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v d ii n o I B. li and S I 1 A 1 . , 1 1 i ; i . ; : : FIELD IN ARKANSAS DERBY. A number of horses now at New Orleans r will begin to reach Little Rock next Wednesday, as the following have announced their intention of shipping there for the spring meeting of the Arkansas Jockey Club, which opens March 23. J. U. Strode, nine head; L. Kahn and Co., six head; James Arthur, five 1 head; H. D. Beams, four head; J. C. Tucker Co., two head; J. W. ONeall, three head; R. N. Vestal, two head, and A. Zimmer, seven j head. W. W. Finn, of the new firm of Finn ; and Ross, telegraphs Secretary George R. i Brown that he will leave New Orleans with eighteen head. Captain W. Kerwin has I arrived with eight of Schreibers horses, which have been campaigning at New Orleans. Mr. Strode won the last Arkansas Derby : with Prowl, and he has a formidable candi- date for this years classic in his Troubadour filly Josette, which has shown rare form at ; New Orleans and has helped largely to place her owner among the leading winners at that meeting. James Arthurs Rankin is another goctf--6lie-itfgnron -whirl at the Derby, while from Memphis George C. Bennett will send both Canyon and Au Revoir. Barney Schreiber has Mindora, Lacy Crawford, Sigmund and Hetzel already at Clinton Park, and at least two of these will face the flag. Another Derby candidate also at the track is T. H. Stevens Barca. E. Trotter is coming with War Cry, and Mangan and Cicardi will start Don Ernesto. Charles Ma-hone will start Banter, and John S. Bratton will bring Ruralist and Crime over from Memphis, where he is wintering. The other two starters will be Oronte and Lord Melbourne from the stable of S. S. Bender. The field for the Derby will probably be the largest in its history, and will be the best since Laureate galloped home in 1895. Milton Henry, the jockey, who was ruled off in France; C. Kelly, W. Bloss, Hoar, Mc-Intyre, Booker and others had mounts on two-year-olds that were being schooled at the barrier last Tuesday at Montgomery Park, and some creditable work was shown by several colts and fillies in the stables of G. C. Bennett, M. H. Tichenor and J. W. Schorr. Waswift, the Montgomery Handicap candidate, continues to do well in his workouts. Tuesday he hung up the best time of the season, a mile, with weight up, accomplished in very easy fashion in 1:45.
