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Delta Takes Goldenrod at Churchill Years Fourth Win For Claiborne Filly FillyFavored Favored Queen Hopeful Has To Be Content With Placet Honors in Driving Finish FinishBy By DON FAIR FAIRCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky April 30 Claiborne Farms Delta a speedy fouryearold homebred Nasrullahsired filly sped to a gamelyachieved victory here this cloudy and unseasonably cool aft ¬ ernoon in the Goldenrod Purse before a crowd of more than 7500 spectators Well placed from the start of the six furlongs feature under a steady ride from Steve Brooks the Claiborne Farm miss stepped to the wire with a threequarters length advantage over her nearest rival Hasty House Farms Queen Hqpaful Three and onehalf lengths away Maine Chances Farms Half as Much downed T Alie Gris soms Tonsina by slightly more than two lengths for the minor honors honorsDelta Delta carrying 117 pounds under the Goldenrod conditions raced the three quarters mile of the feature over the good track in a commendable 111 Although she had beaten Qi een Hopeful in a recent Keenelandengagement Delte was second choice to the Hasty House mare at 19 to 10 The Goldenrod marked her fourth success this year in but eight starts startsLoriJane LoriJane Sets Early Pace Pacei i Starter Reuben Wesley White sent the six fillies and mares engaged in the Gold enrod out of the stalls in a perfect line break Mrs V E Smiths LoriJane took over the pacemakirig task and she was closely attended during the run to the stretch by Tonsina while Brooks steadied Delta in third position but within easy striking distance of the top pair Queen Hopeful was no better than fifth leaving the upper turn but moved to fourth slight ¬ ly more than two lengths off the leader turning for home homeDuring During the drive to the wire Delta dis ¬ posed of Tonsina and LoriJane in order then held on courageously t repulse Queen Hopefuls final but futile bid Half as Much came from well back to earn the show award and although unable x seriously threaten the first two she was not under strong pressure to beat out the faltering Tonsina LoriJane dropped back to lifth after her display of early foot while Thomas FDevereuxs Gaylon never a serious fac tor trailed JT Kel Houssels Bonded Treat well rid ¬ den by Jimmy Bidwell scored a frontrun ¬ ning victory in the Wistful Purse which matched seven twoyearold fillies at four and onehalf furlongs Bonded Treat a daughter of Bymeabond and My Treat took command at the start and reached the final marker with a twolength margin over Ernest H Lanes favored Deck Mrs Joseph A Goodwins Cant Tell was along for third another length and onehalf back and slightly more than a length in advance of Mrs Elizabeth Mucklers Ruthred who lasted to salvage fourth money after dis playingearly speed speedBonded Bonded Treat successful in a pair of Oaklawn Park engagements before transfer to Kentucky raced the Wistful distance over the dull footing in 54 She went to the post at 19to5 19to5Forrest Forrest Saddles Two Winners WinnersHenry Henry Forrest one of the nations top trainers sent out a pair of winners early in the matinee The Covington Kentucky turfman saddledDr H H Mundys Bobs Ally victor over 11 other youngsters in the four and onehalf furlongs Black Gold Purse then tightened the girth on J H Romans Don Melody successful against the threeyearold platers in the six fur ¬ long fourth fourthTheodore Theodore D Buhls Detroitowned Crys ¬ tal Magic ridden by J Parsons trimmed a Capacity field of cheap routers in the one mile and onesixteenth opener and Dave Lamoninas Bookmobile with jockey Bid well at the reins beat 11 ordinary sprinters in the threequarters mile second secondCrystal Crystal Magic 4120 straight and Book ¬ mobile a 27 to 1 shot combined for a 75220 Daily Double payoff
