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Pick Pick and and Play Play Upsets Upsets in in Covington; Covington; Muscles Muscles Clever Clever Sportsmans Sportsmans Victor Victor Bloom Loses Head Decision at Downs Top Traffic Successful for Wilson Earlier on Program; Award Big Pop Purse in Fifth By DON FAIR Staff Correspondent CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, Ky., May 13. Pick and Play, a four-year-old homebred colt, the geat of Pictor and Our Bunny, carried Sam E. Wilson Jr.s silks to their second success here this cloudy afternoon, capturing the Covington Purse before a crowd of over 8,000 patrons. Un- leashing a powerful stretch bid under a strong ride from jockey Douglas Dodson, the Lone Star State-owned winner reached the finish of the six and one-half -furlong feature with a head margin over Mrs. Louis J. Herrmanns favored Bloom. Slightly more than a length off the lapped leaders, Al Wellmans Task Fleet, pacemaker to the final furlong, earned the show, while Mrs. Leo Wagners aged but game Nickey W. took fourth money in the field of eight starters. Pick and Play shouldered 113 pounds, one of which was overweight, and raced the Covington distance over the fast track in a commendable 1:18. Despite the Wilson colts close third in the Anchorage Purse, April 27, he was lightly regarded in the specllation and went to the. post at 10 to 1. Task Fleet Breaks on Top " Task Fleet, a quick filly getting back to top form, went to the front immediately after starter Reuben White sent the Covington band out of the stalls in good alignment. Bloom was in closest pursuit of the Wellman Miss until inside the stretch and, after the latter faltered, the choice reached the lead between calls at the sixteenth mile marker. Pick and Play, however, had steadily improved his position during the earlier furlongs and when Dodson set him down for the drive, responded with a burst of speed that was ample to nip Bloom on the wire. Task Fleet, weary from her display of early foot, was a tiring third while Nickey W., who saved ground the entire trip, wound up , fourth. Buddah Stables Dance Nsing was a major disappointment in the Covington, failing to reach serious contention at any stage of the running, the Seven Hearts- sired stallion finishing a soundly-beaten last. Monarch Stables Gunga Din, handled by jockey Phil Ward, was disqualified for foul-l ing in. the six-furlong fifth race and placed Continued on Page Forty-Three S. E. WilsonVSilks In Downs Double Pick and Play Registers In Feature Following Top Traffics Earlier Triumph Continued from Page One last. Despite Wards efforts to control Gun-ga Din, his mount bothered Hasty Bee and Cyds Baby in turn, then drew clear. After the stewards inspected the film patrol pictures, the offending Gunga Din was set back and the winner was J. M. Harris Big Pop, who had the saddle services of Steve Brooks. Harry Hathaways Red Shirt was moved into the place slot and Cyds Baby, from the S. I. Crew barn, awarded third. Big Pop, two and one-half lengths off Gunga Din at the wire, paid 4.80 straight. Predict Easy Winner Trainer William Crump, who recently took over the Sam E. Wilson Jr. stable thoroughbreds, sent out another winner for his Texas patron when Top Traffic, a speedy son of Billings and Half Shot, scored convincingly in the five-furlong Willow Purse. Responding to a well-judged ride from Bobby Permane, who has shown excellent saddle form here, Top Traffic stepped to the wire with a three and one-half-length margin over his nearest rival, Clifford Mooers highly regarded Parr. Two lengths away, A. B. Karles Erupt, favorite in the field of a dozen two-year-old starters, wound up third, while William Neils Colonel Velvet, who flashed early speed, salvaged fourth money in the juvenile dash. Top Traffic skipped the five-eighths mile of the Willow over the firm footing in 1:00 and he was 69 to 10 in the ; straight "tote" pool. Louis Resseguets New Orleans-owned : Predict coasted to an easy three and one-half lengths decision in the five-furlong third, downing a capacity band of two-year-olds. Predict took command in the stretch from Clifford Lusskys Ten Lies and . jwon with something left, while C. W. : Beelers Whylaw finished third and Valley View Farms High Heaven lasted to save fourth money. Predict, clocked in 1:00 and a winner during the Fair Grounds winter meeting, was favorite in the "tote" at 9 to 5. Warner L. Jones Jr.s Fifty Carat, handled by Steve Brooks, beat a full field of three- and four-year-old maidens in the six-furlong opener, and Al Wellmans Detroit-owned Fine Fiddle, with Losi Cook at the reins, trimmed another ordinary band of seasoned platers in the three-quarter-mile second. Fifty Carat, favored at 11 to 5, and Fine Fiddle, slightly better than 9 to 1 straight, paid 9.40 coupled in the daily double.
