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River Downs Runs Anniversary Card Grandstand Fans Admitted Free; Sky Capers Seeks 4th Consecutive Win in Feature By W. A. CROSE RIVER DOWNS, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 22. — The Kenwood Country Club, an allowance test for three-year-olds and older horses, holds the spotlight on Mondays card, the 27th day of this 44-day meeting. The staging for the feature attraction is one mile on the turf, and racing secretary-handicapper James P. Ross Jr. has enticed a well-matched field of seven to go post-ward in quest of a portion of the ,600 purse. In addition to free parking both in the clubhouse and grandstand areas and free admission to the grandstand on Monday, everyone attending will have an opportunity to participate in a free drawing for ,500 worth of door prizes, including an RCA. 21 -inch color television set, an RCA three-quarter-ton home air conditioner, .a week end for two at Cincinnatis beautiful Netherland-Hilton Hotel, and dinner for two in the famed Gourmet Room at the Terrace-Hilton and accommodations for a two-week vacation at the new luxury resort motel, the Mercury, on the ocean-front at 180th Street, Miami Beach, Florida. The Mercury will provide room accommodations for two persons in. a choice room with twin beds, private bath and shower and private terrace, for any two - week period up to December 20, 1957. Regular Admission for Clubhouse Racing fans may pick up their tickets for the door prizes as they enter the grandstand gates. Since regular admission to the clubhouse will remain in effect on Monday, clubhouse patrons can secure their tickets for the free drawing outside the clubhouse grounds without obligation. W-. P. Walters Sky Capers, a five-year-old Jet Flight mare, will be trying for her fourth consecutive victory at the meeting. On a heavy race track, she turned back the Ben-Jo Stables Brother Max the last time for her thirjl straight visit to the charmed circle. The event was originally scheduled to be run on the turf,- but when inclement weather made the turf course soggy, the distance was shortened a furlong to six panels and was contested on the main track which was classified as heavy. The time for her victory was 1:13%, and once again she was the favorite in the betting under the very able guidance of jockey F. Kaelin. The latter reinsman has the task to repeat his performances aboard this highly consistent campaigner and it is very likely that the bulk of support will be in this duos favor. Rollicker, which runs in the interest of K. M. and W. P. Little, is also drawn into this affair and finished fourth to Sky Capers the last time. Jockey W. D. Lucas is this Flushing II. fillys usual pilot and in a previous outing he had an easy three and one-quarter lengths in front of C. E. Gibsons Concentrator. This latest effort was over the one mile turf course and, while, the strip was "firm," the time was a rather unimpressive 1:41 flat. C. Bertazons Benzel was a beaten favorite on June 7 when he finished a nose behind Froome Barbours Good and Bad. Continued on Page Seven River Downs Anniversary Program Featured Monday Continued from Page Thres This was a ,500-,000 claiming affair at six furlongs and Good and Bad, who is extremely well regarded as an "off" track campaigner, stepped the distance in 1:12 for the victory. The Hi Acres Stock Farms Sonsfault, which finished third in the same affair, was another three parts of a length back for his debut at this meeting. The Triple R. Stables Pasta Fazuli, Ellis Farms .Redhot Trouble and P. L. Rices Ella Villa make up the field. Pasta Fazuli, of the .trio, appears the more likely to prove bothersome. This highly successful campaigner turned in a rather strong second to Mitchell and Niles Jr.s speedy Vee Vee Kay in a mile and 70 yards affair the last time out. That may serve as the tightener for a better effort among such asr these.
