Training Trials At Lexington.: Horses Work Over Track That Is Wet in Sports--Racing Officials Named., Daily Racing Form, 1912-04-21

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TRAINING TRIALS AT LEXINGTON LEXINGTONHorses Horses Work Over Track That Is Wet in Spots Racing1 Officials Named Lexington Ky April 20 With the opening of h Kentucky Associations spring meeting and the fiianuratioii of the 112 season of racing in Ken iiickv Just one week off there is much interest in tiio busy movements of trainers and horses at the iniMl track for impatient racing devotees The course Vhls morning was dry in some places and wet in others rendering the footing somewhat treacherous Vliotorian one of Johnson N Camdens eligibles to tilt Bine Grass Stakes Camden Handicap and Ken tiiikv Derby pulled up so lame after going a mile in Vjrst that trainer Jack Keene fears he has broken i nnermanently If Praetorians condition is as irtil an It seems Wheelwright will be Mr Camdens a V bv Charles W Moores twoyearold colt White rii tlier a Breeders Futurity candidate Mr Moore Milves lie has an excellent chance of winning this LiIi ovcnt and has made application to Frank M nfvinr for the services of jockey Carroll Shilling T l understood liere however that Shilling will Jiii Hobnob if John E Madden concludes to start J Hint isHint nf son wm of Star Shoot and High Degree Hobnob is 4t of TTnmltir r PlnpA and It is riimnriwl I II Bradleys rketl quite handily Jn 140 Bell Horse from the same stable worked a fraction slower B F Guthries Kentucky Derby candidate Sir Blaise worked a mile easing up inl3t The best moves noted by the work watchers were Ancon Half mile in 50 Artesian Half mile in 52 BaldoyleTTThreeeighths in 371 Balshee Half mile in 50 Booby Mile in 145 Brookfield Threeeighths in 37 37Bunch Bunch of Keyes Half mile in 50 50Chaumere Chaumere Threequarters In 110 Ethel Threequarters in 1191 Grover Hughes Threequarters in 119 Helios Half mile in 50 Jack Weaver Threequarters in 119 Lewin Half mile in 50 Lodona Tlireeeightlis in 3S 3SMerode Merode Mile in 148 148Mrs Mrs Gamp Threeeighths in 38 38Ocean Ocean Bound Half mile In 51 51Odoza Odoza Half mile In 50 Oriental Pearl Half mile in 51 51Over Half mile 51 x xOzana Over the Sands in Ozana Threequarters in 117 117Phil Phil K Fiveeighths in 104 104Polls Polls Fiveeighths iu 108 108Polly Polly Worth Half mile in 53 53Sir Sir Blaise Mile in 151 Spirella Quarter mile in 24 Starland Fiveeighths in 104 104Theresa Theresa Gill Half mile in 52 52Transport Transport Half mile in 51 51Volita Volita Threeeighths in 30 30Wheelwright Wheelwright Mile in 140 140Winning Winning Witch Half mile in 41 41Worlds Worlds Wonder Half mile in 51 51Secretary Secretary J Pelham Johnston of the Kentucky State Racing Commission requests all trainers jock ¬ eys and avprentices desiring licenses to ride in Kentucky this season to have their applications in his hands at room 700 Trust Bldg Lexington by Friday next The fee is 10 for trainers and jock ¬ eys and 1 for apprentices Application blanks may be had at the oflices of the secretaries of the Lex ¬ ington Louisville and Latonia tracks or from secre ¬ tary Johnston JohnstonTom Tom Brown had a big school of youngsters before starter Cassidys starting gate at the Kentucky Association track this afternoon This was the first lesson in breaking away for twoyearolds and for the most part they acquitted themselves credit ably ablyAnnouncement Announcement was made today of the appoint ¬ ments of Capt Thomas J Clay as presiding judge G D Wilson and racing secretary W H Shelley as associate judges and Mars Cassidy as starter Mr Shelley will also serve as handicapper Tom Brown will be entry clerk Since starter Cassidy is engaged at Norfolk and cannot be here for the opening the starting on the first day will be done by Harry Morrissey one of Mr Cassidys capable assistants assistantsSecretary Secretary Shelley left this afternoon for Louis ¬ ville and will visit Churchill Downs and Douglas Park tomorrow to get a line on exactly what horses will come over fypm the Falls City next week There were no arrivals today but track superinten ¬ dent Ross is expecting an influx from South Caro ¬ lina tomorrow and has everything in readiness for them


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