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BUSY DAYS AT LOUISVILLE TRAINING OF HOUSES FOR APPROACHING . KENTUCKY SEASON ON IN EARNEST. Big Crowds Visit Churchill Downs and Douglas Park , to Sec Kentucky Derby Candidates at Work Gossip from Kentucky. Louisville, Ky., March 30. An agreeable change in weather conditions during the hist few days has ivsulted in large crowds assembling at Churchill Downs and Douglas Park to witness the trials of candidates fir the Kentucky Derby anil the Kentucky Handicap. Yesterday an unusually large number uf turfmen were on hand and were rewarded by ; seeing in action three prominent Derby candidates, -Old Boscbud. Ralph and Hodge. In the throng was .1. 12. .Madden, who was accompanied by 1. S. Gillis. oi Hamilton, Can., and William Fitch, known from ocean to ocean as one of the most famous pool sellers in this country. Mr. Madden watched keenly all of lie movements of Old Boscbud. which he bred, as vi 11 as those of Ralph and Hodge. He expressed no favoiilisni concerning the trio. He lingered long an iiud Kay Spenccs stable, where Horige is quartered. When the loy led Hodge out Mr. Madden had him lio d the geldings head at different angles in order to carefully inspect the horse. Mr. Madden complimented .Spcnce upon the superb condition of He igc. and remarked, "He is as hard as a nail." and siiid that, in his opinion, Hodge, when a four-year-old, would be all of sixteen hands high. -Mr. Madden has a likely lot of two-year-olds in training here. He will be here more or less until the spring meeting begins at the Downs Saturday. May 9. Most or lh Madden juveniles are the get uf igrien and Star SllllCl. Ths will be the fortieth running of the Kentucky Derby and the second renewal of tin; Kentucky Handicap. As it is the lirst time in the history of local r.iing that two spring stakes are carried with 0,000 added to each, wonderful interest clusters; around tin two events. .So far Old Itosebud. Kalph and Hodge have trained most satisfactorily for the Derby. Each looks as if he will be in perfect racing condition by May !J. John I.owe, who handles a division of .Tallies Biillcr.s two-year-ohls. has a high regard Tor Hodge and woiiid be willing to advise th .New York turfman to pay a big price for this griding should Kay Spcnce desire to sell him. Up to this time Spence has declined to set a price on the son of Ivan the Terrible. Spence says that it. would take a deal of money to induce him to part with Hodge before he tills his Derby engagement at Churchill Downs. Spence has Hodge quartered in the long bam adjoining the chute at the Downs. Tl.us his Derby eligible is isolated anil this lessens the chance that the horse will contract an ailment from some other horse. 1!. T. Guthrie, of Shelbyville, is here for a few ri:rs stay after having sold San Vega to William 1 Phillips. It develops that the latter purchased t io horse for It. .7. Mackenzie and the son of Knight firmit is now in trainer Jack Adkius barn at Dongas Dark with the others of the .Mackenzie -tnig. Mr. Mackenzie secured San Vega not only a- a three year-old racing prospect, but also so as to have a Kentucky Derby starter. Mr. Cuthrie has fiir horses in training at Lexington in charge of ir.iiner Joseph Rogers. One is St. Leo. a bav colt, two yens old. by St. Savin The Pet. by Th-" Friar. Another is Koyal Interest, a brown "two-year-old colt, by Don Royal Usury, by Knight of the Thistle. The others are the three-year-olds. Shelby Belle mid Father Kiley. Mr. Cuthrie has recently enlarged his breeding operations through the purchase of several mares. lie now possesses a band of ten thoroughbreds stud matrons at his Sheliy county farm. Three of the mares are young ami will le mated for the lirst time this season. The mares he lias in foal are The Pet, to Trap Kock; I i!iy, to Stalwart; Helen Miller, by Jean Bcroauri. io Duval; Miss Jordan, by Sir Dixon, to Stalwart; I Iiiollne, by Requital, to Admonition: Rose of Dawn, by Peey oDay. to Teridiiigton; Tillie. by Eon. to Toddington. Mr. Cuthrie lias three yearlings. One is a brown colt by Trap Kock The 1et. the dam of Sjr P.laise and .Maria C. Another is a chestnut nib-by Cmiarri Miss Jordan, dam of Butter Ball and Billiard Ball, and the other is a bav colt bv Dick Welles. The seven carloads of horses that arrived here Saturday from Juarez included the-.stables of F. 1. Wiir, sixteen horses, including the Kentucky Oaks candidate, Criith W.; S. Veiller with four horses, including Mr.s. Camp. Mimorioso and Christophine; W. II. Iizer, with eight; .1. W. Young, with Princess Janice; C. W. Casser, with three; K. A. Leigh, with one; P. Sheridan, with Rubicon II., and two others; W. Hurley, with Patrick F.. May L. and a two-year-old: A. C. Dunlap. with seven", including Ocean Queen: E. J. OConnell. with two: P. .T. .Miles, with eight, including Falcada and oldie F.: W. S. Trevey. with Brightstone: K. Spruce, with eleven, including the Kentucky Derby candidate, Hodge, and T. II. Ryan, with four, one of which is the unbeaten Roadmaster. With the exception of Cosgrove. in the stable of W. C. Clancy, and Maria C-, in K. Silences stable, mine of the horses was sick on the trip. Both are on Hie road to recovery. The best work done ly any of the two-year-olds at the local track so far has been by M. B. Umbers slashing youngster, Sain McMeekin, a son of McGee, which went three furlongs recently in :37. Several of J. E. Maridens two-year-olds have worked the same distance from :3S to :39, and some of the youngsters look like good prospects. None of Ceorge R. Longs ton two-year-olds has done much si far this spring, but they arc looking good and several are able to go a quarter around :25. In this collection there are six colts and four lillies, among the latter being a sister to Mr. Longs Derby candidate, Ralph. C. B. Reids good looking half-brother to Emerald Jem has done little fast work :w yet, as he is high in flesh, albeit the perfect picture of good condition for future training. Trainer Reid weighed the colt the other day after lie had measured him. He stands fifteen hands three inches high and weighs 1,075 pounds. It looks as if lie will require considerable time in training. Jockey C. Borel was here last week and has gone to Lexington, accompanied by his wife, to remain until the Kentucky Association spring meeting, which begins on April 21, is over. W. G." Yanke. who has Borel under contract at present, is now in New York, hut is expected at Lexington by April L Yankes string of horses, including the Kentucky Derby candidate. Old Ben, have been at Lexington for some weeks, having liecn shipped there 1 from Charleston. Borel will have the mount on Old .Hurt in the Kentucky Derby and thinks that the colt has an outside winning chance in the big race. Borel is undecided what to do after the Lexington meeting is over, as lie has an offer from the stable or Harry Payne Whitney to ride for that turfman on the eastern tracks this season. Unless Mr. Whitneys1 trainer makes Borel a better offer for his services, the jockey will not leave Yankes employ. Borel can ride as light as 107 pounds without the necessity of excessive reriucingT Frank llrtien. assistant to Manager nachmcister at Douglas Park and Latonia. will remain at Charleston - njnt II the middle of this week and then will come i iu Louisville to take- up some of the details of the i spriiig meeting at Douglas Park.
