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BESOMER who worked a mile yesterday yesterdayat at Churchill Downs for the Derby is isshown shown with trainer Colin MacLeod Seventeen Likely Starters for Derby Cascanuez in Big Endurance Upset Eight Vie With Sea O Erin In Churchill Downs Handicap Hasty House Also Sends Out Queen Hopeful in Stakes as Entry Brown Hackle Threat ThreatBy By DON FAIR FAIRCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 2 Mr and Mrs A E Reubens Ohio owned Hasty House Farm stable will try for its second straight victory in the 10 000 Churchill Downs Handicap Thursday afternoon with a hardhitting duo Sea O Erin and Queen Hopeful Sea O Erin is the highweight for the seven furlongs stakes with 123 pounds while his stable companion Queen Hopeful is pegged at 113 pounds Torch of War carried the Hasty House silks successfully for the Reu ¬ bens last spring springJockey Jockey Johnny Adams the squat Kansas born saddle veteran who will handle Hasty Houses Black Emperor in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday is to have the mount on either Sea O Erin or Queen Hopeful in the Churchill Downs according to word this morning from trainer Harry Trotsek TrotsekSharp Sharp Action Promised PromisedWhile While Sea O Erin and Queen Hopeful good stakeswinners unquestionably will be favored over their seven rivals the Thursday feature promises sharp action Several of the overnight Churchill Downs Handicap entrants boast excellent records arid any one of them is capable of upset ¬ ting the choices with the running of a big race raceCornelius Cornelius V Whitneys Brown Hackle is assigned 115 pounds for the Churchill Downs while Mrs A M Creechs Sty runner drew 112 pounds D H Wells Music Maestro 110 Harold G Bookmans Happy Go Lightly 109 James L Paddocks Nonnie Jo 108 Buddah Stables Scruti ¬ nized 110 and Walmac Farms Vagabond King 109 pounds completes the probable starting band bandJockey Jockey Johnny Heckmann will ride Vaga ¬ bond King William McKinley Cook is en ¬ gaged for Scrutinized Eddie Arcaro will be at the reins on Brown Hackle and Robert Lee Baird is to handle Music Maestro Lois Cook is named on Happy Go Lucky Larry Gilligan will be in the irons astride Nonnie Jo while Al Popara rides Styrunner StyrunnerSea Sea O Erin a fiveyearold Shannon n sired stallion posted an impressive record last year winning six starts while engag ¬ ing top class company He also ran second on two occasions and was twice third for earnings of more than 172000 Thus far this season he captured Hialeahs Royal Palm Handicap and Keenelands Phoenix Handicap beating quick fields in both those outings In his last public appear ¬ ance Sea O Erin lost a nose decision to toContinued Continued on Page FortyThree SecrO Erin Eight Others Seek Downs DownsHasty Hasty House Also Sends Out Queen Hopeful in Stakes as Entry Brown Hackle Threat ThreatContinued Continued from Page One OneA A L Birchs Timely Tip in the Ben Ali Handicap at Lexington LexingtonQueen Queen Hopeful a fouryearold daughter of Roman and Playfull is regarded one of the best of her sex The Hasty House miss came up with a fouronethree total in her 15 races last season She was a close second to Delta in an overnight event at Keeneland April 17 and lost a narrbw ver dict while spotting the latter three pounds and she bowed to the Claiborne Farm star here last Monday in the Goldenrod Purse by threequarters of a length lengthSecond Second in New Orleans Handicap HandicapHappy Happy Go Lucky finished a game second to Find in the rich New Orleans Handicap and turned in several good efforts since his arrival in Kentucky this spring He is a capable performer on any type footing and favorably weighted for the Churchill Downs may take some beating The Bock man stable star annexed the historic Clark Handicap last autumn and he was fourth beaten less than two lengths in the Ben Ali at Keeneland KeenelandBrown Brown Hackle is always dangerous against the type company he will encounter in the Churchill Downs while Scrutinized has shown occasional flashes of class Mu ¬ sic Maestro was a fair class winner in Florida and he finished strongly in his only Churchill Downs engagement engagementSeveral Several good supporting offerings are scheduled for Thursday and top sport ap ¬ pears in store for this Kentucky Derby courses patrons
