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CHURCHILL DOWNS A LIVELY SCENE. Many Kentucky Derby Horses at Active Work — Speedy Two-Year-Olds in View. Louisville. Ky.. April 12. — Out at the Downs all of the old-time trainers -black and white — are iu the midst of their glory. Scores of stable kitchens are in full blast, with black cooks in charge and in linearly morning the odor of bacon and eggs and hot coffee goes floating through the air. The feature of the week was the arrival of the horses which had been training during the winter at .Montgomery Park. Memphis. FMevcn stables were brought from th,- Bluff City on a record breaking special last Tuesday morning. The run was made in eleven and one half hours. To accomplish this a part of the distance was covered at the rate of a mile a minute. Light Burton cars carried the racers, two cars were used for baggage and the sleeper was nee upicil by owners J. B. Respess. John W. May. D. T. Morris. F. K. Respess. F. P. Wilson. James Kvi ■ruinii. W. M. Wallace. J. T. Weaver. A. I-asance. J. K. Wainwriglit. pied Luzader. J. S. Ward iind others. The journey was without incident. Every horse shipped in splendid! condition. The following day W. J. Young brought his nineteen racers, including the Derby horses. Warfield and Direct. Wintergreen. for the reason that he is still limited as top choice iu the future liook. attracts the most attention. His owner. .T. B. Respess. seems to take a delight iu showing the colt and discussing his chances in the big race. There is no question uliout the colt being the most typical looking Derby horse seen at Churchill Downs iu a generation at least. The son of Dick Welles — Winter is a blood bay, of BCrtcel eon forma Hon and so smoothly turned that to guess his height or weight is an impossibility. Ho is one grand looker. There is but one question in connection with the colt. Can he travel the Derby route — a mile and a quarter — successfully : As a two-year old he ran five-eighths of a mile at Latonia in 1:OOJ. which established a new record on that course, so his speed is beyond question. He is no work horse. His a.iest trial at Montgomery Park was a mile in 1:471. To get his heat effort it is necessary to put blinkers on him and after that lie must be nrged. He is gentle, playful and the pride of Resjiess. who feels that iu his other Derby eligible. Rockcastle, also a son of Dick Welles. In- has the pacemaker for his Derby winner. This colt is at least three inches taller than Wintergreen. but lie lacks the all arouud development of his stabletuate. He is a free worker and has done a mile in 1:405. Youugs Derby colts are handsouie looking chest nuts. Warfield is by Nasturtium — Detection and Direct is by Don de Oro — Froken. Warfield is close to sixteen hands. While the belief is general that Young is partial to the chances of this coll. it is known by those on the inside that Direct is the one upon which he is pinning his faith. Warlields star trial was a mile in 1:441 on the Memphis track. He went the first quarter in :2o] and the half in :30. There is nothing spectacular about his movements. One thing noticeable is that he goes faster the farther he goes. Iu the opinion of a goi d judge, who saw the horse work at Montgomery Park, he will develop into perhaps one of the best stayers in America. Direct is the licst looking horse owned by Young, and he has many of this description. A few days ago this colt was worked alongside of John W. Schorrs Gretna Green. Gretna Green was a stake winner, formerly the property of James R. Keem and at that time was a racer of real merit. With equal weight up Direct worked a mile in 1:41]. de foaling Gretna Green by a neck. As Gretna Green is five years old. Direct was giving away much weight. Young, it is understood, thinks that the horse he has to beat iu the Derby is J. N. Camden. Jr.s. Miami, a bay colt by Count Schouiberg — Rochelle II. This colt is in. training under the care of Will Lewis at the Kentucky Association track at Lexington. Youngs two-year-olds are ready for the races. A I, lack maiden, which is a brother to Darknight. is believed to be the speediest