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DERBY INTEREST INCREASES r ARTIES COMING FROM DISTANT POINTS FOR GREAT RACE AT CHURCHILL DOWNS. Railroads Make Special Rates for Occasion New York to Bo Better Represented Than Ever Training- Gallops at the Downs. Louisville, Ky., May 3. Illustrative of tho widespread interest in the twenty-three days race meeting, which, is scheduled to open at Churchill Downs May 1:5. Col. Al. J. Winn of the New Louisville Jockey Club is in receipt of a letter from J. L. Ileintz of Bahia Honda, Cuba, informing him that he is coming to witness the running of the Derby. Mr. Ileintz will remain throughout the raciug season at the Downs. I,arge parties are coming from as far away as the 1acilie coast and the Dominion of Canada. New York will be well represented better than ever before. August Belmont, chairman of the Jockey Club: lhil Dwyer. J. G. Follansbee. James lUitler and Thomas F. Kyan will head the Gotham delegation. Col. M. J. Whin of the New Louisville Jockey Club, lias secured from the railroads entering Louisville special rates for the race meeting. The rate for Derby day May 10 will be one fare for the round trip. On all other days the rate will be a fare and a third. This will Insure the coming of tremendous crowds to Louisville, especially on the inaugural day and on the days when special feature events are to be decided. In addition to the stables from Greater Xew York now housed at Churchill Downs and Douglas Dark, others ot equal prominence are coining. In all probability a majority of those now racing at limlico will journey to the Downs as the Baltimore meeting nears its end. The stable of II. C. Ilallenbeck will start Wednesday from Gravesend. Col. M. J. Winn received a message yesterday from trainer F. Al. Taylor making this announcement, lie said that every one of the Ilallenbeck racers is in splendid condition. The band includes the following: Faunt-leroy, by Little Saint; Adams Express, by Adam; Housemaid, a daughter of Broomstick: Miss Minnie, a daughter ot Meddler:. Sir Marion and Recompense, both by Orsinl. All are engaged in stake events at t the Downs. Others still due from Xew York are m H. K. Knapps Oneck Stable and therursiiowncdi P by F. It. Hitchcock and J. E. Widener. Harry Bites of Arlington. Md.. has nominated Napier to start in the Juvenile and Bashford Manor .Stakes at the Downs. Black Silk will carry his colors hi the Debutante Stakes. Royal Eagle, which was an eligible in the 1911 Kentucky Derby, and Denbcrry and Waukita. which were nominated in the Kentucky Oaks, will hereafter race in Australia. F. A. Forsythe of Harrods-burg sold them to A. Robinson of the Allendale Slock Farm at Melbourne. James Fitzsiinmons will bring ten horses to the Downs from Baltimore. T. II. Ryan lias arrived at the Downs with six racers. He came from Oakland, Cal., stopping at Denver to pick up June W. Louis Martine of Xew York lias entered Grasmere for the Clark Handicap, Bourbon, Frank Fehr and Tobacco Stakes. K. A. Colgan will be in charge of Capt. E. B. Cassatts thoroughbreds which will be brought here from Bcrwyn. la. The number of horses in this baud is eighteen. There are S7! stalls at Churchill Downs and CIO at Douglas Dark. By the day of the opening of the meeting at the Downs every st.all will be tilled. Some of these stalls have been engaged for weeks and it will be necessary for many owners to engage outside stable room. M. It. Harned has declared Lady Packard out of the 11111 Kentucky Oaks. In this event T. I. Hayes will send Stick Bin to the post. Henderson and Hogar. have transferred to Early Wright all stake engagements of Ayanie, a three-year-old bay lilly. by Scuipi-onius, out of .Tosie Cohen. W. II. Christie has entered for the Debutante Slakes this spring at the Downs I.a Cazadora, a chestnut lilly by Bearcatcher Model II. Twelve of Edwin Gaylords horses will be shipped from Baltimore to the Downs. Mr. Gaylord has the eontract on jockey Garner and his stable is trained by Earl Linnell. Will Wallace will race three horses here this spring. The Kentucky Derby candidate, Colston, impressed horsemen witli a work-out at the Downs this morning when he went the full mile and a quarter route of the big race in "2:11. lie ran the first eighth in 12J, the quarter in 24j. three-eighths in :G1. the half in 401, live-eighths in 1:01. three-quarters in 1:14 J. seven-eighths in l:21l, the mile in 1:421. and the mile and an eighth in 1:50. He was going easily all the way and worked the entire route not less than eight feet away from the inner rail. The performance was regarded as the best work any Derby candidate has done here this spring. Colston came out of the trial In good condition and apparently was not the least bit tired. Other Derby candidates breezed slowly today, but the older horses and some of the two-year-olds went along at a lively gait. The best were: Alice Half mile in 52. easily. Is ready. Alum Boy Seven-eighths in l:2:j, cantering. Improving daily. Billiard Ball Mile in 1:4GJ. Fractional: 2C, sill. 1:1415. 1:181. Appears ready. Bob Co. Mile in 1:4SJ. Fractionals: 251, 3S1, 51, 1:041. T."h Captain Morris Mile In 1:30s. Fractionals: 251. ."81, 51. 1:04, l:and!j. Appears unusually good this spring. Dixie Jim Quarter in 242. Looks good. Faleada Mile in l:4i. eased up. Fractionals: 20", 521, 1:04;, 1:18, 1:"1J. Is good. .1. II. lteed Five-eighths in 1:071, canteriug; first half in 54. Is Improving. .Toyance Quarter mile in 242. Lady Lightning Half mile in 52. Speedy filly. Is ready. M. Cambon Three-quarters in 1:11, pulling up. Fractionals: 20, 51J, 1:04J. Seems about ready and Is extra good. MeAndrews Half mile in CO. Moekler Five-eighths in 1:0S. Is ready. Bedwine Mile in 1:482. Fractionals: 251. 3SJ, 51. 1:041. J:10. 1 :;.: J. Shapdaie Mile in 1:4!. breezing. Fractionals: 251. :k, 50. 1:05. 1 :!.!. Is ready. Sldoii Half mile in 52. Sir Cleges Mile in 1:401. easily. Fractionals: 20. 511. 1:04?. 1:1S1, l:.-53. Is good. Spindle Mile in 1:47. Fractional: 251, IE, 521, A l:04J, 1:1S1. Never looked better. A Svzvgv Three-quarters in 1:21. Fractionals: 20. r 521. 1:051. breezing. Is good. White Wool Half mile in -412 ; lirst quarter in 24i. Has all his speed. Winning Widow Half mile in 51, cantering all the way. Is ready. Yniir Three-eighths in oS. A grand looking iwo- year-old in A. B. Spreekols stable. Seems fit. The most remarkable performance at the Downs this morning was by Donau, the Kentucky Derby winner of 1!H0. He drew a cart around the course for three-quarters of a mile and rail the distance thus rigged in 1:25. This remarkable horse has taken a great dislike to having a boy on his back in ordinary track work. He is all right when the colors are up, and so trainer George Ham has devised the cart training in harness for the sou of Woolsthorpe. The two-year-old in Thomas Fortune Ryans stable at Douglas Park that was sick when it reached here from Oak Ridge Farm, in Virginia, is dead. It transpires that it was not the lilly Belle Hampton, but the chestnut filly Kate Sterling, by Woolsthorpe Sechclsea. The only arrival today was former jockey David Vitiloe, who came from Tampa, Fla., with a small string. The iwenty-ohe new pari-niuluel machines were lested Ibis afternoon at the Downs. All worked perfectly. Each machine is operated by one man and au electric battery.
