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SWOONS SON The E Gay Drake homebred one of the leading threeyear olds of 1956 returns to competition to dpy in the Churchill Downs Handicap Swoons Son Makes Seasonal Bow at Churchill Downs Today Drake Ace Totes 128 Pounds While Facing Fifteen Rivals In Seven Furlongs Handicap HandicapBy By DON FAIR FAIRCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 1 E Gay Drakes Swoons Sou crack fouryearold homebred son of The Doge and Swoon heads a field of 16 scheduled to clash here Thuisday afternoon in the nineteenth renewal of the 12500 Churchill Downs Handicap The Drake colt will spot each of his rivals weight when he goes to the post under 128 pounds in the seven fur ¬ longs fixture and he is to have the saddle services of capable Dave Erb ErbSwoons Swoons Son a stakes winner during his juvenile campaign and an outstanding member of the threeyearold division last year is no stranger to Downs racing fol ¬ lowers He captured the historic Clark Handicap and the Election Handicap here last autumn Prior to his local conquests the Drake star was good enough to earn major honors in the Domino Stakes Chi cagoan Stakes Warren Wright Memorial Arlington Classic and American Derby He also placed in the Bidwill Memorial and the Sheridan Handicap HandicapEarned Earned 317000 Last Year YearSwoons Swoons Sons earnings for 1956 totalled a bulky 317050 of which 306400 came through stakes successes He will make his 1957 seasonal debut in the Churchill Downs and probably will be the post time choice choiceMajor Major opposition for Swoons Son in the Thursday headliner undoubtedly will be provided by Mrs Irving Gushens Star Rover 120 Hasty House Farms Sea O Erin 119 and Valley View Farms speedy but erratic Full Flight pegged at 115 pounds poundsStar Star Rover a good class winner in New England last year recently captured Keenelands Ben Ali Handicap setting a new track record of 125 for the Beard course distance seven furlongs plus 184 feet The Gushen stallion a fiveyearold son of Flushing n beat Sea O Erin a half length in the Ben Ali after the Hasty House Farm stalwart had reached the lead during the stretch run runSea Sea O Erin will have a runningmate in the Churchill Downs trainer Harry Trot sek having named Grandpaw for the race and his charge will shoulder a feathery 108 pounds poundsRalph Ralph Neves who is slated to handle Round Table in the Kentucky Derby will guide Star Rover while Lois Cook is en ¬ gaged for Full Flight a Keeneland victor Reinsmen for the Hasty House duo had not been announced late today todayThe The Buddah Stable successful in the 1956 running of the Churchill Downs with Scrutinized will have a go at the Thurs ¬ day stakes thisyear with the speedy Gold nose who gets in with 109 pounds poundsVester Vester R Wright tlie nations leading trainer last year holds a good hand with the Detroitowned T Alie Grissom stables Invalidate 113 Thievery 111 and Big Sweep 113 pounds Wright stated early to toConfmued Confmued on Page Eight Swoons Son Makes Seasonal Bow at Churchill Downs Today TodayContinued Continued from Page One Oneday day that jockey Johnny Ralph Adams will be aboard one of his hopefuls hopefulsR R W McHvains The Warrior 118 and an old Downs favorite Hasseyampa 115 may take some beating in the Thursday feature The Walmac Farm stalwarts fre ¬ quent visitors to the local winners circle trained satisfactorily for then initial 1957 engagements Walmac farm conditioner John J Greely said that Johnny Adams will be at the reins on one of his charges chargesWilson Wilson and McDermotts improved Tom ¬ mys Jet third in the Ben Ali 112 Holts inger and Mcllvains Bernburgoo 113 Ala mode Farms Ja Ja 111 Mrs Saydie Smiths hardhitting Trench Bleu 112 and Rothmore Farms Munchausen 110 pounds completes the probable Churchill Downs starting band
