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DERBY ELIGIBLES SPEED UP / HODGE WORKS MILE IN 1:41 OVER DULL TRACK AT CHURCHILL DOWNS. Old Rosebuds Latest Work a Mile in 1:42-, — Trials of Other Candidates and General Gossip from Louisville. i H. i Louisville. Ky.. April Lii. Churchill Downs was In the scene of tiit- Fastest work oi tin- season, by ■ Kentucky Derby candidate a In n Kay Spem-eV " Hodge went ;i mile over .i dead track in I : 11 ■-. and 1 wiis palled ;i mile :iini an eighth In 1:88. Hodge u;i- under rest in in t throughout the performance and could unquestionably have BMe mark faster. The n-iii-1 iou.iis nrere :12-.. 24-,. :::«;;-,. as* . i : ■ ; i 1:14%, 1 :2!t. al Douglas Park old Rosebud worked .- mile In ! !e 142.. v. .ill the fractional* as follows: :12, :2,,. ::**%, :4S. 1:04, 1:13%, 1:27. Other trials bj a :i Derby eaadidatea hi the Downs: Bellas- Mile In 1:44, mile and an eighth in «■ :!H.-,. pulled up. l-nici ionals: :IJ . .2 1- ..IT1.. :M%, I :03%, l : 17%, I 99%. I Brqnsewlng Three-quarters in 1:15%. Fraction 1 al«: :12. :21. :4»%, 1 :02. I Ralph- Hall mile in B %. Fractional-: :12%, .2-1 --,. :37%. i Kobinetta Mile- in 1:50%. Fractional!: :i::-- :27. :4W% :"■!.. I :«7%. 1:22%, 1:33. I Tenei FTve-eurlithi u Mi-, . breeaiag. Watermelon Mile in 1:44-.. Kraetioaala: :12%, 2r.. :.;T--,. :..l. I 98%, 1:17. 1 :32. I There luis been some good park by horse* other , than Derby candidates at the local tracks in the la-i two days. The Kentucky Oaks caadldate Ovatiae, ■ t went three-quartern in 1:17% at the Downs, and at Douglas Park Buckaorn and Helea Barhee, in it. , .1. Mac ketizies stable each went hall ■ Bile in ■ better than :."l. Both are traialag grandly this Kpriug and will lie ready to race unusually early „ s mis ■canon at their best. At Churchill Downs other goaf work outs were: , Beau Chilton Taree-aaarters in 1:M, Ben leap Quarter mile in 24--.. •03-11! Ulltslolie Iive eighths ill ]:t 2 ,. ■/"•iiilsloiiiine Threi lighths in :!6%. V Curlicue — Quartet mile ill 23%. I Florence Boberti — Quarter mile in 23%. | Uabrio— Hall mile in 32%. : tlbetto Girl- Quarter mile in 24%. [acta Three-eigbtha in 37%. i .1. V. OShea Five eighths iii |:ii.-.-. irsi half in 49. OReilly Hall mile in 54%. OSuilivan Half mile in 54%. I iMhhachapi — Mile in 1 :52%. I Itnealle— Three-eighths in :I7%. i Sir William Three-eighths in 30 ••-.. , Skill, s Knoh Half mile in 51%. | Spindle — Three eighths in 33%. The Reach- Mile In 1 :S2. i Wild Horse -Half mil" in .V.. Yankee Tree- Three-quarter* in 1:19%. Zin Del — Three -eighth* in ■•1. John Haelnneister. manager of the Poagla* Park -find Latoala Racing Associations, who recently re-turaed from his winter mjoarn in Florida, is now at Latoala, hur will coaae here- iti a daj or two. Ipoa his arrival here he will open the track oilice | at Douglas Dark ami beght preparations for the iiitriiitg spring racing season at ihat plant, which open* on Saturday. May 2:5. and c.nitinues for thir . teen racing, days. Mr. Uachaaeiater is elated over -the prospects for a most remarkable race in the 5,000 Kentucky Handicap, which will open tin- j meeting at Donglaa Park as the big reatare race. [ lie has the assurance of the owners of practically • all the crack horses engaged in tin- big race that their trainer* are especially iiitin:. these stars to run in the Kentucky Handicap this spring regardless • • d previous or future engagement*. He is mark ; pleased with the outlook lor rec.nl lireakini: meet laga in Kentucky this aeaaaa and looks for a most J prosperous season of sport both at Douglas Park and I.atonia. Trainer Rha* Brown i « k all -.f M. B. Orabera stable to Lexington, not caring to risk the care of J Little Nephew to an other hands while be is at I.eNincton racing Yankee Tree and the two crack vixingaters of the fJruber stable -Sam McMeekln ami Little String. Little Nephew is doing so well now that trainer Brown wants to see hint every • lay ami hopes to be able before the Lexington meeting is oeer to begin giving him a! least alow trotting ami cantering pxerciae. He left tin- Downs striate in the beliel that Little String and Sain McMeekln will both acquit themselves well in lie-Idle Hour Farm and Breedera Futurity Slakes a; Lexington. 