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Put Bar Plate on Hoof HoofCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville May 2 Ben Jones general manager of Mrs Gene Markeys Calumet string said We have put a bar plate on Gen Dukes hoof the left fore Asked how the Florida Derby winner reacted to his new shoe the Missou rian replied He certainly isnt any worse In fact I think he is going better Then he added We plan to take him on the race track with it to ¬ morrow morning Would the colt be asked to open up for the Derby then I dont know Well see Parentheti ¬ cally it may be noted Jones does not carry a work book never knows if he is going to breeze a horse how far nor how fast until he observes the animals attitude on the track Jones state ¬ ment regarding Gen Duke a strong Derby favorite previous to bruising a foot supplements that of trainer H A Jimmy Jones concerning his valuable charges Derby status He seems bet ¬ ter today All I can say is that we are in there trying
