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GOSSIP FROM KENTUCKY TEAINING GROUNDS George Ecif Has Pair of Promising Youngsters Fighting Bob and Waldo Work Another Mile Louisville Ky March 23 The local training rec ¬ ord for twoyearolds was broken yesterday by a pair of juveniles owned by Oeorge Keif which worked together threeeighths in the good time of 3GJ and went on a half mile in 50j They were George Witt a chestnut colt by Matchless Ath leta and the chestnut lilly Syzygy by Inspector B Annie Brooks Jcorge Witt is being tilted by trainer Gass for the Bashford Manor Stakes and Syzygy is eligible to the Debutante Stakes Both are goodlooking individuals the colt especially being one of the bestlooking twoyearolds in train ¬ ing here He already stands at sixteen hands handsTrainer Trainer Gass also worked George Keifs Derby candidate Fighting Bob a mile in 14SL with the son of Knight of Ellerslie lighting for his head all the way lie went the first eighth in 12s the quarter In 25s threeeighths in i half in 52i liveeighths in l Jg threequarters in 120 and seveneighths in l34j His jockey allowed him to canter out a mile and an eighth and he pulled up at the end of this distance in 2042 Every time he works Fighting Bob Impresses local trainers Trainer Jass says there is in existence a mistaken idea that Fighting Bob is dull in early speed His trainer avers that he can any day outrun as fast a horse as Maltbie MaltbieTrainer Trainer Colston worked the Derby favorite Waldo a mile and an eighth in 203jJ He yent the first eighth in 12g quarter in 25J threeeighths In 39 half in 52i liveeighths In 105 threequarters in 1104 seveneighths in 133 and the mile In 148 Trainer Colston was satisfied with the work of the Harrison crack but tamo of the onlookers thought the sou of Planudes did not act as though he cared to fully extend himself himselfTrainer Trainer Louis Tauber had Henderson Hogans Kentucky Derby candidate Captain Morris on the track for the first time since the son of Ben Strouie met with his recent accident The big colt has entirely recovered from that mishap and showed no signs of lameness lamenessTauber Tauber got word from trainer Miller Henderson yesterday to have stalls ready at Churchill Downs for the ten horses he has been racing at Jacksonville as he will ship here from that point on March 31 Among the horses he is bringing home are the Ken ¬ tucky Derby candidate Frank G Hogan Skyo Out ¬ post Henderson Dont Captain Crawford J II Reed and Placide the latter being an eligible for the Kentucky Oaks Jockeys JI McGcc aud Dick Williams will also come with trainer Henderson HendersonAt At the conclusion of the spring meeting here the Henderson Ilogan string will be divided Part of the stable will go east to race on the metropolitan tracks Those likely to compose the eastern division of this extensive stable will he chiefly twoyearolds the older horses being hooked for Latoula and Can ¬ adian racing If Captain Morris fulfills expectations as a Derby horse he will IKS one of the older mem ¬ bers of the stable to try the eastern game gameJ J E dishing the Minneapolis turfman who won the Kentucky Derby in 1893 with Lookout and the same year captured the 0000 American Derby with Boundless was a visitor at Churchill Downs yester ¬ day on his way home from Lexington where he has been prosecuting a suit against a railroad company in connection with the burning of a carload of his horses near Paris several years ago He sued for 15000 and the jury gave him a verdict of 7000 in the Circuit Court He expects the railroad com ¬ pany to appeal the case Mr Cushing at present has only one thoroughbred in training which George limes of Lexington is handling for him The colt a twoyearold is by Peep oDay Maybee He ex ¬ pects to race the colt here but Innes will remain with the voungster and his other horses at Lexing ¬ ton until the close of the spring meeting at that jdace Mr Cnshing says the Lexington breeders are once more holding thoroughbred stock at fancy fig ¬ ures and that it takes good money to induce them to part with anything promising just now nowAs As yet trainer Brooks has done little with W F Schulfes mares Zienap and Gliding Belle but both are daily on the track trotting and doing slow can ¬ tering and look to be in excellent condition for a Jong campaign Trainer Brooks does not expect to do any very early racing and Is going along slowly with all his horses including King Olympian of which threeyearold considerable is expected The Schulte string will soon go east eastPiiikola Piiikola Ed Alveys Latonia Derby and Empire City Handicap winner is training nicely this spring for John Ferriss and if he meets with no setback will be a starter in the Clark Handicap
