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RAIN STOPS FAST TRIALS HEAVY GOING INTERRUPTS TRAINING OPERATIONS AT LOUISVILLE TRACK. Shipments of Horses to Lexington Continue Meridian May Bo Kentucky Derby Starter Clay Barn Reported to Shelter Crack Two-Year-Old. Louisville, Ky April 2S. Heavy going prevented fast trials today at the local race courses. At that, fully 150 horses were given work at the Downs and Douglas Park. The excellent condition of the Downs makes it possihle for horses to work right after a rain without ill effects. The Kentucky Derby candidates, Star OKyan and Taj Iay, wore cantered and trotted three-quarters of a mile. Mud Sill was sent a halt in better than one minute. The Oakland Stables Doneastor is out of the Kentucky Derbj. He is backward in preparation and will be fitted for sprint races. It lie races creditably and appears to fancj a route trainer Bianchi will get the colt ready for his Latonia Derbj engagement. Tin string of J. II. Meade, in charge of trainer John Lowe, lias been shipped to Lexington. Those taken there include Chapultepee, Rompie and Marian Casey. John Louis was left at the Downs, because he has been coughing for the past few daj"s. Barney Schreiber is at Lexington. His Derby candidate. Captain Carmodj, was shipped there this morning. He will start in the Blue Grass Stakes May 10. Iat Dunne left tonight for Lexington. His horses, in charge of Frank Haulon, left this morning. Barn Dance is not up to a race and he was left here. Thos. Fortune Uj-an, the Xew York financier, will race at the Downs this spring for the lirst time. His horses, in charge of D. M. Carter, arrived at Douglas Park in good condition, excepting that Over Yonder was found to be suffering from congestion of the right lung. Others in the string are Wonder Why. Daingerlield, Belle Hampton, Kate Sterling and Belle Nelson. Tiiese horses wore wintered, in "Virginia at the Ryan farm. Trainer James Gass has de.eidod not to ship S.vzygy and Xhapdalc to Lexington and none of L. P. D.oer-hofers racers will he represented there unless trainer- Shelbj West concludes to send Marj Davis over next week to run in the Brewerst-Stakes on the final day. In spite of reports to the contrarj,- it is regarded as reasonably certain that Meridian will start in the Kentuekj Derby. The tinal decision will come after lie runs in the Blue Grass Stakes at Lexington. His trainer sujs that the son of Broomstick is as forward in condition as anj of the candidates that have not raced tills year. T. P. Haj-es lias secured stall room at Douglas Park for his string of horses and lie will ship them here when the Lexington meeting ends. The good three-j-ear-old, Oracle, is in the Hayes string. Among the horses taken to Lexington bj Woodford Clay was a two-year-old colt by Broomstick Thirty-third, which horsemen at Douglas Iark expect will win the Breeders Fuluritj. The youngster bus not worked faster here than many two-jenr-o!ds, but the way lie has cantered suggests that lie is capable of running fast. Horsemen around the Clay barn claim that when the colt is set down even Ocean Bound cannot outrun him. He is as good looking as anj other youngster in training here. Henderson and Hogan maj ship Crex to Lexington to. run in the Brewers Stakes. This gelding looks good and trainer Henderson thinks the distance of that race will just suit the horse. He reached this decision when he learned that Follie Levj would not start in the race. W. H. Fizer lias obtained first call on jockey Htif-nngcls services for the Lexington meeting.
