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- ~ - . . — _ ■■-■■""7 "—j ,, • ,*, Louisville Cap Field Takes Shape Expect at Least Twelve to Start Star Rover, Sea 0 Erin Eye Week-End Fixture; Billings Heads Todays Downs Card CHURCHILL DOWNS. Louisville. Ky.. May 8. — The field for the 0,000 Louisville Handicap, set for renewal here Saturday afternoon, is rapidly taking shape. The mile and one-sixteenth week-end stakes probably will bring together at least 12 middle-distance performers, promising one of the best renewals in the fixtures history. Included in the list of probable Louisville Handicap starters are Mrs. Irving Gushens Star Rover, victor in Keenelands Ben Ali Handicap, and Hasty House Farms Sea O Erin, second in the same stakes and but a half length off E. Gay Drakes Swoons Son in the Churchill Downs Handicap last week. Star Rover, an invader from New England, and Sea O Erin, each will shoulder 120 pounds in the Louisville. Others that may be under silks in the half-holiday headliner are Walmac Farms Hasseyampa and The Warrior, Rothmore Farms Munchausen, surprise winner Tuesday in the Swigert Purse, and Theodore D. Buhls Dark Toga. Invalidate Grissom Hopeful Also T. Alie Grissoms Invalidate. Holt- j singer and Mcllvains Bernburgoo, Harvey I C. Fruehaufs Precious Stone. Valley View | Farms Full Flight, Bryn, who will be ! coupled with Sea O Erin, and Rebel Sta-Me*S steadily improving Super Devil. Bryn and Dark Toga visited the fast track here this morning for trials. Bryn was not asked for his best while breezing seven-eighths of a mile in 1:29. while Dark Toga worked the same distance in l:2843. handily. Dark Toga is pegged at 114 pounds for the Louisville, while Bryn is assigned 112 pounds. Sea O Erin, Invalidate, Bernburgoo, Star , Rover, Hasseyampa The Warrior and Full Flight were in the field following Swoons Son home in the seven-furlongs Churchill Downs. Sea O Erin, Invalidate, Bernburgoo and Star Rover were in the thick of con- ; tention right down to the wire, less than ; two lengths covering the five leaders at j the finish. E. Gay Drakes Swoons Son, the original Louisville Handicap highweight at 132 pounds, will pass the Saturday engagement and ship to Chicago later this week, according to trainer A. G. "Lex" Wilson. Best race on the Thursday program Is the Billings Purse, a six and one-half furlongs sprint-for three-year-olds. W. B. . Stones Prince Torch, Exchange Stables Jet Sub and Leo Caillouettes Here Come Joe are expected to draw the major share of tote support against such rivals as Gipsy Scholar, Cosmic Force, Implement, Prince Killer, Allhoney, Tiger Sun and Bushien. —DON FAIR
