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STARTLES WORK WATCHERS FOUNDATION IN MOST SENSATIONAL TRIAL EVER RECORDED AT LEXINGTON C J McKennas Kentucky Derby Candidate JShows Marvelous Speed in Workout of Mile and an anEighth Eighth Over Kentucky Association Track Lexington Ky April 21 Will McDanlel who Is training C 7 McKennas greatly improved colt Foundation for his Kentucky Derby engagement gave racing folk something to talk about when lie sent the son of Nasturtium and Meddlesome She along at top speed Jn a trial late this afternoon Foundation worked a mile and an eighth with 11 pounds up in 151 which is only twollfths of u second slower than the Lexington track record for the distance made liy Governor Gray May 10 1911 with 119 pounds up upFoundation Foundation showed sensational speed at every stage of the trial Former jockey Hicks was in the saddle The trial began at the eighth post The tirst quarter was run in 23 and the half In 4G Then the horsemen who were among the most in ¬ terested of the spectators predicted that Founda ¬ tion would soon he quitting But he didnt Hei went liveeighths in r S seveneighths in 125 the mile in lS and finished out the mile and an eighth like a lion in 151 151Oldtimers Oldtimers among the trainers who witnessed the work declared that they had never seen anything like it The prominent visitors included Col W K Applegate P T Chinn K H Ilridlcy and others equally well known Lrior to the trial Foundation was galloped for a in lie by his regular exercise hoy hoyIt It had been known in advance that Foundation was to be let down and the crowd that saw him do the work proliably was the largest that ever gatlj ered to witness a horse trial over the Lexington course courseFoundations Foundations sensational trial of today doubtless will have the result of further decreasing the odds obtainable against his1 Derby chances hf the future Iioo7fStHafare being made on the race It was only a short time ago that his odds dropped from 40 to l to 10 to 1 on the strength of a former sensational piece of work Lexington Ky April 10 Special correspond ei ce The Kentucky Associations track was sloppy this morning as a result of having showers that fell last night Superintendent Hoss kept the track closed until seven oclock ami then put the dogs in position to protect the track close to the inner rail The most notable of the morning workouts took place over the inside track and were as fol ¬ lows lowsCreme Creme de Menthe About fiveeighths at twomin ¬ gaitFarmer ute gait Farmer Joe About fiveeighths in 103 A prom ¬ ising maiden maidenFellowmau Fellowmau About fiveeighths in 104 Hermmla About threequarters in 121 easily Impression About fiveeighths at twominute gait Kiugling drivingIs About threequarters in 118 driving Is fit fitPrincess Princess Callaway About fiveeighths in 104 Shawriee About threequarters in 122 canter ¬ ing Is ready to race well Sonada speed goodspeed About half mile in 50 Showed good Stamps About half mile in 50 Showed good speedStartler speed goodspeed Startler About threequarters In 119 easily Is fit to race well wellThe The following workouts took place over the main track around the dogs dogsAmorct Amorct Half mile in 51 driving Has his speed Banorella Threeeighths in S Acted as if good KlleuaDale Mile in 153 under restraint George Stoll Half mile in 55 cantering James easilyLiked Dockery Threequarters in 12 easily Liked the soft going and is being trained slowly Praetorian Threequarters in 120 Tired and looks andlooks high In flesh fleshSilk Silk Day Fiveeighths in 1OS breezing Silver thehill Bill Threeeighths in 19 handily over the hill Appears to like the mud Understudy Threequarters in l19 driving Tired badly in tho going goingLexington Lexington Ky April 20 Special correspond ¬ ence With the weather cool and a high wind blowing the horses worked tills morning about twelve feet from tho inner rail at the Kentucky Association track the dogs still being in position The track was in fairly good condition and the largest crowd of visitors of the season saw the Kentucky Derby candidates Helios Lord Marshall and Foundation work The firstnamed two wero set down by trainer J Keene and did a mile and an eighth in l5Sif driving They went the half in 4S and the mile in 144 Both had good weight tip and it appeared as If Lord Marshall was a bit the lietter of the two B Steele had the mount on Helios and a stable boy rode Lord Mar shall I IWill Will McDauiel breezed Foundation a mile in 150 which was as slow as the boy could hold hint down to toOther Other workouts of the morning included the following followingBanorella Banorella Mile in 150 breezing Batouehe Threequarters In 120 easily Carpathia Mile in 145 Showed improvement Clinton Mile in 145 driving First half mile milewas was run in 47if and horse tired badly Cream Threequarters in 122 easily Daisy drivingSulked Platt Threequarte in 119 driving Sulked SulkedKarl Karl of Savoy Threequarters in 121 hard held Ethelda Threequarters iu 120 Gfiod work as asshe she dislikes soft track Flora Fiiia Mile in 140 Seems to be right on onedge edge Grif Seveneighths In 132 handily Seemed Seemedanxious anxious to run runHarry Harry Lander Half mile in 55 cantering Imperator move goodmove Half mile in 51 driving A good King Box Threequarters in 118 driving A Amaiden maiden that should win Manager winManager Mack Mile in 141 ridden out Track just suited him and it was the best mile of the morning Merrick fightingfor Threequarters in 120 Was fighting for his head and appears to be getting good Old hand inhand Proverb Threequarters in 122 Well in Polls Threequarters in 118 handily la round ing rounding into his host form Royal drivingHad Amber Threequarters in 117 driving Had early si oed Sprite Fiveeighths in 10 Appears to he in inpink pink of condition conditionStrenuous Strenuous Threequarters in 121 easily Moved along Movedalong well and appears to be in tine condition conditionSun Sun Queen Threeeighths in 42 Is on the slow slowside side sideSupple Supple Threequarters in 121 Well in hand Swannanoa Threequarters In 122 nrwzln Continued on second puge STARTLES WORK WATCHERS Continued from first page Tlie Manager Threequarters in 121 easily easilyrrvnifc rrvnifc rrvnifci0rt i0rt Threequarters in 120 cantering Ap to be at his best bestWinning Winning Witch Half mile in 50 driving Showed some speed speedYankee Yankee Notions Threequarters in 120 easily The horses of W II Karrick are about the best looking lot In training here hereSan San Jon is accounted a sure starter in the Breed ¬ ers Futurity Ho is owned uy S I Bruce of Win ¬ chester Ky and trained by J II Nichols Guy Burns has been engaged to pilot him himMary Mary Aileen by Bright Phoebus Lovelight by Racine has foaled at Kingston Farm a bay colt by Ostler Joe She is the property of C W Clark of California and is at the Kingston Farm to be mated with one of the Kecne Estate stallions stallionsJ J N Camden of illartlaud Stud sustained quite a loss when his bay mare Roclielle II and her filly foal by Ben Brush both died in foaling Roclielle II dam of Miami etc foaled in 1S07 and ini IHirtcd to this country from England iu 1005 by D H Grand was by Sheen out of Queyu of Navarre by Gaillard
