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LOUISVILLE TRAINERS A BUSY LOT Many Horses Are Worked and Shipment of Racers to Lexington Begins Louisville Ky April 21 At Churchill Downs and Douglas Park yesterday the scenes wen1 animated None of the Derby candidates did fast work Tlur favorite for the race Hawthorn was cantered for n mile and thrrequnrteis His Majesty and Priiid Heriiiis Derby rligihles each went a mile and a quarter at a slow gait The days fastest perform ¬ ance was st Douglas Park where Froglegs worked a mile in 143 going the first half in 49 and threequarters in 1 15 Over the same course Hamilton went u mile in 141 The following workouts took place at Churchill Downs Any Port Mile iu 141 fractional 2 37 50 101 110 129 Billy Holder Threequarters in 118 Bird Mini Threeeighths in 38 handily Blue Jay Threequarter iu 118 first half in 50 50Bucklmrn Bucklmrn Threequarters in 121 cantering Christmas Star Threequarters in 118 Delia threeeighthsin Moore Half mile in 0 first threeeighths in 11 if ifFlying Flying Feet Quarter mile ii 25 handily Gasket Fiveeighths in 1 05 Geologist Quarter mile in 2 easily Helen Barbee Fiveeighths in 10 fractionals 12 24 40 threequarter in 11 pulled up upJ J B Maylow Half mile in 50 threeeighths in 3 Jim Basey Fiveeighths in 105 centering King McDowell Threeeighths in ii Kitty K Quarter mile in 25 cantering Limpet Fiveeighth in 105 handilv Old in tbrooeighHisin Hosplmd Half mile in 4 iiKst tbrooeighHis Peter Grimm Threequarters in 117 Hose of Jeddah Thretitinrters in 117 frao fraotionals tionals 24 if 315if 50 105 Solicitor Quarter mile in 25 Swish Quarter mile in 2 2i i canterlijr Weyanoke a Kentucky Derby eligible Quarter Quartermile mile in 25 25Wilhitc Wilhitc Threequart ors in 125 cantering Wlntergieen Fiveeighths In 107 breezing Ymir Threequarters in J19 handily Hawthorn His Majesty Leochares Weyanoke and Prince Hermis were I hi Kentucky Derby elig ibles seen iu action hero today Lfoc baits worked at Douglas Park and the others at Churchill Downs Weyanoku went five furlongs in 102 li running the first eighth in r2 the qii rtev iu 24 threo eighths In 3i and a half in 4S The son of I Sir Huon worked generously and could have done better His Majesty was only breezed threeeighths but he had abundant speed and went the distance in Hawthorn was exercised slowly today and will be shipped to Lexington tomorrow tomorrowThe The Kentucky Oaks candidate Scmprite worked threequarters in 110 She went tlie first eighth in 12 the quarter in 23 throeeighths in 30 the half iu 4 fiveeighths in 103 and three quarters in 1 The most sparkling speed of the morning was shown by Uouml the World She went fiveeighths in 101 running the first half in 48 She is now apparently at her best Other workouts were Amity Threeeighths in 17 easily lien 1C Sleet Threequarters in 119 first half halfin in 51 51Dick Dick Baker Half mile in 52 handily First Cherry Threeeighths in 17 handily Florence Roberts Fiveeighths in 100 breezing George Oxnard Fiveeighths in 104 first half halfin in 50 Gilpy Threequarters in 115 Fractionals 12 24 40 40 102 G lady oY Half mile in 49 first threeeighths threeeighthsGold Gold of7bphir Fiveeighths in 104 first half halfin in 50 Henry Hettc Threequarters in 110 first half halfin in 49 49Jacob Jacob Itunn Threeeighths in 40 handily Jim in io Gill Quarter mile in 25 breezing John D Wakcfield Threequarters in 120 liand ily Little threeeighthsin Bit Half mile in 50 first threeeighths in 10 10Mabel Mabel Clarkson Quarter mile in 24 handily Mack It Kubanks Threequarters in 120 first firsthalf half in 52 52Melton Melton Street Mile in 153 breezing Meritorious Threeeighths in 30 first quarter in 22 22Millers Millers Best Half mile in 49 Oli Ale Threeeighths in 38 handily Old threeeighthsin Ben Half mile in 49 first threeeighths in 15 15Ooma Ooma Quarter mile in 25 cantering Presumption Threequarters in 118 first half in inPuck canteringSummer Puck Fiveeighths in 1OS cantering Summer Hill Threeeighths in 37 37Sweetheart handilyTay Sweetheart Quarter mile in 24 handily Tay handilyTillies Pay Mile in 147 handily Tillies Nightmare Fiveeighths in 101 101Ursula Ursula Kmnia Threequarters in 110 first five lOtiSUrsula eightlis in lOtiS Ursula Thompson Fiveeighths in 102 102Verena Verena Threequarters in 110 110Violet Violet May Quarter mile In 21 Acts like a good filly Moso Goldblatt arrived yesterday at the Downs with three twoyearolds Locomotion Iron Wood and Thought Header which he purchased from L A Celia of St Louis These are the first horses ever bred by Mr Cella and are by Mentor a son of Biackstock out of Meta by Ouomlaga Locomotion is a bay colt out of Miss Strome by Ben Strome Thought Header is a bay colt out of Hustle by Rus ¬ sell and Iron Wood is out of La Soeur by Ben Strome The dams of this trio cost Mr Cella 12000 Goldblatt has some horses in training at Lexing ¬ ton but his twoyearolds will remain here for the Downs and Douglas Park meetings Both Locomo ¬ tion and Thought Header are as promising in appear ¬ ance as any now quartered here Bach weighs 1000 pounds poundsTrainer Trainer Cliff Hammon shipped fourteen of E H Bradleys racers from the Downs to Lexington to ¬ day including Bradleys Choice Brigs Brother Brave Cuuarder Buzz Around liracktown Belle Black Tony Bunanet Bell