for Big Louisville Event EventCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 1 Many notables from all fields of endeavor were among those who witnessed the 80th running of the Kentucky Derby here this afternoon afternoonIn In addition to those listed in Saturdays edition as being present were noted John Schapiro president of Laurel Joe Cascar ella George Brick Martin and Bill Yeager also of Laurel Mr and Mrs Lou Pondfield he executive vicepresident of Pimlico Senator Warren A Wells and Mrs Wells of Council Bluffs Iowa Mr and Mrs Walter C Marty of La Mesa California CaliforniaPhil Phil Iselin Edward J Brennan and G Barker Seeley of Monmouth Park Charles Coughlin Golden Gate Fields Mr and Mrs James Stewart Hollywood Park Ver non Underwood Los Angeles WWTiny Naylor Riverside California Mr and Mrs Ellwood The Pie Man Johnston Pasa ¬ dena Jack G Dempsey Los Angeles Mr and Mrs Clement L Hirsch Beverly Hills Mr and Mrs John S Alessio and Mr and Mrs Russ Alessio of Caliente Mexico Elaine MBrandon the thoroughbred artist of San Carlos California CaliforniaMr Mr and Mrs Ed Axton of Lexington Mr and Mrs Ira Drymon Lexington and Mr and Mrs Allen Brewer motored in from Fayette county for the Derby running runningJohn John S Letellier president of the New Orleans Fair Grounds Corporation and Mrs Letellier general manager Gar Moore of the Crescent City track and Mrs Moore Mrs Thelma Pelleteri vicepresident of the Louisiana course and her daughter Cleo came in from New Orleans to witness the Derby renewal renewalPhillip Phillip J Baker of Atlantic City Judge James E Dooley Narragansett Park Ed ¬ ward Kilroe New York City Edmund P Pi i Continued on Page FortyTwo Racing Folk From All Areas On Hand to Witness Derby DerbyContinued Continued from Page One OneCoff Coff ey vicepresident of the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau Jack Brennan also of the TRPB executive staff Charles ONeill of Florida Everett Clay Hialeah Park Mrs John Payson Adams San Fran ¬ cisco and Newport R I Dr C M Rood and Marcus McCallum of Huntington Beach Calif Roscoe Goose Louisville and the Kentucky Thoroughbred Breeders Asso ¬ ciation Clifford Lussky president of the KTBA KTBAFrank Frank Conklin Brantford Ontario Sen ¬ ator Tom Underwood John B Kelly presi ¬ dent of Atlantic City Godolphin Darley Paris correspondent Daily Racing Form Mr and Mrs George Ring Los Angeles AngelesMr Mr and Mrs James V Tigani Wilming ¬ ton Del Mr and Mrs I J Collins Lan ¬ caster Ohio Robert O Read past presi ¬ dent HBPA Webb Everett toner Gover ¬ nor John Stelle William S Miller of the Illinois Racing Board Mr and Mrs Eugene Constantin Jr Jake Freedman of Las Vegas Nevada Richard Connell of Hazel Park Detroit DetroitAnn Ann Peppers of Mentone Calif was on hand for her first Dejby racing secretary Fred Burton came over from Keeneland Mrs Gertrude Herff of California a sister of Mrs Herbert Herff of Memphis Alex Bower John H Clark of the Clark Horse Agency Lexington and Miss Mildred Wool wine Lexington


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