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INCREASES OFFER TO 5,000 JEFFERSON LIVINGSTON WILLING TO PAY THAT MUCH FOR OLD ROSEBUD. J. + ; Announcement Is Made by P. T. Chirxn Following I Inspection of the Kentucky Derbj. Favoiit — Geldings Owners Hold Out lor 0,000. | i i Louisville. Ky., April 7. — P. T. Cliiun. acting lor Jefferson Livingston, who receetlj made .in ■ oflti- jf s.m.ooti for »l l Rosebud, today care- tullv inspei led il::ii gelding at Douglas 1ark ; ami after pronouncing bin physicuii.v perfect, in. re.i-.cd Mr. Livingstons offer 10 3,860. II. C. Apphgalo ft Co.. who own Old Rosebud, de .lined in ji.ui wiiu i iif gelding tor anything less than ibe O,80w which they have set as i in- price ibej are willing t* lake lor liim. Mr. Livingston is in canicst in his effort In acquire ■ horse i« cany ids eel on vrltla credit in i lie- Kentucky Derby and is annul mus to , win ib - race [bin year, If pnnslhlr K. It. Bradley, whti was asked !«• SCI a price al which In u.uild sill Bradleys Choice, replied ih.n be u.iiild prefer nut n sell thai cult alone, hui Unit in- would take JWUHKI inr Bradleys Choice, liiu.-U T.iiicv and I.m.i- ;ind Saddle his lime Pell.v candidal.-. Louisville, Ky.. April 7. — Work of the Kentucky In. b.v candidates i- bow no in earuesl ai ihe local i ioiiim--. Douglas Park and Churchill Downs, al- . though the l i race, With it* S10.4HMJ in added niuiic.v , i- yet liiore man four weeks away. To v.oi three rcnr-oMs ready for a mile and a smarter race as early a- Maj • rails for much preparation. Hodges laiesi and licsi work for the big race is , -iv furlong* in 1:11*%, ■ prrforaiSTt in which le-uas tared all the way. lie weal i in- first eighth in 12 ;... the quarter in 24%. three furlongs in :;7. the bail in 4iH.-,. and lire furlongs in 1:88%. Ii urns Intended to let him work only live furlongs and a- ■ consequence lie wan sinned down ill ihe linal eighth Had In- bc-n allowed lo have gum- mi he would have run ihe distance in l:li; or heller. Badge is ap i • n i -1 1 1 1 in grand condition and could undoubtedly, with HttU? more preliminary preparation, run a fail no! cf-liialde mill-. Kay Spcnce ban at last named a price thai in ilit induce l:im lo pari with his great gelding. He say- he will dispone of him for 0,000, leu urn a cent leas, and is not ..veil.. anxious I" sell at that figure Granting that Old Rosebud may heal him in tin- Kentucky Derby ai .ven wight-. Bpence thinks that in the Latonia Derby, where Hodge would have lbs heat of the Weights, ii nUgbt l.e another story. The- two Kentucky Derby candidates in the stable of .lames MaeXlaims — Belloc and Itobinella -are working well this spring. On Monday Beiloe was sent six fnrionga in 1:19%. lie went the Brat eight n in 13%, Hie quarter in 2. .,. three furlongs in 39*4, ihe half in 83%, live furlongs in 1:88%. and seren Jui longs in 1 :::". pulled up. Tliis son of Oddfellow is a big honed borse of line action and if he develops extreme speed wilh his seeming ability to stay be will be a factor in this seasons racing. Cabinet ta did not work as fast as her stable companion, but lllis grand looking lilly was pulled up six fin longs in 1:22, after going- tbe tirst quarter in 2ti. three lurloiigs in .Jit. llie half in oil and live furlongs in 1:117-.