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f fSercial Sercial Shows Way to Boone Blaze Royal Nip Driving Laurel Victress Gleeson Sophomore Tallies at Churchill ChurchillRalph Ralph Neves Drives Son of Wine List Past Wire With Length Edge inMayor Purse PurseBy By CHARLES HATTON HATTONCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky May 1 D J Gleesons Sercial chose rather an auspicious occasion in which to record his first success in 10 starts during the 57 campaign when he debited Calumets con ¬ fidently backed Triple Crown candidate Boone Blaze with defeat in the six furlongs of the Mayor Purse here this torrid after ¬ noon Saving ground all the way Ralph Neves hustled the son of Wine List to the stand a length in advance of Willie Har tack and Boone Blaze who were forced to make their bid on the outside as Walmac Farms filly Alice Vanmeter finished third another half length back in a field of 10 assorted threeyearolds Alice Vanmeter appeared to fall into Boone Blaze midway the stretch run else he might have been a more formidable rival for the successful son of Wine List Fourth to fiinsh and gaining all through the stretch was the runnerups stable companion the classi ¬ cally bred filly Rosewood RosewoodSpirited Spirited Race Throughout ThroughoutSercial Sercial returned his scattered backers in the crowd of 8500 present 960 for 2 in the tote action the Calumet pair going away oddson chances Though the Mayor was not the most valuable purse during a rather routine afternoons racing it prom ¬ ised to have the most significance for the future Clearly Boone Blaze shall have to improve remarkably however to gain a place on the first team of Mrs Markeys Triple Crown eligibles eligiblesThe The Mayor was a zestful horse race from the outset with Dip Chick First Mon and Alice Vanmeter having the most dash out or the gate Dip Chick maintained a nar ¬ row advantage to tyie hot corner where Sercial was closing on the inside and Boone Blaze had worked his way into contention on the outside Dip Chick yielded gladly enough but Alice Vanmeter continued on stubbornly and about the furlong pole she and Boone Blaze were level with Sercial charging them on the rails In the last yards Sercial proved to have too much left for the others
