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Si-- ...:■: ■ " H. C. APPLEGATE OFFERS TO SELL OLD ROSEBUD FOR 0,000 Price Set on Kentucky Derby Favorite in Response to An Offer of 0,000 for Him by Jefferson Livingston — Gossip of Derby Candidates from Louisville v — — + OLD ROSEBUD, B. G.. 3. BY UNCLE— IVORY BELLS. AS HE APPEARS IN TRAINING FOR HIS KENTUCKY DERBY ENGAGEMENT AT CHURCHILL DOWNS. Louisville. Kv.. April 0. II. C. ApnJcL-ate and Co.. owner- of the Kentucky Herhy favrtflte. Ohl Pose-hud, received tin- following win- Saturday ntglit from Jefferson Livingston: ■•If .von will breeze old Rosebud for Phil T. Cliiiin and lie is satisfied :is to his soundness and physical condition, I will tender you a New York dra ft for 0,000 in payment for him, which Includes all hi- engagements for P.-I4. Please ad vise me by wire the value of the different stakes he is entered ill anil their gross amount. Also what day it is agreeable to bav the horse bretaed for Mr. chinn. Jefferson Livingston. in reply the following telegram was aenl : •■old Rosebud is engaged In stakes of the value of 0ii.ihhi in- more. Would breeae him for yon or Mr. China, and will sell him to you. subject to examination by aaj veterinarian. Our price for the horse is 0,000, and we consider him cheap al thai price. We are confident no horse can beat him, weight for age. H. c Anplegate as Co." Coincident with improved track conditional faster work has characterised the work of soaae of the Kentucky Derby eligible* here recently, on Sunday, ;it Deagua Park, old Rosebud was sent thret eighths in :.!.VS. iioinjr the Brat quarter in :J:.. The in-icntiou waa merely to breeae him. Over the name course. Brtektey, one of the Derbj candidates owned l»3 William Gerst, ot Nashville, went three quarters in 1:17%. He is ii promising looking maiden, in fiict one nf the most promising in ■ppearaace of all those entered for the rich stake, lie is a s-m of on Wells, and was noi raced la-i sen-oii i i any extent owing to having been ired on aeconnf of ankle troiihle. Now. however, lie 1- training soundly. Ralph, George .1. Longs Derby crack, N daily takhag hiinl training. His latest good work waa seven -eighths in l::.o-,, with the lirst si furlongs traversed in 1:17%. Ralph i- going iilotif; steadily iii ids preparation and is apparently much farther advanced than has i eeu generally supposed, as he has been in training iii the Downs ever since Jauuarj l. When the track was recently in fast condition, in the opinion of several g I Judge*, he could have worked six fartong* as fast aa 1:1.".. the day lie went the di-tance under atmble wra|M several aeceada slower. lie is one of the highest type horse* so far aa coiiiorniiition goes that Ho- Louisville owner bas ever had in training for tin- big race anil its ii con Hsquence he ha- a wonderful following. Including some shrewd lurfnieii. Old Koaebad has pone a mile within the last few day- :it DoogUa Park in a shade under 1:17 .-mil ad- ;i- If ;i week or two more of training Will lit him to go Hull tar at 8 thing like real racing speed, fhe i.i-i showing Vandergrlfl baa made is -i fnrlonga in a shade hitter than 1:20, hut he acts as if fairly forward in preparation. Though mi his two. ear old form he does sol appeal lo the general public, like nmnj i the .other cracks en gaged, he has some admirer* among horsemen who think his conformation and size will he sure to Serve him well in going over the Peil.v route. Being a -en «.f Ten Brush, lie baa the hi i of Derbj winners in hi- veins. Hedge i- taking thing* eany ai the Downa, al though every BMraiag Kay Spence gallop* him at a sharp gall with a leading pony. He will soon begin putting a rider on him once more and then he i- likely to -how some sparkling trials at a mile or more. Hoilpc- baa many follower* for i he rich -take. He won i.i-r teassa as :i two-year-old with heaxier weight up than any of the forty seven three-year-old* engaged in the Derby thla spring when at Ottawa he carried 128 pound-; to victory. He twice defeated Surprising, once conceding him weight, and in a mile race with the C.irni.in crack l»- ami beaten a neck, hut the race traa awarded to him on a foul. Surprising only beat his -,, out of their four meetings, excluding tin- mile race which Hodge whs awarded because of the foul. The fad that be went a mile ancceaafnlly in his late two-year-old form would -eein that a- a three en r old II is a -lire tiling thai lie will rover the Berby route of ;i mile and a quarter creditably. The fastest work Hedge baa done since his arrival from Juarez was a half iu OB. TUe ttr-t aamrtef waa run iii :24--,. He, of course, is further advanced than any other of the Derby candidate* in training iit the local courses. Ipon the strength of this, the odds on Hodge in the future books has been cut In 1,| to 1.. The best work of the 1 wo-year-old- in training here stand* to the credit of W. K. Phillips- two Miles by English Lad London Girl and Almeda Lawrence. The 1**1 named went a half in 80% after aavlag gone the Brat quarter in "_:; and the tirst three furlongs In 36, London Oirl went three furlones in :;•• The beat work of other horses includes Char-tier, six furlongs iii 1:19%; Al Wot m wood, Bve-eightbs in 1:07%; Casey Jones, half mile in 53%, and live furlonge in 1:06, pulled up tthis speedy gelding was Bred last fall and i- now going soundly again; ovation, six fnrlonga In 1:21; Dilatory, three-quarter* in l:i!5; Zindel. three fnrlonga in 38; Tillies Nightmare, three-eighths in :w::, ; The Reach, mile in 1:51%; Radolfo, half mile in r 4-.