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Felda Felda Narrow Narrow Sportsmans Sportsmans Winner; Winner; Tempt Tempt s s Image Image Nips Nips Downs Downs Sprinters Sprinters Outdrives Redruth in Final Strides Borgemenke Guides Juvenile Filly to Repeat Accounting In Tight Four-Horse Finish By DON FAIR CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, Ky., May 10.— K. T. Burkharts Tempts Image, a homebred daughter of Seven Hearts and Fast Tempo, responded to a hustling ride from Ralph Borgemenke and earned a nose victory here this sunny afternoon in the Fair Phantom Purse. The Burkhart filly was all out at the end of the four and one-half furlongs to trim Mrs. Elizabeth Mucklers Redruth, who held a neck advantage over Clifford Lusskys favored Trading at the wire. Ernest H. Lanes Bolsa lasted for fourth in the field of eight junior misses contesting the juvenile dash. Tempts Image raced the Fair Phantom distance over the fast track in :53%. She and her stable companion, Kathryn Ann, were more or less overlooked by the majority of the 8,500 spectators on hand for the sport, returning straight pool backers 57 to 10. The Fair Phantom marked Tempts Images second success in but four engagements. Redruth Unable to Hold On Trading and Wendy K. went quite wide entering the stretch and Redruth reached the lead but the latter was unable to withstand Tempts Images closing bid and just missed. Trading closed determinedly when straight for the drive but she simply could not overtake the top pair and the loss of ground at the final turn unquestionably cost her victory. Wendy K. held on fairly well through the last eighth mile but lost the fourth portion of the purse to Bolsa oy a nose. Carl M. Grahams Checkered Flag, ridden smartly by Johnny Heckmann, proved best of the six three-year-old middle distance runners meeting in the one mile and one-sixteenth Sir Barton Purse. Checkered Flag settled in the stretch with a short Continued on Page Forty-Seven Tempos Image Outdrives Redruth in Downs Sprint Borgemenke Has Juvenile Miss Home by Nose for Repeat Tally Continued from Page One lead, withstood a game challenge from Gus Burkhardts Miss Nina, a length separating the top ones at the final marker. Sidney I. Crews Commaria" was up for third, three-quarters of a length back and a length on H. H. Mundys Picafriend, who had a rough trip. Checkered Flag, co-favorite with Miss Nina at 12-tp-5, raced the Sir Barton route in 1:47 %, achieving his second success of the 1956 campaign. .Yonshu, a homebred Cosmic Bomb-sired colt from the locally-owned James Paddock stable, defeated 11 youngsters in the five furlongs third race under a hustling ride from Larry Gilligan. The Paddock colt responded readily when set down through the stretch and, after disposing of Thomas Steeles Norwin G., the early pacemaker, stepped under the wire with a length and one-quarter margin. Norwin G„ lasted to take place honors by a head from John A. , Bell III.s Trumpington while Jefferson Stables Copa Tiger saved fourth money m the juvenile dash. Yonshu, clocked, in :59%, was favored at 4 to 5. Richards and Levitchs So Cheerful, handled by young Nick Barile, trimmed a capacity field of three-year-old fillies in the six furlongs opener and Rothmere Farms Gal Ticks, with Chuck Collins at the reins, was best of the dozen three-year-old misses clashing in the three-quarters mile second. So Cheerful, 1.40 straight, and Gal Ticks, a 21 to 5 shot, combined for a 4.00 Daily Double pay-off. Wilbur Borton, former jockey who turned to training, sent out the winner of the seven furlongs fourth race, B. and J". Sta- bles favored Errard Queen taking a length land one-quarter decision. _ Mrs. A. M. Creechs Sir Lortei* finished strongly to earn the. place a length and one-half before C. W. Hayes Tidy Ann. Monarch Stables Super Kitty saved fourth money in the band of a dozen three-year-olds. Errard Queen, a daughter of Errard and Big Harvest, ridden by Barile, completed her winning trip in 1:26. She went to the post at 31 to 10.