0 F. D. Weir, trainer of Did Rosebud, stated yes . lerday tin1 he would probably stall the Kentucky l.etby favorite for the Brat time a! Lexlagton next Saturday in a mile parse race for three year olds, which is io be it iii that afternoon as the fourth , 1. 1.-,.. old Raaehada weight it. this race will be 112 pounds, which will be two pounds less than he | will have to carry in the Derby. Al Woodman lias arrived it the Downs with lour | horses. Which embrace Flfall. Rio BeaaM and two | two-year-eld colts, one by Heao and the other by Mltaea. That by tin- latter noted horse is a son of Hie good race mare. Sparkle Baaer. Woodman sas that both of these yoangatera have shown prom Isingly this sluing in their traialag and he regard* t hem as jro"«l racing prospects. Rio ltrazos looks liettcr this apring than he has since he raced in good form at the Jaarcfj track in the winter ••! 1913-13. Prince Heruiis is a Kentucky Handicap candidate that is training exceedingly well for the t»i v: Douglas j Dark race, lie seems to be unusually geaerooa in his work this aprlag, thoush it is still impoaaihle to I get him to do anything like his ls st without a pace ii iker. Be la likely to be a better borne this sea I ■ n than ever before, if his present appearance cunts for anything. Of tlie strinc of horses owned by R. F. Canaan 1 Which have arrived at Churchill Downs th,. stars an Meridiaa. tin Kentucky Dei by winner of 1911, Beat proliis, Water Lily, fella Bryaoa, Goodrich aad Bon i nic Kelso. The rest of the sit-ins: i- at Lexington I ami includes Mr. Carman* Kentuekj Derby rand i date. Surprising, which will be a bidder for the Blue iru s Stakes, t,, t„. ,1111 ther 1 Saturday, I M:n 2. Trainer Elijah Brewster ha* Charge of the 1 Canaan borne* at the Downs ami he alae has two ; horses of his own in training, they being Luria an I Surpassing. -Ml of the tartnan horses shipped here look exceedingly well ami to all appearance* will h be ready to race when the local season begla* at the Downs "on Derby Day. Saturday. May U. Brewster I -ays that all of Mr. Canaan** horses, as well as his 1 own. will be ridden on the Kentucky tracks by I Jockey C. Peak, who is n„w able to rule as liht as 10K pounds. W. J. Weber, owner of Furlong, which has been 1 IralaJag in Kay Spencea stable alone with the 1 Kentucky Derby candidate. Hodge, and other good I horses, has arrived from San Antonio. Tex-, for the 1 Kentucky racing Reason. Weber will go to Lexlng- a ; ton. where ■peace intends to ship some of his horses, including the speedy mare. Maria . Neither ] Hodge nor Furlong will be taken to Lexington this ; spring. Ilixlge will absolutely make his tiist start ■■ in Kenttickv this season in the coming Derby race .11 Churchill Downs. Reports as to Ralph being out of the Derby ap- 1 j [ • • ; J J 0 . , | | | j I I 1 i I i I 1 ; I 1 I 1 1 I 1 a ; ] ; ■■ 1 pear to be without any foundation, as George J. l ongs great colt was worked a fast half mile Satltrdaj and is going right along in his training for the big race. There set nis to be no reason to doubt that la- will be in his best condition by May p. What little ailment ha- affected bUa in any wa.v al all this spring has been due to indigestion. Trainer Pete Coyne, who has Ralph in charge, has proven Ihat he can lit a horse for the Derby without sending him to the races before I he running of the event. In 1906 h" seal Sir II11011 to the barrier in the Deilrv lor hi- ti: -t Start of Ihat season and the son of Falsetto won as his rider pleased. A muddy track kepi him from winning the Derby with Sir Cleges in Stone Streets year, while in 1397 the same condition prevented him from sending Arclte to the [nisi In Worth* year a heavy track was all Ihat kept Free Lance from winning, as he demon strated later in the Latonia Derby. Sir Cleges. Arclte and Free Lance were all as lit as hands could make thorn without having a race in advance of their Kentucky Derby engagements. Barring training accidents. lodging by trainer Coyne* re, old in the past. Ralph will be ready to meet all the cracks in the big race lure at I he Downs on May His stock went up considerably Saturday after he had shown a fast half mile in 99%. after having not been breezed lor speed for several days. Coyne now has sixteen horses in the Long raining barn at the Downs. The crack two year old of the col lection. