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Sir Tribal Gains Second Straight Ft Miami Win Leads Millie Jessup by Three Lengths With Jockey Irvin Up UpBy By W A CRUSE CRUSEStaff Staff Correspondent CorrespondentFORT FORT MIAMI Maumee Ohio May 1 Derby Day did little for the attendance figures here at the Toledo Turf Club this afternoon and a rather sparse crowd esti mated at 3700 was on hand for the days ninerace program despite the delightful spring weather and a fast track The guess ers had the usual Saturday crowd either at the Derby or perhaps at their TV sets setsV V F Crowders Sir Tribal a threeyear old Tribal n gelding turned in his second consecutive victory is as many starts at the meeting It was the third start of his ca ¬ reer having raced just once in 1953 1953Sir Sir Tribals victory here in an event ex ¬ clusively for sophomores this afternoon was just half as impressive for beaten lengths as his first Evidently able to han ¬ dle any kind of race his first win was by six lengths over a slow track and today was three lengths the best of L L Sacketts Millie Jessup The time for the six furlongs was 116 with jockey Irvin Payne in the saddle An 840 mutuel was the reward for the usual 2 investment investmentW W E Kings Green Gal was withdrawn from the race after sustaining an injury While parading postward Rose Harris Charyon H kicked Green Gal and upon in ¬ vestigation by the track veterinarian Dr R C Sweetser it was determined inadvis ¬ able to permit the filly to race All monies wagered on her were refunded refundedJockey Jockey Ronald Holley figured in the Daily Double for the second consecutive day here this afternoon and guided C CContinued Continued on Page FortyTwo Sir Tribal Gains Second Straight Ft Miami Win WinLeads Leads Millie Jessup by Three Lengths With Jockey Irvin Up UpContinued Continued from Page Fve FveAhrends Ahrends Balla Flight to a driving two length advantage over H R Finleys Graces Lady in the second race The first half of the Double was registered by P Harmes Strike em Dead and W D Lucas LucasThe The meeting goes into its fourteenth day Monday with the general attendance and betting showing an increase particularly in view of the eightrace weekday cards against the ninerace programs presented heretofore It is believed however that the figures would be greater if the weather in this area would improve improveFor For the first 13 days of the meeting there have been only two days in which the racing strip was fast For the most part the days have been overcast with a minimum of sunshine in evidence and this has been one of the factors against a more profitable session sessionThe The card for Monday is given over for the most part to the claiming performers The best race on the card is the Bucyrus It is a onemile and 70 yards affair for 1000 platers which are four years old and older The field is light with only seven drawn but again the threat of another rainstorm has caused the owners and trainers to be a bit reluctant to enter their charges j jP P Holthus Ever Zoomin L Emmons Richelier J C Ellis Mr Sly Mrs M Troianis Collins Girl W M Owens Dame Polly Ruby Yazells Mulatto and M Tuttle and J Husers Versatile form the group for the Bucyrus BucyrusMulatto Mulatto turned in a twolength victory here under the able guidance of jockey Norman Hart He came from well out of it and negotiated the mile and onesix ¬ teenth in 151 over the fast track The company was of the 800 claiming type but his effort was so impressive that the aged Whirlaway gelding will undoubtedly wind up a stronger favorite than he was to return a 520 mutuel and should be able to handle this band as effectively
