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HAWTHORN IN FAST TRIAL KENTUCKY DERBY FAVORITE WORKS THREE QUARTERS IN 114 PULLED UP Carried 128 Pounds and Showed Sensational Speed SpeedUnder Under Restraint Helen Barbco Works a Half Halfin in 48 and Others Also Show Speed Louisville Ky April 7 At Churchill Downs and Douglas Iark today there were several trials of the sensational sort The Kentucky Derby favorite Hawthorn worked six furlongs in 114 pulled up after having gone the first eighth in 12 the quarter iu 23j threeeighths in the half in 4S and liveeighths in 101 if He was under restraint ail the way Had trainer Trevey so ordered he could have worked much faster He had up 12S pounds Hawthorn has been measured around the girtli and is found to he seventythree inches As good a judge as F D Weir says that he can recall no threeyear old that ever measured so much and that Kosehen never was more than seventylive inches in girth even whcji he had fully matured maturedThe The best work dune by a twoyearold was J P Maylows half in 49 nulled up The first quarter was run in 22ff and threeeighths iu 35 Helen Burbce did tlie fastest work of the older horses running a half in 4S after having gone the first quarter 35tfGeorge in 23 and threeeighths in 35tf George J Icings Kentucky Oaks candidate Sump rite ran threequarters in 110 covering the first half iu 49 Tlie only other Derby candidate worked except Hawthorn was Prince Hermis He went liveeighths in 103 the first three furlongs being covered iu 37Vr and the half in 304f A maiden twoyearold by Joe Carey owned by H J Mac ¬ kenzie went threeeighths iu 30f handily An iiMiKiiiHilIIasthigs filly in Dan Lclmns stable went a half In after having run the first three fur ¬ longs in 30 Other workouts of the morning follow followItiickhorn Itiickhorn Seveneighths iu 133 Was under hard hardrestraint restraint and could have run faster Fern L Threeeighths In if Floral Park a Derby and Oaks candidate Seven eighths in 133 cantering Jimmiu Gill Threequarters iu 117 Fractioijals 23t Fractioijals23t 30 4Sif 103 Kenneth Half In 712 first three furlongs inTT MadeJIe an Oaks candidatesThreequarters Iu 119 first half in 52 Malay Thrceciguths in 30 Hose quarteriu Ring Threeeighths in 37 first quarter iu 24 24Sir Sir Catesby Threequarters in 122Vf lireezing Superl Threeeighths in 30 half iu 50 pulled pulledup up upH H J Mackenzie was here today and looked over his big string of horses at the Downs Mr Macken ¬ zie will spend considerable time in Kentucky this spring as his stable of trotters will not begin cam ¬ paigning until the meetings iu this state are con ¬ cluded His only regret is that bis string is without a Derby eligible but lie is in the market at any time for a good horse and it may be that lie will add a good threeyearold to hiss stable before the meeting Ixgins at the Downs on May 10 10Trainer Trainer H C Brooks arrived at the Downs with W F Schuites stable which now consists of but two horses both twoyearolds Noiseless a bay colt and a filly by Sir Huoii Grand Mary Jockey E Martin Is now with H C Brooks He was married ut Charleston to Miss Annie Cole ColeMiller Miller Henderson is once more a trainer having taken up tlie fouryearold Brave and a twoyearold His racing partner Frank G Hogan will be here shortly from Pasadena and this firm expects to secure some promising racing material with the idea of beginning a campaign once more witli virtually an entirely new stable stableE E H Bradley who is at Churchill Downs daily noting the work of his big string of horses in training reports that he has eight foals of remark ¬ able breeding and individuality tills season at Idle Hour Farm Four of the number are by Cunard including a chestnut colt out of Izell a chestnut colt out of Melton Mobray a chestnut lilly out of Lady Kismet and a chestnut lilly out of Sweet Alice There are two the first of his get by the famous Jack Atkin one being a bay colt out of Tower of Candles and the other a chestnut lillv out of Philllstia the dam of Phil Finch There are still four mares due to foal to Cunard at Idle Hour Fnrm three to Jack Atkfn six to Sain and two to Helmet The latter has one bay suckling filly at present it being out of Stumpy a mare which raced well as a twoyearold for tho wellknown turfman Johnny Fay Mr Bradley is pleased with two vearliifgs he owns by Helmet which are tlie tirst get of that sn of Disguise II One is a bay colt out of a halfsister to the noted Froglegs and the other is a bay filly out of Ella Smith tlie dam of Brig He has a promising yearling by Cunard out of the New Orleans Derby winner Minnie Adams but is regretting that Minnie Adams proved barren this year The foals by Sain that have come this year so far are a bay colt out of Wayward Luss and a black colt out of Eonic a Burns Han ¬ dicap winner which is the dam of llenn and Bell Horse Hie great Love Not is also due soon ti foal to Sain and another mare that will drop a foal shortly In this great horse Is Bandcllo a halfsister to Celt The mares yet to foal to Jack Atkin are Black Mary Grill and Whisk Broom Idle Hour 1ariii now contains 335 acres and is divided into fifteen paddocks in which run the fortythree thor ¬ oughbred broodmares now there In addition to the home place Mr Bradley rents from a neighbor grazing room for twenty head of horses Every year he has fifty acres of his fields plowed and sowed in new bliiegrass which is following a custom of Ire ¬ land where so many famous horses have lieen roared He also lets cattle run with his mares which Is an ¬ other Irish method in raising thoroughbred stock The Lexington turfman is confident that with the mares he possesses and the sires available at Idle Hour Farm it is only a question of time when he will breed a Kentucky Derby winner winnerThe The California tiirfiiun A B Soreckels shipppi here eight horses one of which is the threeycaroli Amity and the others the twoyearolds Biskn Har burd Sisius Manson Hyki Cosis and