-.. Belloc and Bobinetta will hntu be In shape for a good work-out al one mile towards the last of lllis week. ». S. Wilson, owner of the Derby candidate, Ivan Gardner, winner of tin- Iaimetto Derby, i- a I tin Downs on a short visit, having come over lioiu Lexington, where lliat coir is at present unaltered. He said that owing to bail track conditions ai Lexington h * bad done little with Ivan Gardner since that colt arrived from Charleston, but on last Sunday he let him go six furlongs in 1:1b. Wilson will no ship the colt here until tbe close of the Lexington meeting, but, barring training accidents he will snrely start in the Kentucky Derby. Should W. G. iankei entry for the event. Old Hen. not start, lackey Itorel will ride Ivan Gardner in li i — Derby engagement at tbe Downs, lie handled tin- colt when thai son of Ivan the Terrible won ihe Palmetto Derby. The best recent work f the other horses in train-int; here embrace live furlongs in 1 :0." . the tirst half being done in 50%, by .lames Griffins maiden the year-aid son of Nasturtium, known by the trainers under lie- name of "Plow Hoy:" OSullivan, live furlongs in !:o7: Muff, a half in "il%. and live furlong- in 1 : n -V pulled up: Mack It. Kubanks. a hall ill "t: General March mont, a uuarter in J.». and Presumption, live furlongs in 1:0S. The latter went the Jiti qaarter in 2C%. three furlong- :n .;! •-.. and tbe half in M. He look- exceedingly well this spring and apparently baa wiuiered in the I,. -I of shape. The best mark at Douglas Iark recently was by tie- two Kentucky Handicap candidates. Kroglegs and Siar Charter, in tin- stable of John W. Schorr. with the exeeptloo. Of course, of Ihe trials there i,r the Kentucky Derby favorite, old Boaebod. Proglegs went -i furlongs in l:ls. and Star Charter went the dlatanee one-lfth of a second slower. The lalier did bis work going the reverse way of the track T«o of the Schorr two -year olds, n Peep oli.ii coll and a Star Shooi ell. the latter I brother of ITndaanted, went a half in 51%, and anolbej Star Shoot colt, wilh Birdie Williams acting a- pacemaker, worked three furlongs in ."li4:.. R. Colstons Kentucky Daks candidate. Fontaiabia tireesed i quarter in 24. and tbe noted mare Edda, in he Schorr stable, worked a half in 90%. She i- going extremely well in her training this spring nad lo all outward appearances i! looks as if she will this season be a- good as she wa- when a foiu ■-rear-old. A most improved horse in appearance as a result 4if his arbiters rest la Any Port, in P. D. Weirs -l able. He is going right along in hi- training now, hiving worked a half in a shade under U, II. ap V -ii-- to have inoie speed than be ever before .- i ,j.j i , ,t which would Indicate thai be will be able to Veep clo-ci i" III.- leaders in the early running if . | |bg than heretofore Weirs ol her old borae. i ,.,,er Hughes, is ;ilso going well in his work and ,, M,n. to be in condition to begin racing .it ihnrebill Downs and Douglas Park early Ibis spring, si liter Harry Morrisaeya asaiataal lias attiaed ii tin- local Hack- snd bas pill up Ihe barrier at both courses and entered upon tbe schooling of the two v.ar olds. By ihe la-t of ibis week many of me-;, i wo-ycar olds will have faced the barrier and received then? first lesson in breaking away from tbe post, one day schooling is carried on at ; Churchill Downs and the next day at Douglas Iark and i tie work will continue at tbe two tracks on alternate days until just before the meeting at the i Downs begins on Saturday, May .i. While the • meeting at the Downs is going on the horses will in- schooled at both tracks daily. C. S. Wilson .-ays that J. . Cahn has gone to i St. I Jiiis. presumably to look at a borse or two in i Missouri that ate for -ale. Since be has soil Celesta ihi Doted turfman doe- not at present owt. a single • borse, and be is going to begin with some new racing material this spring He received the good am of sr, niKi for Celesta, which is now owned by a turfman from Keno. Nevada, aim bas no intention of for ■eking racing. He bas had much naeceaa on the turf and bas the distinction of having won both i ihe Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks. He won i Hi,. Derbv with Typhoon II. in 1897 and the Oaks i with Crocket in ISftS Last year be had the stuke • wlnoer. Sleetb. in bis bain. He generally nacceeda ; in gelling bold of a borse able to wiu good races.
