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Native Dancer Returns to Turf M Wars Roman Warbler Gains Another Win Ballet Purse Goes To Goodwin Filly FillyVictress Victress Drives to Downs Finish HalfLength Before Cajole Mimi Mine Third ThirdBy By DON FAIR FAIRStaff Staff Correspondent CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisvnie Ky May 6 Roman Warbler a fleet three yearold daughter of Roman and Taj Bibi carried Mrs Joseph A Goodwins silks to a welldeserved victory here this cloudy afternoon in the Ballet Purse Responding to a clever ride from jockey Johnny Heck mann the Goodwin miss defeated five older rivals as she sped to the end of the six furlongs with a half length advantage over Mrs Mary H Hunters hardhitting Cajole Mrs Herbert Herffs favored Mimi Mine was third another half length away while Mrs Louis J Herrmanns Bloom finished fourth after a rather rough trip tripRoman Roman Warbler shouldered 110 pounds two of which were overweight and raced the threequarters mile of the Ballet over the fast track in 111 Despite the fact that she was a good winner at Keeneland this spring and beat a classy field at the same course last fall the winner went off second choice to Mimi Mine at 21 to 10 10Cajole Cajole Assumes Command CommandCajole Cajole took command soon after starter Reuben Wesley White sent the six fillies and mares in the Ballet away from the gate in good order Roman Warbler went right with the pacemaker and the two leaders were lapped for the remainder of the trip while Mimi Mine raced along steadily in fifth position to the stretch stretchTurning Turning into the home lane Cajole re ¬ tained a short lead and she continued gamely under Johnny Nazareths hustling tactics but Roman Warbler was a bit too much for her and she bowed to the latter in the last sixteenth mile Mimi Mine finished extremely fast on the outside for third while Bloom who encountered interference ap ¬ proaching the stretch could do no better than fourth after her ill racing luck luckTask Task Fleet who flashed early foot and Woodbreak a trailer the entire trip brought up the rear fifth and sixth respectively respectivelyDespite Despite the threat of rain and quite cool temperatures a crowd of more than 8000 spectators turned out for the sport at the Central Avenue course which was fast for the entire card cardHenry Henry Forrest Covington Ky turfman sent out Pythfield a daughter of Brookfiled and Pythoness to capture fiveeighths mile fourth race which matched 10 quick two yearolds Pythfield well handled by jockey jockeyContinued Continued on Page FortyFiye Roman Warbler Garners Third Success in Row RowGoodwin Goodwin Filly Drive to Downs1 Wire HalfLength Before Cajole CajoleContinued Continued from Page One OneAlfred Alfred Popara took an early lead then coasted to the wire with a five lengths mar ¬ gin over here nearest rival Warner L Jones Jrs homebred filly Triple Bells James Paddocks locallyowned and fa ¬ vored Im Expectin ran third after showing early speed and she was a half length off Triple Bells and a like distance before Ernest H aLnes Deck Cherry for the show award awardFavorites Favorites went down to defeat in the Daily Double events J E Johnsons Dia ¬ mond oJe ridden by Johnny Heckmann trimmed a capacity field of maiden platers in the six furlongs initial offering and H A Trevellyans Michiganowned Cracklette with Kenneth Church in irons beat 11 ordi ¬ nary sprinters in the threequarters mile second race raceMallia Mallia Noes Agnes Lynn a homebred daughter of Southern Pride and Graymar Bonnie graduated from the maiden ranks at the second asking defeating a capacity band of youngsters in the five furlongs third Hard hustled through the stretch by jockey Steve Brooks Agnes Lynn was along in the last strides to take a nose verdict from G G Stables Short Sis leader for the major portion of the trip S A Alex ¬ anders Myomike finished third a length and onehalf off the top pair and J Kel Hbussels Big Return gave a fair effort to salvage fourth money
