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LOOK FORWARD TO DERBY — — — — c INTEREST IN LOUISVILLE EVENT GROWS AS DATE FOR DECISION APPROACHES. li to Prominent Candidates far Great Three-Yoar-Old |, Event Continue to Train Satisfactorily — of General Gossip from Louisville. he I, I. I Louisville. Kv.. April IS.- -Tile coming Kentucky % Derby, which is in in- run .-it Churchill Duwus. the f beautiful coarse controlled by the New Louisville i .1. , key club. v ill il.is gpriua; be decided on Saturday, I I Ma] :l. I hell is ;l vast il 111 l, lice 111 lue Kentucky I Ijerbj race of toda] ;ui l the same event in .seals a ions, dace atone by, tin- messoriea ot which are so i iieiishcii h old nun- turfmen. Today the New i Loulsi lit"- .in-kc. Club course is a plant an to all i Ideas hi tweutletb eeuturj progress. In the davs L -,-, Inn thi now famous lace was v-m h. Aiist i.l.-s. . ksgraut, Haded Baden, Day star. Laid Murphy, N lon-. . Hindoo ami other great old time three-year ■ ins the grounds of tins historic course were erode, | .- iiujiaK .1 to what lie are today. I j in fact there is as much difference, between the present great racing plant at Churchill Downs and | the .line property 1 1 • -1 1 these area! siars won fame in tie Derbj a between a ship in Columbus time .nut the Modem ocean liner, or a citj buikting of , twenty year* ago ami the skyscraper ot today. Now . u eouiforl .ml • on»ealeuee is at the disposal , I. ul lie- patrons ii racing at Churchill Downs. The | clubhouse of toda] at ihis track makes the old , intii,.. i. • ai i in- same course took like ■ -mall col rage, and the grandstand, betting enclosure, pad . ito.-k and lawns fail exceed in dimensions the Basse , equipment of tbt olden tim.-s. As a result tin- , Derbj crowds of recent years far exceed those ol other "lavs. The sccomuiodations for the racing public have kept pace With line increase in the pop illation of thi- city, which has crown from a modeat -i/.-ii place in Ai-isii.h- day to the greatest ami ri«-h ; ,-l ciiv of this -i--l i. hi of America. There undoubtedly will be a crowd on hand to see the running of the fortieth Kentucky Derby which i.i unmix is. a- well a- ill lass, wealth ami fashion. will wake He crowds that saw the big race decided in i he old davs seem Insignificant. •| he !... accomodation.- in clubhouse and Brand •land at Churchill Downs, where tin lite of the •nt of wealth and fashion will gathei to see tin .oiiiin:. greal Derby, an- a- comfortable, commodious am, .-...ant a- it p. ih.s-iMc to have such quarters for an outdoor event, while no field at any ran track ever looked more inviting than does the Inner enclosure at this beautiful coins.. Here will he gi-thered that part of the general racing public who 1 lave not the means to patronise other parts ..! the i-i,c isiu-e. for as usual this season the field will be :.- free to cvervlimh as Ibe air which they breathe. The starters In the rich rsee this season will meet every requirement of the greatest three-year-old race .,; 1 in- rear. They will appeal to ilms.- who love the sensational and spectacular, to others keenly inter , »ted in blood lines and the improvement of the breed of the tborooghlsred, and then again to those win. look upon :i great race from ■ speculative standpoint Already many favorites among nut to . ,wi- have developed for the hi-- race. These par Ocularly Include Old Rosebud, Ralph, Hodge. Brad leys Choice Black Toney. Bringhnrst, Surprising. Vandergrift. Waterboss am old Ben. Then cornea ; mother division embracing Belioe, Tener, Johu Gund, - Robinetta, Watermelon, Toronto, Charlestonian. • Addle M.. Cbrlstopblne, Orb. Captain Burns, Brick , Id,.-,-,, and Ivan Gardner, which are rated as ■ having an outside chance in the rich stake. Still : ,.-li an- several maidens among the forty-seven nouii nations, an] "in- of which may develop into a Derbj p. s-ihilitv before tin- 1Kb of May rolls around. Rverj one of tin- noted cracks above tnenti tie 1 I an In active training now for the Dei by and this I ta.-i led President diaries I-. Grafaager. of the Nen I ouisvilh- Jockey Clnb, to predict a few nays ago 1 licit tin th-id for tin- Kentucky Derby this season i might embrace as mauy as eighteen starters ami 1 hint all records in this respect in tin- history of the • cv.nl Manager M. .1. Whin holds :i similar opinion. ■ Ill.- spring meeting a. the Downs this year will I cover a period of twelve racing days ami aside from i th- rich Derby, with its 0,000 in added money. • there are si other great events, including the Kentucky Oaks. Clark Handicap ami Prank Pehr, • Basbford* Manor, Debntante ami Juvenile Stakes. • Pour of these events have .4100 in added money and each "f the other two ,000 in added money. ■ !-iacticail all tin- h -t borscs of every age In i training are engaged in these events and will figure also in lli«- overnight purses and handicaps run off I during this n tin;:, events which figure with from i stint in ,000 jn added money. There will he an i average of ,000 distributed each afternoon for ! the si racea that are in • ■ ma daily :it ihurchill liiiwns. Ihis will break all Kentucky records. Intoug the feature races to 1»- decided daring 1 the coming meeting not Included in the stake book, • is the Gentlemans Cup, a race which has always " been popular al spring meetings at this track from •a local standpoint. The rider of tin winner of this " event is presented with a handsome loving cup. Which is donated by the New Louisville Jockej Ctab in addition !