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KENTUCKY DERBY HORSES LOOMING UP. Respess Wintergreen Still Favorite, but Others Are Attracting Attention. I.iiisville. Ky.. April 17. — Willi conservative iu.lg.s insisting that the Kentucky Derby is more of an uncertainty than it has been in many years. the students of form are analyzing the chances of Ihe various eligihlis besides Wintergrceu. which still rules is He tirst choice. Friend Barry, a chestnut colt, by Orlando-Al.ee Brand which belongs to Edward Alvev. is. barring accident, a sure starter in the big event. This good colt lias been campaigned on the Paciiie coast under the direction of Grover Baker and J. C. Fer-riss. At Sanla Anita, on last Tuesday. Friend Harry was started in a six-and-one-half furlongs dash, in which lie linished second to Homecrest. a 4 to B lavorile. He ran well. It was his first start In a leas; time. Tin- colt has never shown at his best : n the coast. 1 til t now be is rounding to and competent critics express the belief that lie has much more than a chance to capture the Derby. It is known that tiiis game colt is receiving careful preparation and it is certain that by the time he reaches Church ill Downs In- will lie readv to run a good nice. Alvev paid ?s.O0O for Friend Harry and he nur-i based Pinkola from W. H. Fixer at the same time This classv perferaner is in condition and he. toe. is expected to win many races this spring and summer. Ihe news was uuietlv circulated during the week that Michael Angelo. owned by George Hendiie. and trained at Cumberland Park, Nashville had been working in sensational time and seems to figure as a contender in the Derby. The colt iias not heretofore done anything to warrant the isjamo-siiion that lie is of Derby class. John Walters is training him. Rome Respess Derby candidates. Wintergreen -ami-Rockcastle, have not worked in sensational time this week at Churchill Downs, but until Thursday the track was not in condition to justify fast trials However. Wintergreen was sent a mile in 1:4.1 and Rockcastle in 1:44. It is thought now Wintergnvn will be the sole dependency of the Respess barn, and the majority of track sharps still firmly believe that this one will win. The question, though. is invariably asked: Can a Dick Welles colt slay the Derby route. Respess only smiles. Meanwhile he is secure in the belie! that the prize is his. V. Powers will ride Wintergreen in the Darby, unless he goes abroad. W. J. Youngs Direct and Warfield. eligibles to the Iierhv are coining along fine at Churchill Downs. The lirst of the week Direct was sent three quarters in 1:141 and Wariield in 1:10. Later Direct was sent a mile in a shade less than 1:44. Noihit llvnes. Ihe show horse of Churchill Downs, will not. it is almost certain, start in the Derby. The other dav he struck himself on the right foreleg and he is slightly lame. His owners. Al Kirhv and I. P.. Respess. hardly expect to have him ready lor Ihe big race. Norbit Hynes is a replica of John Carroll. Another one. Louis Greenberg. will not go to the post for the Derby. This strapping colt looks the part of a Derby colt until he is asked to work. Then a half mile Baits him best. Lent Jones savs be will start Ixirdship. a bay colt. by Dr. Rice — Katie G.. in the Derby He has been working well and Jones, who has trained some good ones, savs Ids horse has a chance. The best work of the week among the Derby eligibles was by Miami, owned by J. N. Camden, presi deal of the Kentucky Racing Association. One of the most competent turf critics in the country says ot Miami: "If Ids improvement during the coming fortnight equals that of the past thn-e weeks I shall expect to see him the contender, if not the winner, of the Kentucky Derby." At least sixty five horses will be sent from Churchill Downs and Douglas Dark to the Lexington race meeting. Pat Civill will race Topsy Roblaaoa, Lady Esther. Woolsrone, Heine. Arrow Swift. Creel an-I two two year olds there. Tom P. Hayes will start several, and it is probable that be will send his Derby colt. Sir Catesby. to the post. This son of Sir Dixon is looked upon as a good one and he rnav cut some figure ill the big race. W. H. 1 riser, who has ii Andrew s. a Derby colt, ami twenty-five other bones in training at Church-Ill Downs, will have a string of fifteen high-class racers at Lexington. Fixers rider will be Val Ix vell. a crack apprentice, who can climb into the -addle weighing no more than ninety pounds. Finer savs ihis la! is tin- coming star among jockeys. He has him under a five year contract. James Flannigan lias arrived from Oakland, lraving in charge Charles It. Ellisons Royal Tourist and Jacobite and Colonel W. E. An-plogates Derby colt. s.-nipronium Tie racers withstood the jonrn.-v satisfactorily and look well. Johnny Marklein is in Charm of the Ellison racers at the Downs. Colonel Arm legate says that in all probability he will start Se-nproniuni in the Derby. .1. lines flannigan. in addition to looking after the Applegate hor-..-, baa a pair of his own— Captain Kennedy, a useful performer, and Aunt Rose. Flan nlgan had a go-Mi season on the coast. To show f.hat he is not worrying about the future he will become a bridegroom next week. His bride-to-be is Miss Julia ODonnell of South Louisville. Entries in the Gentlemens Cup. which is to Ih decided Mav is. at Churchill Downs, are attracting si!i attention for the reason that previous winning riders of the event are eligible. Secretary Davis has received several entries. It is certain this race uill be a Rood one. I lie following owners and the number of horses which will be raced by them at Churchill Downs, will ship from California April 20 and arrive here before April 25: Tom Shaw. .".: Mike Daly. 4: Bishop Coole. 1: James Griffin. : James Cass. !: W. II. Baker, 3: Phil King. 0: II. McCoulskey. 2: J. . Feniss. JO; Wayne Joblln. 3: W J. Speirs. .!: C. . Powers. -1: W. S. Williams, ."i: .T. W. Young. 2: St. James Stable. Kc Edward Alvev. 8: Header-son and Hogan. is; James Arthur. 4: Tom Stevens. 5: J. Bluie. 12: Al Bltife. 4: Spenco and Gering. 2: I.ainev Sehreiber 12. and Pat Knebelkamp. 5. This is bv far the largest shipment of horses ever made from the coast to Churchill Downs.
