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STAKES FOE WHEELWRIGHT J N CAMDENS KENTUCKY DERBY CANDI ¬ DATE WINS THE CAMDEN HANDICAP Worth Works Mile and an Eighth with Adams Ex ¬ press and Jockey Shilling Feels Confident His Employers Horse Will Win the Derby i Lexington Ky May 7 This afternoon J N Camdens 3yearold Wheelwright loomed up aa m likely candidate for Kentucky Derby honors by au Impressive victory in the Camdeu Handicap Jabot landed In second place and Joe Morris was third with Cherryola a distant trailer The stake was worth 1211 net to the winner in addition to a silver cup worth 250 Joe Morris was generally regarded as the probable winner but after beln held in reserve in the early running failed to be a factor when the real racing began The early pace was slow with Wheelwright and Jabot dominating the running until the upper turn had been passed Then Loftus and Jabot cut sharply across Wheel ¬ wright and forced him to lose much ground The Camden racer recovered this ground in the stretch and passed Into the lead a furlong from the finish where Byrne began easing up quickly and had Lof tus been a little more alert he would have suatcTied the victory for Jabot JabotAbout About the biggest upset of the afternoon came ia the closing dash in which Tay Pay succumbed to Sir Catesby The MacManus representative was looked upon as the best betting proposition of the day but Sir Catesby took his measure as his rider pleased pleasedPoor Poor riding was responsible for Yorkvilles defeat by Pink Lady The Bissell filly was lucky through ¬ out and had the benefit of T Koerners riding skill Rose skillRose of Jeddah showed a return to goo l form when she sprinted away from fair opposition in the opening dash dashThe The exodus of horsemen for Louisville began to ¬ day when the advance guard composed of the horses of Wl G Yanke J R Wainwright C C VanMetei and part of the strings owned by F D Weir W M Wallace and It F Carman were shipiied After shipiiedAfter the running of the Camden Handicap trainer Taylor brought out II C Ilalleiibecks pair nf cracks Worth and Adams Express Shilling was astride the Derby candidate while an exercise boy was on Adams Express They were let down for a mile and an eighth workout after a prelim ¬ inary gallop and ran the distance in 201 finish ¬ ing well in hand with Worth in the lead This fractionals were as follows Quarter mile 2GMi half mile 52 threequarters 120 and mile hi 147 After the trial jockey Shilling said Worth will walk home in the Kentucky Derby Asked what about his ability to go a route Shilling re ¬ torted He will go as far as they make races and all day if necessary Shilling believes that Worth Is really the best race horse in the country at present The Hallenbeck string of racers will be transferred to Louisville tomorrow and Worths final trial of one mile will be done on Thursday morning morningShilling Shilling will go to Louisville with the Hallenbeek horses and T Koerner on the call of his employer Wayne Toplin will leave for the Falls City tomor ¬ row Starter Cassidy suspended Byrne Connor C Peak W W Taylor and Dale for the remainder of the meetingThe meeting The Camden stable will leave for Louisville tomor ¬ row morning morningGallaher Gallaher Brothers will turn out Rash and Toison dOr at Thomas Piatts farm tomorrow until fall fallJ J C Milam today sold to Dr G M Miller of Detroit the twoyearolds Lnther and Little Baker The former is a brother to High Private and the latter is a brother to Lord Lovat George LovatGeorge Odom will ship his crippled string of racers back to Louisville tomorrow Pink tomorrowPink Lady came out of her race badly cut about the left hind leg and will have to be rested for some time timeStarter Starter Cassidy is departing from his former style and nearly all his efforts at the barrier are with a viow startsFrank to getting standing starts Frank Clarksons twoyearold halfbrother to Boca Grande was brought in to Ed Murray from John D Carrs farm today and will be taken to Toronto after meetingFlash this meeting Flash of Lightning dam of I idy Lightning foaled a chestnut colt by Marathon at Thomas Piatts farm a day or so ago The mare and foal are CincinnatiThere owned by Rube Varwisr of Cincinnati There were few trials this morning over the Ken ¬ tucky Association track The following were among the best bestAny Any Port Threeeighths in 40 40Christmas Christmas Star Quarter mile in 2G Cockspur 2GCockspur Threequarters in 122 122Foundation Foundation Threeeighths in 37 Golden Egg Threeeighths in 58 Joe Deibold Threequarters in 122 Mockler Mile in 152 Prince Gal Threequarters in 125 125Rocky Rocky OBrien Fiveeighths in 111 While 111While Wool Threequarters lir 124