-.: Aiiiir. three fnrlonga in :57: Wander, six furlongs in 1:30; J. W. Shea. he fiuloiii;- ill 1:0.": Rooster, half mile in 52%; Thomaa Callaway, live furlongs in 1.07. Thomas Callaway is a maiden Derby c.-in-didate in trainer Allen Steeles stable. J. B. Madden* Kentucky Derby candidate. Watermelon, recently worked -ix furlongs in 1:22. She is taking work regularly for the big race ami looks ta iii-. forward. Bronaewing, A. P. Humphrey Jr.s Detwy camii-date, is also going right along in trafaafaag and Dan l.ehiin. who has her in charge, i- figuring on getting her ready for the rich stake. Her In test work was done with Ih,. l.atouia Cup winner. Sir Cate-hy. as :i once maker I thai old performer went along with her a half in 53, live furlongs in 1:0" and six furlong- in 1:1, though at the finish tin- speed] Hllv ran away from the old horse. Al Douglas Park. Riickhoin, Helen Rarhee and Mellon Street, In R. ■ . MacKenaiea stable, have all been breexed strongly in the last few days and nil of John W. Schorrs cracks are now taking strong training, Hamilton and David Craig appearing to be the must forward in preparation at tin- peeeent time. Horsemen are sweet on Puke Mol.uke. a maiden ihree year-Old in the Schorr siting, which is credited with being one of the speediest three-year -olds in training hereabouts. He acts and looks ah if lie has a chance to develop into the speediest sort of a sprinter. Leorhares his spread out considerably during the Winter and oilers of the Schorr -table which look unusually well, aside from Star Charter and Frog-legs, are the trio of three-year-olds. David Craig, K. A. Stone and Rrow n-loiu-. William Gents hoi-es also quartered at Douglas Park, are now taking exercise having rested following their trip from Nashville ami he has what looks like some prom Ming racing material in his big -table this season. His herhy candidates, Bricaley .mil Mai knez. seem to have spread and grown considerably since last season. The former is a sou of Ort Well- and the latter is by Mazagan. Colonel Parr lias naked for stable room at the Downa. He has among hi- hor-es a Derby candidate in The Governor, a gelding by Fatherless. T. C. McDowell, of Lexington, has also applied for • stable loom for his big string iit the same track. Major McDowell has twenty -ix horses in training this season. His Derby candidate is the bay colt. Aristocrat, a son of Pen I.rush. mil of the famous I Bracegirdle. dam of The Manager. Jockey It. Steele is now at Douglas Park exercising horses for trainer Jack Adkins. who lias i Charge of R. J. .Mackenzies string of horses. He . will ride for the Canadian owner ;hi- season whenever lie can do Hie weight. Adkins is much pleased I with lils horses this spring and looks for the veterans of the stable — Bnckborn. Helen Barbee ami I Melton Street t.i come 1 k to the track in winning . form. He will doubtless let Bnckborn, as well I a- Hchn Barbee. do considerable sprint racing this . season. lie Is not overly anxious to run Bnckborn i in races of a mile or more nl the weights sure . lo be put on him in such events. Alreadj there are a number of foals at George J. Longs Bash ford Manor Farm. lie has among them i a chestnut coll by Alvocut out of Bashfonl Belle. • I i . I I . I . i . i the dam of Ralph. Iree Laucos diam slipped twins, sin- has been mated with Alvescnl and Ralphs dam has been again mated to Sempronlus. Mr. [snag baa eighteen yearlings this season about equalh divided as between colts iiml fillies. The great Free Lance has this soring been mated with several mares. Trainer Pete Coyne will endeavor lo brail Free Lance again this year, but will not take him op until midsummer, when he will begin to prepare him for the fall campaign. Mr. Pong ha- lo-t one valuable mare this spring iii Plorite. the dam of Cam] a. She left a foal by Garry Herrmann, which is being raised by hand. Trainer W K. Phillips has received word from Illinois that his noted mare. Girdle, died recently. Phillips regarded this mare as almost priceless. The only bane W. P. Schauta now ban in training is :ir Churchill Downs in charge; of R. v. Rrook-. r.riMiks also ha* Radolfo, Ovation and Dilatory. The Schnlte youngster is a bay filly two years old by Alveseot — yueeu Rleanora. Mr. Schultes famous old -printer. King Olympian, has been retired for good ami i- in tin- stud at Argyll- Farm. KilWiird Jasper, entry clerk and clerk of the course for the New Louisville Jockey Club, is here to spend ■evaanl dm-. He will return to Cincinnati lor a short visit and will eoaae back here biter in the month, to remain until the coming spring racing season winds up in this city.
