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Warehouseman Effects Nazareth-Stevens Double Easron Gelding Scores by Two Following Mighty Keens Tally By J. K. BATTY - THISTLEDOWN, North Randall, Ohio, June 9. — By triumphing in the fourth race Warehouseman produced a. consecutive double for jockey Johnny Nazareth and drainer Tommy H. Stevens here today. In the previous race Nazareth rode the Stevens-trained, Mighty Keen. Warehouseman, going easily at the end through the muddy going, registered by a pair of lengths over William Digiores Woodview Ace, who nosed out Harry E. Simpsons Tamale for the place. The latter was favored in the wagering on .this dash-of five and a half furlongs which brought together eight seasoned sprinters. The winner returned 1.80 to many backers among thee rowd of-4,800 and went the distance in 1:09%. A seven-year-old gelded son Easton — Offensive, the winner earned a purse in his previous and only other start at the meeting and now has four victories this year from 11 attempts. Warehouseman won toting the silks of Stevens while Mighty Keen tallied for her owner and breeder, Charlton Clay. Form players were right in the first two races when Top Form accounted for the opening dash and Gemboy captured the Continued on Page Forty-Three " ■Warehouseman Effects ■Nazareth-Stevens Double ■ Easton Gelding Scores by Two m, Following Mighty Keens Tally Continued from Page One H next race. Top Form and Gemboy returned ■ a Daily Double payoff of 2.40. Top Form produced, a tally for owner Mrs. M. V. Daly by downing Scarlet Jr. by K a air of lengths and another length back H came Tourlanx for the show. Inactive this H yer until this meeting opened recently, Top Form was at peak condition for todays ■effort and ran six furlongs in 1:15%, carrying apprentice Bobby Wall. The win-ner, a six-year-old gray son of Piping returned .20 straight. H "Ttarry Grubb guided Gemboy to his popu- lar tally in the second race, also decided at six furlongs. Racing for Harry A. Pfeiffer, ■Gemboy collected a purse by edging out ■Jett-Belle. Kum First completed the finish orcier. Wagering on this dash was quite ■evenly spread among the nine contestants and Gemboy paid .40 as the favorite. Although the racing strip is gradually ■drying out it probably will be a difficult Hjoiie to traverse for the horses entered-■among • the eight races programmed for here HF»iday. Of course some are fonder of "off" Wgofing than others and selecting the indi vidual most capable makes the sport more Lirrteresting. The sixth race is the best contest posted for Friday. Eight entrants, "hree-year-olds and older, are listed to meet at one mile for a prize of ,000. Two victors at the current meeting are Bfamed among the line-up and each should FRock, returned .20 straight. |ing. Alpino has earned two purses locally 1 in as many tries while Crystal Magic scored irst asking over the ThistleDown strip at_f and also became the first horse to be haltered out of a race. Alpino beat Living iDoll traveling over a fast track last Friday and before that succeeded over a Lauddy track at the direct expense of Close [Piay. I Iforu has early speed and should find hpis distance more to her liking than the [longer routes she attempted in recent Lrts. She finished third in her latest try. rfl raced profitably at Ascot Park.
