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EASTERNERS ARE COMING PROMINENT NEW YORK RACING STRINGS TO BE SEEN IN KENTUCKY. Captain E. B. Cassatt, the Oncck Stable, F. R. Hitchcock, II. L. Rites, T. F. Coles and II. C. Hallcnbcck Latest to Engago Stalls. Louisville, Ky., April 11. Crack, stables from Now York and the Pacific coast will contest with the best racers of the south and middle west during the spring meeting at Churchill Downs, which begins May 1". Turfmen from California are now pitting in their apiioarance here.. One of the foremost stables from that section belongs to Jitnics MeManus. He owns such useful horses at Sepulvcda, -Tender Bloom, Golden Agnes, Star ORyan, Tay Pay and Doneaster. The three last-named are Derby eligi-bles. The McManus string is in good condition and will bo a factor here. Capl. E. B. Cassatt, owner of Cliesferbrook Farm at Berwyn. Pa., will be here with eighteen horses. W. 11. Karriek plans to race a formidable lot of horses at Churchill Downs. He is in charge of the Oueek Stable, F. It. Hitchcocks horses and the racers owned by J. E. Widener. These racers will bo shipped here from Sheepshcad Day April 25. The llallenbeck stable, in charge of Frank Taylor, of New York, will send to the post at the Downs such useful horses as Fauntleroy, Adams Express, Housemaid, Miss Minnie, Recompense and Sir Marian. Harry Kites, of Arlington. Md.. lias engaged stable room at the Downs, lie has such horses as Mr. Gollglitly. Seams, Napier and Black Silk. T. F. Coles, of Washington, D. C. lias reserved fourteen stalls at the Downs. The racers he, lias in charge juclude High Private, Stinger, Touch Mc and Takahira. Sharp" work characterized todays moves at the Downs. For two hours the track was alive with racers. George J.- Longs Derby candidate. Exempt lar,.:wus vuted it mile, paced by Euyoe,- time l-r50r He Was" the sole Derby eligible worked at either the Downs or Douglas Park at better than a two-minute clip. The fastest mile at the Downs was by Any Port, from the stable of Peter Wiunner, which three-year-old worked in 1:47. hard held. C. C. Van Meters The Fad worked a sparkling llvo-eighths in l:0:i. Mr. Van .Meters two-year-old brother to Colloquy went three-eighths in ;!;. covering the first quarter in 2:J. Mr. Van Meter lias sighed George Mountain to ride to succeed D. Austin, who weut to Austria. Wayne Lewis arrived from Juarez witli Laveno and Southern Light. The latter has been declared out of the Derby. Before leaving Mexico Mr. Lewis sold Lady Dolora to G. W. J. liissell. Her new owner will race her at Denver. Stalls have been bedded at the Downs for Barney Schreller,s big stable wliich is coming front Woodlands Farm in charge of trainer William Cahill. lie will have the Kentucky Derby candidate. Captain Carmody, the Derby winner, Sager, and the promising Ally. Sadie Shapiro. Besides this trio he will have more than twelve two-year-olds, including the pick of the crop by Sain. None of these have yet been away from the Schreiber farm, having been reserved for the big events of this spring and summer. They are said to be collectively the best Jot of juveniles ever raised by Mr. Schreiber. AV. F. Schulte airived from Florida and inspected his racers today at the Downs. He saw King Olympian work. This horse will go to the post in the Clark Handicap. Melisaude and Mary Davis. L. P. Doerhofers stars, are being given slow work. Trainer Shelby West says they will both , be ready when the spring meeting starts May Hi. They have completely recovered from the illness which attacked them prior, to leaving Florida. Mr. West is training for .1. B.. Newman the maiden three-year-old colt, Spalding, which is regarded as one of the most improved-appearing horses wintered in Kentucky this season. He was in the Kentucky Derby and was declared out because of his growth, which caused trainer West to tiiilik it would be impossible to have the burse readj: for the event. Spalding is by The Elector Kisberdale. J. L. Brown arrived from Juarez with Enfield, and this- fast horse was cantered slowly today at the Downs. The Churchill Downs track is in grand condition now for training and, witli good weather in sight, trainers will have no excuse for not having their horses ready when the bell rings for the first race on Derby day. May l.l. Assistant Secretary Ed Jasper is working night and day to get the stake book in the hands of the priutcrs. so as to have it ready for distribution at least two weeks before the spring meeting begins. It will be an unusually line edition this year, embellished on the cover witli a picture of Donau. winner of the Kentucky Derby of 1JlO. Mr. Jasper now lias most of the big stables yet to come here located for good quarters and things are moving systematically in the New Louisville Jockey Clubs oilice. Every improvement now being made at the Downs will be wholly completed at least a week before the spring meeting begins. Never were prospects brighter for brilliant racing than they are this spring. The best horses in training wil furnish the racing and the most skillful joekoysin America will do the riding. The premier starter. Mars Cassidy. will spring the barrier, and with the eltv tilled with strangers, Louisville will be the hub of racing in this country from May 13 for twenty-three racing days. M. C. Moore, of Dayton. Ohio, who will begin his lull racing season at Lexington, will, at the conclusion of that nieetiug. bring his seven horses here. His Dahomey Boy is entered in two stakes and Zcl-wood is eligible forthe Tobacco Stakes. Charles J. Casey, who arrived from Oakland, Cal., is pleased with track conditions at file Downs. He has Cracker Box, Dutch Rock, AIlso Paige and Mar-jorie Fleming. Eugene Lutz. whose Messenger Boy finished third in the American Derby at Jacksonville, now has a band of seven horses, his latest acquisition being Old Boy. Mr. Lutz is mm- in Philadelphia. After the Lexington meeting he will ship to Louisville. Capr. J. T. Williams was here :i day or two ago, luit has returned to his home in Woodford County. He says Governor Gray reached Lexington in good condition from Florida and will give a good account or himself in the Kentucky Derby if the day is fair aud the track good. J. T. Combs, who wintered in Louisville, lias live horses in training at Douglas Park, including Splen-dida, Sir Kearney. Harry Summers and Mulcahev. Mr. Combs is now connected with a railroad and Js running his string of racers as a side issue. Former jockey Tom Kiiey lias applied for stalls for four horses at the New Louisville Jockey Club track. Mr. Kiley wintered at his home in Illinois and none, of the horses he will bring here has raced since- last year.
