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Nine Juvenile Fillies Compete Today In Fair Phantom Purse at Downs Oval . Tempis Image and Trading 4 Have Chance of Chalking Up Their Second Wins of Meet CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, Ky., May 9. — The Fair Phantom Purse, at four and one-half furlongs for twb-year.-old ! fillies, is perhaps the best event on the mediocre program, scheduled for Thursday at this South "Louisville course. The Fair Phantom lured an overnight band of nine junior misses, representing seven interests, and it shapes up as a fair feature. Kenneth Burkhart will be represented in the juvenile dash by a pair, comprising |Tempts Image, 114, and Kathryn Ann, 1 117 pounds, while Ernest H. Lane, the Texas thoroughbred owner and breeder, also is to send out a duo, the speedy Deck, 117, and Bolsa, pegged at 110 pounds. Others expected to start are Mrs. Elizabeth Mucklers Redruth, 117, James Paddocks locally-owned Wendy K., 117, Preston Thompsons Aveneg, 110, Ralph Wallaces Baby Jet, 109, and Clifford skys Louisville-owned Trading, 117 pounds under the Fair Phantum allowance terms. I The apprentice allowance has been claimed for Baby Jet, who will be ridden by young Eddie McKinsey. I Jockey Ralph Borgemenke will handle Tempts Image and -Al Popara is engaged for Kathryn Ann.-Robert Lee Baird, successful with four of his mounts on Tuesdays card and leading reinsman at the Downs spring meeting, will pilot Trading. Darrell Madden is named on" Aveneg and Larry Gilligan will be at the reins on Wendy K. Riders for Redruth, Bolsa, and Deck had not been announced at a late hour today. The best supporting number on the Thursday bill is the Sir Barton, a mile and one-sixteenth claiming race for three-year-old platers. Miss Nina, who will have the saddle services of jockey Borgemenke, and the Dr. H. H. Mundy entry, Pictag and Picafriend, appear w e 1 1 placed in the middle" distance test. Checkered Flag, Could Star, Jolly Holly, and Commaria complete the probable Sir Barton starting field. The apprentice allowance will be in force for Picafriend, who will be ridden by Nick Barile. Johnny Heckmann is to handle Checkered Flag, Willie Carstens will be astride Jolly Holly, and jockey Baird is named on Commaria. Picatag and Could Star were open Sir Barton mounts at this writing. -
