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MRS HERBERT HERFF Owner of Screemin Jack winner of the New Al ¬ bany Purse at Churchill Downs i Determine Will Pass Up Preakness Screemin Jack Shows Way at Downs Whips Mickey W For Popular Win WinMrs Mrs Herbert Herffs Racer Put to Drive by Brooks to Capture New Albany Purse PurseBy By DON FAIR FAIRStaff Staff Correspondent CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 3 Screemin Jack a sixyearold gelded son of Pictor and Secret Heart car ¬ ried the silks of the Memphis Tenn sportslady Mrs Herbert Herff to a popular victory here this chilly afternoon in the New Albany Purse Unleashing a strong stretch bid under Steve Brooks alert hand ¬ ling Screemin Jack disposed of Mrs Leo Wagners early pacemaker Nickey W and sped under the wire with a two and one half lengths advantage Buddah Stables Dance Nsing finished third a length and onehalf off Nickey W and a half length on Clifford Mooers Sir Butch while G G Stables War Token wound up last in the small New Albany Purse field fieldScreemin Screemin Jack making his first appear ¬ ance under colgrs since last August at Washington Park raced the six and one half furlongs of the New Albany in 120 and he was the 17 to 10 favorite in the straight tote pool poolNickey Nickey W Assumes Command CommandNickey Nickey W went to the front immediately after starter Reuben White sent the five New Albany Purse starters away in a line break and the Wagner stallion set the pace to the stretch under occasional urg ¬ ing attended by Screemin Jack During the drive to the final marker Brooks worked diligently on the Herff gelding and he responded well enough to put Nickey W away and draw celar Dance Nsing came from well back during the last quarter mile for third while Sir Butch was a tiring fourth fourthJames James Paddocks homebred Sir Lari a son of Sir Damion proved best of the 10 juvenile meeting in the four and one half furlongs Poplar Purse Hard hustled through the stretch by jockey Robert Lee Baird the locallyowned winner hit the wire with a length advantage over Clifford Lusskys Spiriam who was more than four lengths on Taylorcrest Stables Bright Lark for place honors Clifford Mooers Parr who flashed early speed in the sticky foot ¬ ing lasted to salvage fourth money moneySir Sir Lari clocked in 55 was second choice in the betting at 13 to 5 for his graduation victory victoryC C B Hudsons Deep Sitaution ridden by Alfred Popara beat nine other ordinary platers in the six furlongs initial offering and Theodore D Buhls Arpege handled by Carroll Bierman trimmed a limit field of cheap sprinters in the threequarters mile second event eventDeep Deep Situation a 73 to 10 shot and Arpege 1580 straight were good for a 16560 Daily Double payoff payoffDespite Despite unseasonably cool weather and a track made quite muddy by heavy over ¬ night rains a surprisingly large crowd of more than 8000 spectators witnessed the sport The sun broke through however howeverContinued Continued on Page FortyOne Screemin Jack Registers Popular Churchill Victory VictoryHerff Herff Racer Driven Out Smartly By Brooks to Overtake Nickey W WContinued Continued from Page One Oneduring during the matinee and the racing strip improved a bit as the program progressed Thoroughbreds with ability to handle off footing dominated the racing racingG G G Stables Biddy Sue a well made Psychic Bid filly coasted to an easy de ¬ cision in the Wilmore Purse decisively de ¬ feating five other twoyearolds Jockey Bobby Baird sent the Detroitowned miss to the front soon after the start an kviii mount stepped to the final marer with three lengths to spare over Henry Forrests Tricky Home Emil Denemarks Prince Eric ran third and H C Freuhaufs J 0vial was along for fourth fourthTrainer Trainer Vester R Wright who sent out Sir Lari to win an earlier event tightened the girth on Biddy Sue for a double Jockey Baird also registered his second success of the day with the G G Stable filly fillyBiddy Biddy Sue a fair class winner in New Orleans completed her task in 54 and she was held at 6l2 to 1 in the Wilmore Purse wagering wageringThere There was a slight delay after the run ¬ ning of the fourth race when the stewards checked the film patrol pictures of Ruthie Ss decision over Mrs A M Creechs Mali play A half length separated the Jacob Sherowned Ruthie S and Mahplay at the finish Jockey Earl Knapp astride Ruthie S appeared to bother Mahplay with his whip through the final sixteenth mile of a sharplycontested stretch duel F Bourcks Curtain Raiser was third in the field of seven starters startersRuthie Ruthie S tim ri in 1 iQ3i tm fv funoA