Horse Volita Barua Culla Ballyslie Bushy Head Big Luinmax and the Ken ¬ tucky Derby candidate Brooklield Mr Bradley has retired to the stud his fouryearold illy Brig which was last season a stake winner She lias been mated with Sain His Futurity eligible Bayberry Candle cannot be trained on account of having broken a leg at Idle Hour Farm She was saved for breeding purposes purposesLew Lew Marion has decided not to take any of his string to Lexington Prince Hermis and his useful threeyearold Sam Hlrsch also a Kentucky Derby eligible are training nicely nicelyWintergreen Wintergreen has been lame since his last work when lie was breezed fiveeighths in 107 Winter green is even sorer now than he was at Juarez last winter when lie pulled up lame frequently This Kentucky Derby winner appears to be abqnt at an end of his usefulness usefulnessFrank Frank Shannon the western bookmaker is here He will attend the Lexington and Louisville meet ¬ ings Shannon will not put up his slate until the Canadian midsummer campaign He may go to Saratoga SaratogaNone None of the horses that George Ham is training for William Gerst at Douglas Park will be sent to Continued on second page XOUISVILLE TRAINERS A BUSY LOT Continued from first page Lexington Before coming from the Gerst farm in Tennessee several of the lot had a mild sickness iud they are just rounding to toJ J W Schorr will not ship any of his racers to Lexington The Tennessee turfman lias only David Craig in the Breeders Futurity and none of his older horses is in tlie Lexington stakes stakesa a II Mead shipped today to Lexington Chapultc liec Hanly and Capital Bravo K Spence will send Dick Baker and Bobby Cook there tomorrow Larl Unnell probably will not go until Wednesday Ho will onlv take Love Day Osaple and Maddalcna W E Applegate Cos entire string will go ex ¬ cept Oakland which is still sick and the cripples Leopold and Jupiter Joe JoeForehead Forehead which raced creditably for John H Morris and later for J P Respess is still showing soreness in training at Douglas Park where he is being trained bv C Cochel who has had nothing but misfortune with tho halfbrother to Forward ForwardJ J W Schorrs Froglegs is training satisfactorily for the Kentucky Handicap to be decided at Doug ¬ las Park on May 25 the opening day This event carries an added value of 10000 This noted soil of Masetto lias spread out since last season and is one of the older candidates for the big race that is apparently as sound as the day he was foaled The stable connections of tlie colt are sweet on his chances and expect him to shine among tlie older performers this season even more so as he did as a threeyearold in 1012 His older stable companion Star Charter is also now training well but Frog legs is tlm hope of owner Schorr for the Kentucky liandicaii Jockey Dave Nicol will not go to Lexington to ride this spring He is getting in fine trim at the Downs being connected with the stable which Harry Herdel is training Hcrdel desired that Nicol re ¬ main here and work Irish Gentleman for tho Ken tucky Handicap This noted rider is gradually re ¬ ducing without injuring his health and is confident that he will be able to ride at 110 pounds during the Downs races Nicol has made no engagement to ride in tlie Kentucky Derby Joseph Schrciber lias received word that his good broodmare Dora I dam of Jim Bascy has foaled in California a bay filly by the Ormonde hors Ossary This makes a suckling a yearling a two yearold a three3earold and a fiveyearold that his prolific broodmare now has Mr Schreiber has directed that Dora I be mated this reason with Duke of Ormonde His mare Silver Line will e mated to Ossary Silver Line now has a handsome bay colt by Duke of Ormonde OrmondeTrainer Trainer John Lowe will take eight horses to Lex ¬ ington tomorrow Three are twoyearolds and to ¬ others include Jim Basey Florence Roberts Gasket and C W Clarks Kentucky Derby candidates E Palomar and The Cinder CinderDel Del Wishard who is now connected with Catesby Woodfords stable and is making an effort to come back as a rider at one time made quite a reputation as a successful jockey Since he quit riding he has taken a course in n veterinary college and was graduated with honors but though he Is now a full illedged doctor he has never practised the profession to any greater extent than to look after the horses of the stable he is connected with Wishard is gradually reducing his weight and believes he may be able to ride this season seasonDoerhocfer Doerhocfer West will take five horses to Lexing tno to nice Baron de Kalb Tillies Nightmare Ur ¬ sula Emma Senator James and George Karme The rest of the string will remain at the Downs In charge of trainer Shelby Wests father P M West Trainer West lias decided not to turn Ursula IJnima over to breeder If P Headley until fall Tlie daughter of Broomstick has l een going along promisingly in her work Sho has been sold to Hcadley for a broodmare when Docrhoefer West decide to retire her provided she is not claimed fom them in a selling race raceEdward Edward T Colton has arrived from his home In Illinois and will remain In Kentucky during the racing season At Juarez Mr Colton was connected with the racing stable of J II Mead and will be here Ho has the contract on the services of jockey W Andress
