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Eight Oppose Roman Spy at Downs Dixiana Colt Won His Last Outing OutingHas Has By Far and Talmen to Beat Debutante Winner Gambetta in Orchid Purse PurseCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 8 The Douglas Park the Mocking Bird and the Orchid Purses a trio of top flight features are slated Monday when this historic Kentucky Derby course goes into the final week of its excellent spring meet ingJJine quick threeyearolds are to meet in the six and onehalf furlongs Douglas Park seven of the better fillies and mares threeyearolds and upward will clash in the threequarters mile Mocking Bird while an equal nmber of shifty juveniles make up the overnight field for the five furlongs Orchid Purse PurseDixianas Dixianas homebred Roman Spy a well made son of Roman and the former great race mare Mata Hari appears to hold an edge over his Douglas Park rivals andhe will go postward under 117 pounds Roman Spy successful in two of his six starts last year recently defeated a quick field here in the Kentucky Colonels Purse Trainer Jack C Hodgins of the Dixiana establishment announced this morning that jockey Steve Brooks will guide Roman Spy in the Monday attraction attractionArrayed Arrayed against Roman Spy in the Douglas Park will be Leo J Caillouettes Joes Crest 117 Monarch Stables Talmen 114 Same E Wilson Jrs Alsab Ace 110 and Brown Hotel Stables Uncased 112 pounds Also Robert L Lancasters OHogan 112 Augustus Nahms Eternal ment 117 Locust Wood Farms Rose of Grey 112 and Cliffored Mooers homebred colt By Far 117 pounds under the allow ¬ ance terms of the race raceRisley Risley to Ride RideBy By Far the get of Bold Gallant and Es ¬ cutcheon undoubtedly will be the one to give Roman Spy the sternest tussle The Mooers colt who will have the saddle serv ¬ ices of Layton Risley trimmed a good field in Keenelands Jonabel Purse April 10 and previous to that conquest visited the Santa Anita winners ring in March MarchTalmen Talmen who turned in several sharp ef ¬ forts during a busy winter campaign will be handled by Johnny Adams Forrest Kae lin rides Eternalment and Robert Lee Baird is engaged for Rose of Grey The ap ¬ prentice allowance is claimed for OHogan and youthful but efficient Johnny Ralph Adams will be at the reins on the Lancaster representative representativeThomas Thomas M Girdlers homebred filly Gambetta who captured this years edition of the Debutante Stakes on Derby day tops the Orchid Purse field and she will spot her six rivals weight when she parades postward under 122 pounds Good winner of three of five engagements trainer Ken ¬ neth Noe is high on his charge and an ¬ nounced that jockey Brooks will guide her in the Monday dash dashGambetta Gambetta however will have her work cut out for her in the Orchid G G Stables Timely Story 119 pounds finished a fair third in the Debutante and she will have a useful running mate for the Orchid in Biddy Sue 117 pounds recently success ¬ ful in the Wilmore Purse Jockey Baird is to ride one of the G G Stable starters H H Mundys Bobbelle Brown Hotel Stables Round Seven Ernest H Lanes Top Fair and Taylorcrest Farms Me Per ¬ fect complete the Orchid Purse probable starting band bandMiss Miss Mary V Fishers fouryearold filly Fulvous is the early favorite for the Mock ¬ ing Bird Purse spotted fifth on the Mon ¬ day bill The Fisher homebred a daughter of Spy Song and Fulmar raced well against good company during her 1953 campaign and she displayed high early speed in the Columbiana Handicap at Hialeah in Febru ¬ ary She will engage Black Main Night Phara Vixen Fixit Lillal Paris Fleet and Miss Lakeview in the filly and mare fea ¬ ture tureRacing Racing secretary Lincoln G Plaut ar ¬ ranged several other interesting numbers for the Monday program which will get under way at the regular hour 200 p m
