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THE NEXT DERBY DERBYThe Derby The two 3yearold cracks of the western turf Plaudit and Lieber Libber Karl will not be likely to clash again until Saturday May 21 one week from tomorrow when the honors of the valuable Oakley Ankle Derby will be the prize of contention This time it will be a battle royal over the regu Greg ¬ lation elation mile and a half course a race that will test staying qualities as well as speed and in view of the uncertainties of racing it may be that it is reserved for Oakley Ankle to introduce an ¬ other worthy contestant for the western 3year old championship of 1898 1898The The field for the Oakley Ankle Derby is not likely to be a large one but of the 3yearolds that have pretensions to some measure of stake class the following appear the most likely to furnish the starters Horse HorsePlaudit Horseplay Plaudit Lieber Libber Karl Bannockburn Bannock Dr Black Gallivant ThompsonEd Thompson Frank Thompson Ed Farrell Pontus Horse Don Quixote Pingree Pongee QuixotePingree Quixote Jackanapes John Bright Pink Coat Goodrich Han dOr doer There are of course other eligibles eligible but none that look like Derby timber John Bright Ed Farrell Pink Coat Pontus and Pingree Pongee were all very good 2yearolds and are all prob probe ¬ ably in reserve for this event Pontus was re ¬ ported to have a leg some time back and may be an absentee for that reason Pat Dunne has recently taken charge of Pink Coat which in ¬ sures surest the best of training for the colt Ed Far ¬ rell ell may start in the Inaugural Handicap at St Louis tomorrow and there afford some idea of his quality as a 3yearold 3yearoldJohn John Bright was a consistent 2yearold Won a purse race and the Sensation Stakes for 2year olds six furlongs in l15i beating Mac Ivor Ivory Pink Coat Gallivant and Plaudit He went amiss or trained off started but once afterward and was unplaced unplacedPink unplaced Pink Coat won a purse race the first time out was third in the Cadet Stakes won by Galli Gallia ¬ vant vaunt and won the Harold Stakes five furlongs in l02i beating Mac Ivor Ivory Gallivant and John Bright and like the latter made his last start at Oakley Ankle on July 10 in a purse race He was very promising and should make a good 3year old oldPingree bolding Pingree Pongee won one pure race was third to that great colt Traverser Traverse six furlongs in 1 161 over a heavy track and the last time out Traverser Traverse only beat him a nose at even weight in the fast time of 1 14 for six furlongs furlongsDon furlongs Don Quixote won three purse races all at one miln Milan in 1 44 1 43 and 142 ± was third to Dr Black in the Kentucky Central Stakes one mile in 1 45i but was placed second Malvolio Alveoli who finished second being disqualified and was sec ¬ ond bond in the Kimball Stakes six furlongs in 1 16 16Ed Ed Farrell won several purse races and fin ¬ ished dished second to Mac Ivor Ivory in the Diamond Stakes at Oakley Ankle six furlongs in 115 beaten by a nose but was disqualified for a foul foulPontus outpoint Pontus won several purse races and was sec ¬ ond bond to Malvolio Alveoli in the Gem Stakes at Oakley Ankle one mile in 1 42 Lieber Libber Karl was third thirdDr third Dr Black won tho thou Kentucky Central Stakes at Latonia Antonia last fall at one mile in 1 45i beat ¬ ing King Malvolio Alveoli Don Quixote Pontus and others over a heavy track He also won several purse
