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GOSSIP FROM KENTUCKY TRACKS. Louisville, Ky., April 12. The Churchill Downs and Douglas Park tracks were sloppy today, but notwithstanding this many horses were worked, inasmuch as the tracks will be heavier tomorrow. Quarters in 21. three-eighths in about JiS and r.9 and several miles in better than two minutes comprised Hie trials. George M. Odoms Follie Levy and his good two-year-olds. Upright, were among those that worked, as was also Pin-kola, now in W. II. Fizcrs stable. Tinkola lias not started since last fall, but is in fine fettle. He is much heavier than usual. He circled the course in a manner that suggested lie would soon be ready for the races. Mr. Fizcr says he could not have asked a horse to have wintered better than lias Pinkola. He is in all of the important stake events of the Kentucky season. P. Knebelkamp lias arrived from Florida. His horses, in charge of "Tex" Foreman, are still at Jacksonville, but will be shipped here in a few days. Tin- delav is due to the sickness of Attentive, a filly lKiught for ,500 from T. C. .McDowell. She is "rounding to. The "railbirds" at Douglas Park are watching Tack Parker, one of the twenty horses George Walker has in charge for F. J. Pons. This sprinter never looked better. M. Henry, one of the Pons lightweight jockeys, lias been released by trainer Walker and will ride Tor S. J. Kellcy. who came here from Juarez with the fast filly Roberta and other racers. Henry can scale at ninety pounds. Indicative of the genuine interest in the forthcoming. Kentucky Derby, there Is not a trainer at Churchill Downs who has not visited Douglas Park to inspect Carney Schrcibers candidate, Captain Car-mody. All like him because of the manner in which lie works. Trainer William Cahill, who has had Cnptaiu Carmody in charge for but a brief time, is pleased with the horse and says he will be ready to do his best in the Derby. John F. Schorr has little time to spare owing to having in training twenty-six horses at Douglas Park. lie will decide after perusing the Lexington program how many racers he will send there. "Mr. Scliorr will race extensively at Lexington, but bis string for that meeting will not exceed eight horses. Ills good filly. F.dda. is showing well and he regrets that she Is not in the Kentucky Oaks. J. W. Youngs old plater, Alma Coy. has about recovered from the illness which he developed en route from Juarez. Oddly enough, of the hundreds of horses now here, there is not one seriously sick at either track. Among the many thoroughbreds at Churchill Downs that did not work or race during the past winter is the sprinter Dr. Waldo Briggs. He had a rest of six months, but it appears to have benefited him little and it is doubtful if he again races. The horse is afflicted with soreness whenever he works. Louis Katz Is going along promisingly. He worked a half today in 55. W. C. Woant is a westerner who will race in Kentucky this season for the first time.