•• the purse bung up for the race. There ha- never been a Derby race which has J called ..ul -.i ;n in. Inquiries from distant points .,.-the event to be decided at Downs this spring. Dally the mails are Hooded with letters to local horsemen asking for Information as to bow this or r thai candidate is training for He- rich stake While - Old Rosebud continnes to retain his position as s favorite for the big race, many of the other .-audi da tea have ■ following as staunch as the admirer* - of the -on of Uncle. Indouhtedlv tin- winner will tie regarded :i- s smoag the greatest three-yenr-olds "f :ili tun-, as s In- will have defeated aa array of stars the owners ■ in which have valued them ;is almost worth their r weight in gold. It litis well been said recently by f a prominent turfman: "Money does not seem to In c ■,l,l,. t, buy n Derby candidate this year." division "t tin- big stable of B P. Carman, listing of ten horses, has arrived at the o Churchill Downs course. The rest of the Carman n -i mi was unloaded at Lexington. The latter dm i . i, will ioin tl «- stable kere at th.- conclusion ot f the Lexington meeting to race at tin- local course* this spring. Mr. Carman lias in his band the Ken tuck* Derby candidate. Surprising, f». M. Miller, -. i Kentucky and ink Handicap eligible; Meridian. i. winner of the Kentuckj Derby id 1911; the g d 1 mare i Us Bryson ■ad other useful old horses, while ,. among bis two-year-olds well regarded ore Lady v Barharv and Ella Jenuings. Ix.lh of which are elig • IWe t" th " Debutante and Juvenile Stakes, and d Uanonway, :i Bashford Manor Stak-s candidate, V which is also engaged in tin- Spring Trial Stakes s ii DougUs Park. All •! the Carman homes have .- i„. m Kentucky from Charleston in seemingly v Hue racing condition and the strings Derby candi-date i Surprlflng, appears to he well advanced in ii lip* preparation for tin- rich stake to he decided on n tin- oueniug lay of the coming spring meeting "f if the New Louisville Jockey Clot Saturday, May v 1i .io kc Charles Peak is again with Mr. Carman n ihis spring and nil! ride Surprising in his Kentu.-ky ti.-hv engagement. Peak handled Frei Lance when ii • George -l I.oiil- great borne won bis sensational ,1 I Uitonla Derby race in 1!H2. II was badly in , J wind in a fall ul l.atoiiia last fall and for ■ while ,. Ma life was despaired of. He has now entirely v riiW»r*d. however, and bids fair this spring to ride ,- in tine forui. Wln-n at his boat, Peak is ■ skillul il i-ider and i« an especially good post jockey. r - s - s s ■ r f c o n f -. i. d 1 ,. v • d s .- v i in ii n "f if v n ii ,1 , ,. v ,- il with the Carman horses which reached the local , track came John Hogans sliing of live. in this J born aiv two two-year-olds and the older horses Helen M., Reno and Gallant Boy, which raced BUC- , ,-essfullv at Charleston List winter. Hogan, well known to the turf as an assistant starter, has made imkI as a trainer right from the start, .. Andrew Vinnie, a director and heavy stockholder in the New Louisville Jockey Cluh. has arrived ? from New York lo remain until the- coining spring f meeting is concluded St this course and in fad until the spring racing Benson on the nig courses " is nearly over in this state. Mr. Vinuie says every body in New York is talking about, the Kentucky „ Derby this spring and that the representation of f eastern turfmen and patrons of tin- sport will heat all records thi- Season at the llowns. Zin Gel. a smart two year-old seen at work here 11 i- spring, is a Charleston winner owned by Mrs. , W. EL Prey. This daughter of Hick Welles is " eligible to the Debntante Stakes ami in her trials at the How ns has not oiih shown a high turn of f speed, hut appears ante to go as far as two vear- olds arc asked to I in in the spring or summer. sin- is out of the richly-bred mare Zinfandel, in The Commoner, and is the second foal of that mare, Zlnfandel8 first foal was Silver Tone, by Marathon, which was a winner for G 15. Morris, who bought her from J. it. Respess, who also bred Zin Gel. 1. Trainer Prey will take Hick Deodwood to Lexington u next week to race, tint v ill leave Zin Del here for .r the Churchill Downs sod Douglas Park meetings. What few horses J. W. Schorr will ship to I.e ; ington. including his Breeders Futurity candidate., j, Ed Crump ami Llndentbsl, will not he sent there e until Thursday, tin- day before the opening of the e nii-.-tiug. He does not think he will start anything g on tin- opening day al Lexington, -lust what old d horses In- has decided to send to 1; ington has not d vet In-ill mad.- pulilh . hut ot" his stable Star Charter •r is entered in tin- Camden Handicap and Hamilton, i. F/dda and King McDowell are engaged in tin- Brew era Slakes there. All of the Schorr horses are e doing so will in training at Hoiiglas Pork that be e i:- not likely to send more than four or the of them ii to Lexington.
