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SONADA WORKS FAST AT LEXINGTON Goes Mile in 142 Which Is Best Mark of the Season Lively Day at Course Lexington Ky April 24 With the sun shining brightly and the track dry enough to be verging on fast there was plenty doing at the Kentucky Asso ¬ ciation course this morning in preparation for the spring meeting that will open next Saturday Gool moves were so abundant that the work watchers and particularly the professional dockers were tried to their wits end to get a record of an appreciable proportion of them themThe The work most talked about was that of the three yearold Sonada which Is intended to carry the colors of President Catesby Woodford in the Blue Grass Stakes here and In the Kentucky Derby and Latonia Derby The son of Star Shoot and Jano wood ran a mile handily in 142 which is the fast ¬ est of the season here The fractional time was 24 49 101 114 Sonadas first engagement is in the Phoenix Hotel Spring Handicap to be run Saturday but trainer McCormick has not made up his mind whether or not he will start him His weight for this race is 103 pounds However he will have two races here the intention being tostart him in a mile race for threeyearolds on the third day aud in the Blue Grass Stakes on the second Satur ¬ day Ills connections made no concealment of the fact that they are sweet on Sonada declaring that he was somewhat at a disadvantage at Charleston in that he was never able to get just right there that lie is a much better horse than he has shown to be and that he will be a hard oner to beat for the Kentucky Derby however good The Manager and Worth may be for that great contest contestHawthorn Hawthorn the unbeaten made his first appear ¬ ance on this track and was critically observed by all That he is a twoyearold of good Quality was generally conceded but there are folks hereabouts who believe the Juarez wonder will have his measure taken before the Kentucky season is far advanced Hawthorn is an eligible to the Iroquois Stakes but is not In the rich Breeders Futurity Hawthorns move was a half mile handily in 49 Jockey Molesworth who piloted him said he could have run at least a second faster fasterJohn John Wards Solar Star E R Bradleys Brook field and Bunch of Keys and Johnson N Canideus Helios all candidates for the Breeders Futurity warked halves In better than 49 Charles W Moores White Heather one of the Breeders Fu ¬ turity choices worked a half in 49 impressively Christmas Stir the lilly with which Catesby Wood ford hopes to win the rich prize for juveniles worked a half in 49 She wore shoes instead of plates and ran in the center of the track trackFollowing Following is a record of the best work noted during the morning morningBachelor Bachelor Girl Threequarters in 116 116Bad Bad News Mile in 145 145Bell Bell Horse Threequarters In 110 110Bettie Bettie Sue Threeeighths in 38 38Billv Billv Holder Half mile in 50 50Brobkneid Brobkneid Half mile in 48 48Buckhorn Buckhorn Threequarters in 115 115Bunch Bunch of Keys Half mile in 48 48Caujrh Caujrh Hill Threequarters in 118 118Christinas Christinas Star Half mile iu 49 49Colston Colston Half mile in 50 v ° Console Threequarters in 120 120Donau Donau Half mile in 51 51Duval Duval Threequarters in 120 120Kllendi Kllendi Half mile in 51 51Floral Floral Day Threequarters in 110 110Golden Golden Egg Fiveeighths in 102 102Hawthorn Hawthorn Half mile in 49 49Helios Helios Half mile In 48 48Inland Inland Threequarters In 117 117Joe Joe Morris Threequarters in 11595 11595Joe Joe Stein Threeeighths in 39 39John John Griffin II Half mile in 49 Magnita Threequarters in 117 117Manager Manager Mack Mile In 145 145Merode Merode Threequarters In 110 110Mockler Mockler Mile in 140 140Ocean Ocean Blue Quarter mile in 24 24Ocean Ocean Bound Fiveeighths in 101 Ozana Mile In 143 143Polls 148H Polls Mile in 148 H 51Sea H Gray Half mile In 51 Sea Cliff Threequarters in 110 110sir sir 115Solar BInise Threequarters in 115 Solar 4SSonada Star Half mile in 4S Sonada Mile in 142 r Yay MIlc ll 149 S 149S 14Sbite icelwright Mllo In 14S bite 49orking Heather Half mile in 49 j orking Lad Half mile in 51 51will will rMrrl3 ffaVlc an l three twoyearolds that L LITLTT ITLTT c McDowells colors here were that this was caused bv tbV s irf V Conclusion has no stake engagements here but she will starter in the opening scramble which Is likclr be n to be one of the best races of the meeting for such n Ocean Bound Caugh Hill G rover Hughes John Gritlin II Magazine and Campeon will likely he imong the starters George Odom brought Traveller Crowsfoot Tourist and Inquieta from Louisville this morning Wayn Joplm sent word T y T C McDowell that lie had decided to remain at Louisville and the stalls that were reserved for him were transferred to Miller Henderson who will conic over tomorrow tomorrowTnrifcV TnrifcV Alex Murray who ranks as one of the thirtv loading jockeys arrived today and will ride is a free lance He can do 105 pound poundT T a McDowell wjll have first call on the ser cltts of Jockey T Koeraer