horse among Hie youngsters in his barn. IHu-knight. by the way. has not been worked more than a quarter for a long time, and it appears that this oue is being re served for a late campaign. A bay colt by Cesariou. and saiil to lie the licst looker of Cesarions get. is owned by Young and he is a real stepver. Worked alongside a chestnut colt by Mesmerist, belonging to Young, the |iair went a quarter in* :2::. urged. Roth went the half in :01. They are tit to start at any time. There is some talk ahead Jack T. Weavers South era Gold, a bay colt by Gold Heels. Ky himself he worked a quarter iu :2oJ. Southern Gold has some of the rebel spirit iu his make -up and when the time came to load him on Hie train to be sent to Iniisville from Menu, his. lie manifested his dis pleasure over quitting Montgomery Park. Weaver, it is slated, lost several pounds of Uesh before he got the racer on hoard. The best stable of platers brought from Memphis belongs lo .1. S. Ward. From Louisville he shipped direct to Lexington. After racing there he will come to Ihurehill Dow 11s. Ward owns Zipanco. Rclinod. Debar. Edward L.. Thomas Calhoun and Mary W. John W. May brought Tom Dol in. Patriot and four two year olds from Memphis. Tin sc will be 1.1. ed at Lexinglnu and the Downs. Will Wallace has Kara Avis. Lane Allen and seven two ycir-olds. Thcic is sonic doubt about T. M. Green starling in Hie Derby, but his owner. "Incle Davy" Piewnt. who came from his borne up in Hie state to see his colt on his arrival from Memphis, questioned the right of the maker of the future book on Hi" Deck] to quote his colt as a long shot. However, it is a tact that T. M. Given was a vicliiu of fever al Monlgoiueiv Park in February and at lids lime he does not appear al his best. Inasmuch as his Continued ou second page. CHURCHILL DOWNS A LIVELY SCENE. Continued from first page. trainer. .Tames Everman, had the colt out frequently ■t daybreak at Montgomery Iark. it seems he thinks the colt will be tit by the time the saddling bell . _6oiuitl-- for Die Derby. Ficd I.uzader. who trains for .T. R. Wainwright. has | fast colt in Steel King, a two-year-old by Ben Brush. This colt is credited with having dom* the most impressive work at Memphis this spring. Just how good I.o is no one knows. Carrying 19B pounds he worked a quarter in :2.i* aud a half in :50. pulled up. He is a real runner, of the Moharib type, and lias a lot of daylight under him. Frank B. Respess. who. with Al Kirby. has the good looking Derby horse. Norbit Hynes. has a chestnut illy, which worked a quarter in :23 with a light bey-HP. Home Respess is training this one. When Home found that the lillv was so speedy, he put weight on her back to fool the touts. D. T. Mortis, in addition to his own. has the horses of P. ,T. Millett aud the stable is regarded as a useful one. George I. Longs Canipcon is training on salisfac torily for the Derby and while Pete Coyne is not enthusiastic— he never is — he handles no horses for IjOng not worth while. Many of the horsemen at Churchill Downs will take their stables to Lexington. Charles Hughes will lace several of II. M. Zieglers youngsters there. i:..li Tucker will start Snap and Belarius. .lohn Markloin will send W. A. Leach. Beau Brum mel and Prince Imperial. P. M. Civill will send his stable and so will W. II. Fixer. In all probability Mm Hall will keep Stone Street aud Gold proof at file Itowus. The dates on which the stake events of the Churchill Downs meeting will be run follow: Kentucky Derby. Monday. May 3. Debutante Stakes. Wednesday. May 5. Clark Handicap. Saturday. May 8. Bashford Manor Stakes. Wednesday. May 12. Frank Fehr Selling Stakes. Saturday. May US. Gentlemens Cup. Tuesdav. May 18. Louisville Handicap. Thursday. May 20. Kentucky Oaks. Saturday. May 22. Judge Charles F. Price lias started for San An tonio. Tex., where he is to preside in the stand at the race meeting. He will leave there on May 1. to act in a similar capacity at Churchill Downs. Judge Price, after forty days sojourn at Magnolia Springs. Ala., and Mot Spiings. Ark., returned here to remain a few hours looking brown and vigv.ous. His health is perfect.