Galar Hyntla Ceos Durin Bnngi Himifax and Thork the other horses that trainer W C Carroll shippci to Juarez from California have either 11111 sold or Htiit beck to the ranch Those shipped here lauded in good condition with the exception of Manson which was a sick horse but iu no danger of dying With tlie exception of Hyki and Cosis all the Kpreckols twoyearolds are by imiiorted Solitaire II the former being a sou of Dr Lcggo while Cosis is by Voorheis VoorheisFrank Frank Hector has the Kentucky Derby winner oi 11100 Wintergreen at the Downs in unusually good condition He failed to win at Juarez chiefly for the reason that he ran only a few times and in some of his earlier performances lie was by no means up to a race Hector is well pleased with his condition at present inasmuch as lie has not shown any lameness or soreness since his arrival in Kentucky G M Idom shlpiMd from Juarez to Norfolk al that remains of Ills once large stable a pair tif twoycnrolds by MoGee Odom Is coming to Lonis Coutiuued oil second page HAWTHORN IN FAST TRIAL Continued from first page vllle for the local meetings but concluded he would race these youngsters at the Virginia track as he desired to go there to pick up several good horses to race In Kentucky He understands that II P Whitney has several promising juveniles that are for sale and he probably will try to buy some of them themW W C Clancy today shipped by order of A B Hancock of Virginia tlie nted mare Follie Levy to Castleton Farm at Lexington when she will be mated In a few days to Celt She Is one of twelve mares that Mr Hancock has booked to be bred lo this great son of Commando this season Mr Hancock will leave Follie Levy and Ihe other mares in Kenliickv until fall when they will be sent to the Kllorslie Stud in Virginia Ho lias at that place some twentylive yearling colts and lillies all by Celt and they are reported to be a rare collection oC youngsters youngstersStalls Stalls are bedded at Douglas Park for the expected arrival of the horses of G M Hendrle which have been wintering at Galatin Tenn In charge of trainer John Waltirs In this stable are tin good threeyearolds Great Britain and Ritle Brigade Walters also has a number of twoyearolds in his charge which are highly promising 5 rent Britain is being especially pointed for the Latonia Derby and other late summer stakes stakesTheo Theo Abadie was at Churchill Downs having arrived from Charleston He has only one horse in training the fouryearold Tom King which he shipped from Charleston to Lexington lie disposed of Samuel R Meyer during tlie South Carolina meeting and while he disliked to part with the horse did not feel like refusing the 4000 that was offered for him Aiiadie has In view the purchase of a couple of twoyearolds in training at Ixxlngton He intends tit increase his stable shortly but he wants to secure only good material materialOne One of tlie twoyearolds which W II Fizor shipped here from Juarez was taken sick en route and died at Churchill Downs It was Insured for 100O Mr Fizer is congratulating himself that his stake winning filly Little Bit shipped in lirst class condition conditionAmon Amon Love Day Ymir Osaple and Maddalpna make up the string which Earl Linnell brought here from Juarez JuarezW W F Cisco has entirely recovered from a severe illness He is now looking after his filly Jean Gray which he purchased from M C Prichard last fall at Latonia This is tlie only racer Cisco has in train ¬ ing as his old standby White Wool is now in Ihe Adair it Baker stable Ihat firm having claimed him in a nice last fall at Lntonia Cisco thinks well of Jean Gray ami if she fulfills expectations he will add another good horse or two to his stable in the near future A horse training well at the Downs is Peter Grlinm hi tlie stable of Catesby Woodford Al ¬ though still a maiden having slight chance as a twoyearold to win last season since he started but four times groat interest centers In him as he Is a brother to Koscbon Roselicn never won as a two yearold and for this reason horsemen think Peter Grimm may have a successful career this season and In future years Many yearsMany of the stables at Churchill Downs are being shingled and otherwise improved Tlie plant is crowded with workmen putting everything In prime condition for the opening on May 10 Manager Winn has in contemplation the erection of a number of new stables during the summer These will be lo ¬ cated it is said where the long barn opposite the livefurlong post is located The new bams will be patlerncd after the smaller ones on the course and all will run parallel parallelT T B Respess will keep his stable at Douglas Park until the local racing season closes He Is only get ¬ ting about half a dozen of his big string ready for sirly racing He may send a horse or two to Lex ¬ ington but at present he does not think he will Tlie brown lllly by Dick Welles out of Poseur is ills only Breeders Futurity eligible The Respess Inceding stock including his stallions Dick Welles and Marathon are still at John D Carrs farm near Lexington and he will likely lot them remain there for some tiine to come Oarr writes him that a number of his inn res have already dropped foals foalsBefore Before coming from Juarez to Louisville F E Oils purchased from F T Wood the twoyearolds Al o lnego and Meshncli These youngsters have soeed and Otis thinks they will make good on the Kentucky tracks Puck is tlie only other horse Otis now owns although he Is galloping J B Rob ¬ inson for the owner of that horse horseBefore Before leaving Juarez J II Deavenport purchased Uii sjteedy gelding Rio Brazos and that fouryear old son of Modred is now a stable companion of Irish Gentleman and oilier horses in Harry Herders train ¬ ing Itarn at Churchill Downs Ilio Brazos won some gcxwl races at Juarez last winter and is a performer possessing both speed and gameness He is out of the mare Helen Print which some years ago was a frequent winner on western tracks
