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OLD ROSEBUD DOING WELL KENTUCKY niliPY FAVORITE WORK* MILE IN l:46i At DOUGLAS TARK, Vitnc:sf. ,| lnai Convinced That Uncle Gelding WilJ OMWN Has Viutoifious Ga»tcvr During Joining Season — Other Gossip from Louisville. LutuWviUe. K.v April S. — That Old Ro-cbud ~ i : parat imi tor Ins Kentucky Derbf engagement on i ili ninth of next month is proceeding in a highly sal .-i .i i ••!.. manner is indicated by a iriecc of work , that Ihe itnsexed sun of Incle ainl Ivory Bella tlial in Douglas Park yesterday in connection with the examination into his physical condition conducted bj I. T. Ihiiin. acting in behalf of Jefferson Llv-iitgslou. wlio baa Made 11. C. Anptegate i Co. an offer of *and ,000 for the gelding. Old Rosebud was Bent a aiile ami covered the distance in 1:45% wiih meal ease. Ii i- evident that he will be reedy In race at Lexington, should his owners so desire. Tin- Banner in which the work was done suggested to critical onlooker* that be is likely a- a ihree-i ear old io duplicate hi~ two-year-old trlnmpha Aside from i tii-. there has been little Derby work of siguiheauce by any id the various candidates now in naming at the lorai tracks. Towards the la-t of the week Hodge and Ralph will be sot down and oilier eligible* are gradually working up to fast i rials. ail however, are doiug extraordinarily well in training for the rich stake, which iu moue-tary value, as well as general interest, overshadows ■ay previous Kentucky Derby in the forty yean historv of this notable event. .1. K. Maddens Derbj eligible, that slashing Ubr, U iitiriniloii. in her latest work went a mile in i is-., covering the first ihsee uuaitcra in 1:10%. This sightly daughter of Watercress has spread awl and grown greatly since last season and is just the i i - of a Illy t" g" a good mile and a smarter as early as stay a, the dale set for thai running of the Derby this spring. An tier Inrio candidate that is going along well is the ceil Tenor, owned bv Arnold and Co., in the stable si James Bvermau. His latest work is the furlong., in 1 :»•" .-.. the arsl half being traversed in ".:. This i- a maiden Derby eligible ou which .lames F.vcrinaii recently wagered fifty dollars at odd* of hHl to 1. and lie now holds a ticket on him calling f"i .00©. The futnre liook operators, on the strength of ttiis wager, have cart Tenera odds to :;u to l Trainer Pan f.ehau sent A. I. lliimphi *j . Jr. s Oeiliv candidate, Brousrwing, live furlongs In 1:00. and is evidently preparing her for a longer trial. This daughter of Stalwart la apparently a grentlj Improved til i v this sprang. Itulph ami Bodge never miss a mornings exercise on tin- ionise, and the same holds, true ol Jane - MecManus Belloc. Another gelding engaged in the race thai is seen daily el the Downs In training is Ton.iii.i. in John li. Morns string, also trained bj Bveraaan, who works him by himself and emptors the -.inn Tactics with Toner. C s Wilson, the owner of Ivan Gardner, winner of tin- Palmetto Derby, is still lingering liere, watching the great Derby eligible* take then liaiiuii- lie has ill his colt one that can Buretj go die Derby route, as this son "f Ivan the Terrible ha- the unique distinction of being the only three rear-old that has ever won both a mile and a quarter race for all ages and a race at tie same di-tauee lor thn c year olds before the first ot March in bta three voar "Id feme, lie will have some fol lowing for tin- Kentucky Oeiby. though on acconnl of his Charleston rictory he will have to carry scale weight "i 122 pounds in the Derby this spring. He has surely been a goad bargain for Uhi owner, win. paid only *-." for him iis a year-ling At that age he was offered in a sale of J. «;. Greeners youugsters, in Canada, iind bought b] another turfman For 23. When the thaw came i.. settle, the bidder railed t" show up and Wilson then t"ok the colt off Mr. Greeners hands at the same Scare. Ivan Gardner raced twelve times as a two-yeai old, winning three races, jnlihlag second twice ■"id third twice. He won his maiden race al Miie-ra! Springs. Indiana. Mr. Wilson will keep Ivan Gardner it Lexington, where he is now quar tered, until the Kentucky Association mooting is over. He will likel] -tut him a time or two there before bringing him here to fill his Kentucky Derbj engagement. Some good work baa been done recently by the eligible* tor the Kentucky Handicap, the feature race ol the coming Douglas Park meeting, to he me on Saturday, May -•;. Any Port, in the stable • ■i Did Rosebud, wenl a mile in 1:41!.,: Star Charter six furlongs in Pis. ; Fructegs a half in 50%, ami Uinlolfo Rve-elgbtbs in 1:07%. The latter is stabled :il Chin, hill Downs, while the others are all quar-i red al Douglas Park. Other recent work at tin last-named track embraced three fnrlonga in :;7 by David Craig; i mile in 1:48% by htonatone; a half ■ in 56 by San Vega; a hall in ."."• 4,i by Leo Skolny; a half "in 56 bj Yale: a hall in Si% by Ducal r...wn a euarter in "•"■ bj old Kaintnek; » half in SO bj Ida; i hall in 52% by Breener. which worked i v ij, Type, and three furioags in 18 by John W. Schorrs iiviMijiiil half-sister to Little Nephew and half brother to Old Rosebud. Good w vk iit the Downs embraced three-aaarters - n l is--, h Cash on DeHyery; a half in tP:-. b] tmvr; tnree-nuarters ia 1:19 by Casey Jones; a half in .".J by OBeilD : a quarter in 25 by Santa CUuis; three-quarters in ;:i:» by Ovathm; a half in . . , bj the Queen Eleuore Bit] owned by W. K. Scfjultc; three-eighths in :;rt by Rooster; a half in ;,7 by Spindle. Bve-elghtbs in lHW by Judge Gheens, ami three-quarters in 1:18 by Yankee Tree. |„.t of J lv Maddens u 0 Jim r olds have beea i ■worked during tin last few days three furlongs in i I,,,,,, :;s to 38. They an- all bhj and lu-l.v and I apparently not nearly up to faat work as yet Horsemen much admire the Yankee Saratoga Belle iilt in this string and this half-brother to Payette " p.nks as if be hi-- in him the making of a high-, fls. two -j ear-old John Hachnaeister manager of I lie Douglas Tirk ■ anil baton la tracks, has written from Florida that he expects i" leave there April 1 for Kentucky, lie is expected to come to this city early next week. napai a- In- arrive*; inn- he will arrange to pen j the track otlice at Douglai Iark and begin preparations tor he coming spring meeting al that hack ; following the tweh. days of racing at Churchill Downs Hla assistant* 1 i -mil. Brnen, is now al , I alonis and will come here with Hanagei Bach mtiaret w 1 1 •■■ ek »•., ke A Walsh hi. arrived here and will bniu , ■» galleping horses u _• I m lition to resume •. rtdtsg hy the Ume lb« Lexington meeting begin or., weeks from the coming Friday. Wai h was " e tiled al Jwarea laal vlnter.
