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GOSSIP FROM KENTUCKY TRAINING GROUNDS GROUNDSLexington Lexington Ky February 2C Thoroughbreds in training at the Kentucky Association course are more advanced that at the same date for several years past Jack Baker Cal Milam Walter Grater John Ireland John Rodegap t K Hughes and others attribute this fact to the state of the weather Nearly all winter the earth has been frozen firmly and covered to a goodly depth with snow This permitted of an abundance of healthful exercise and the horses in thev main arc as jbard as nails and jeady for track work Trainers coming to the spring meeting here from the winter tracks in the expectation that they will find soft picking are apt to be disapiMiiutcd The local horses will be ready for competition Seemingly however there are not many alluring prospects among the twoyearolds The old heads among the trainers say tliat the local juvenile division is not up to the standard of former years in respect to individual appearance though it is admitted that the youngsters have not been sufficiently tried as yet to atlord a reliable deter ¬ mination qualityJ as to quality J C Milam bought eight twoyearolds from James E Clay early iu the week and subsequently resold them to George I Washam of Salt Lake City who shipped them west for racing in Utah The lot comprised comprisedChestnut Chestnut colt by Carlton Grange Cambric CambricBay Bay colt by Carlton Grange Falcons Pearl PearlChestnut Chestnut colt by Carlton Grange Lady Aristoc ¬ racy racyBay Bay GodivaBlack filly by Carlton Grange Lady Godiva Black filly by Carlton Grange La Venus VenusChestnut Chestnut filly by Carlton Grange Milcah MilcahBay Bay filly by Carlton Grange Xihil XihilBay Bay filly by Resolute II Lady Richmond RichmondMr Mr Milam has fifteen horses in training including Merrick Belle Clem Markie M Frank Stagg Jack Binns Palafox and nine twoyearolds the best of which is probably the chestnut filly by Coutestor 111 Turco She was timed an eighth of a mile three weeks ago with 122 ixmnds up iu Hi by T C McDowell and others The name Helen Scott has been claimed for her Mr Milam will shortly take up the fourvearold filly Ada Meade She has been running out all winter and is perfectly sound soundJ J B Vilev sent up from his Stonewall Farm near Midway this week the threeyearold bay gelding MellHMirne by Meltonian Topsy Turyy to be trained by Roll a Drake With this addition Drake who is making his debut as a handler of thorough ¬ breds after having been for a number of years a trainer of trotters and pacers has eleven in his barn the others being beingChestnut Chestnut Belle b in 5 by Pirate of Penzance Belle of Troy Handshake TroyHandshake b f 3 by Scintillant II Triana TrianaLeon Leon S blk g by Brantome Annie Cortelyon CortelyonPrincess Princess Bereaud ch f 2 by Jean Bcreaud Princess Over OverBurnie Burnie B gr c 2 by Faraday Zealotry ZealotryHoang Hoang Ho ch c 2 by Shapfell Anglia AngliaJack Jack Dorv b c 2 by St Dory Country Fraud FraudLeonard Leonard Barry b c 2 by Inspector B Frances FrancesBright Bright Maiden b f 2 by Holstein Wise Maiden MaidenDainty Dainty Maid ch f 2 by Dieudonne Monarda MonardaChestnut Chestnut Belle is a halfsister to Alice Baird She belongs to John B Payne a local merchant and has not raced since she was a twoyearold Handshake is owned by M Walker a Fayette County farmer as also are Leon S and Princess Eereaud Burnie B belongs to John McCllntock a local capi ¬ talist Hoang Ho is the property of George Voor hies the veteran authority on pedigrees who is the father of Mrs James B Haggin The other four belong to Drake J T Hughes has sold his interest m the Hughes Forean Concrete Co and will return to the turf He left here tonight for Jacksonville to close a deal for a couple of horses He will have a string of eight or fen head with which to begin racing this spring One of the horses he will train will be Milton iB the good threeyearold owned jointly by C D Chcnault and Milton Bates
