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Coltrane, Coltrane, Mr. Mr. Jr. Jr. Vie Vie at at Sportsman Sportsmans; s; Hillsvale Hillsvale Scores Scores in in Jet Jet Pilot Pilot Purse Purse Defeats Cons Boy At Churchill Downs Hello Swifty Runs Third As Favored Cancel Fails In Sprint for Juveniles By BUD LYON Staff Correspondent CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville. Ky., May 5. — I. C. McMahans homebred Hillsvale registered a mild surprise with the 7.700 fans on hand here this afternoon in continued record breaking heat to drive to a length and one-half victory in the featured Jet Pilot Purse at 5 furlongs. Lesser honors in this two-year-oll conditioned test fell to C. C. Derouens Cons Boy with the Mount Marcy colt preceding Ralph C. Wilson Jr.s Hello Swifty under the line of finish by a half length. D. J. Thomsons Cancel, unbeaten in two starts to date and a solid choice with the crowd, broke last and wound up beating but one member of the eight-horse field. Races in Third Position Hillsvale broke running from the barrier under the handling of apprentice Ray Vincifora to follow in third position, just over a length removed from the pace-making Hello Swifty. This situation remained unchanged through the opening quarter which was reached in :224/5, but soon to change as Vincifora had his mount along the outside and commencing to edge in on the top ones. The colt moved fast when called upon to move into a two I lengths lead at the top of the long front | straightaway, this margin being increased to three lengths as he flashed past the furlong marker. It was at this point that Cons Boy settled down and started his resolute move which found him running over horses through the closing 220 yards and forcing the winner to be fully extended. The winner, after racing the 5 furlongs Continued on Page Fifty-Two Hillsvale Turns Back Cons Boy at Churchill Hello Swifty Third as Favored Cancel Fails in Juvenile Test Coniinied from Page One in :59, but three ticks removed from the course mark, returned .20, and maintained an unblemished record which now shows two victories in as many starts. Jim Paddocks homebred two-year-old filly, Worrigal, graduated at second asking in the opening event with the Wat Tyler miss stepping Vfa furlongs in a sizzling :52%, to lead R. F. McMahan Sr.s April Five under the line of finish by three-parts of a length. It was just over two lengths back to Schneider and Hadens Electrum with the maiden miss turning in an even performance. Clarence Meaux was astride the Tennessee Wright-trained winner, who returne 3.80. Steve Brooks moved to the lead in the race for riding honors at the meeting in the second when he guided Mrs. Paxton Harthills Blarney Bill to a two lengths victory in the 7 furlongs dash for lower priced three-year-old claimers. Secondary honors fell to the early pacemaker, Mrs. C. C. Normans Fighting O. K.. who was nearly a length before tthe fast closing Mary Dike at the end. Blarney Bill raced the distance in 1:25 Vs, and in returning but .40 as the choice, he completed a Daily Double of 6.80. Trainer "Tennessee" Wright and Clarence Meaux registered a double in the fourth, a 7 furlongs dash for claimers, when the New Orleans pilot guided Xalapa Boy to a hard-earned one-length decision at at the expense of Thomas Piatts Hangout who finished three-quarters of a length before John "Trader" Clarks New Valor. The latter gaining the lead in midstretch but unable to sustain his strong bid aiM,he way. The victory placed Meaux but one shy of Steve Brooks, the leader, and proved to be a front-running effort as he had the Xalapa Clown gelding on the head end practically all the way. Xalapa Boy raced the distance in a fast 1:24%. while confounding the form players as he returned 8.40.
