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= = ~ ► Fontaine High on Erb CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, "Ky., May 7. — Hugh Fontaine, trainer of the Kentucky Derby winner, Needles, commenting here this morning on Dave Erbs splendid ride Saturday: "Lex Wilson who trains Swoons Son and Dogoon sold me on using Erb . . . Lex and I are old friends . . . He put Erb on Swoons Son in Chicago last summer . . . Erb has a lot of qualities some of the other boys dont have. Hes got intelligence and a lot of class. . . .Im traininig back to Baltimore in the same ear with Needles."
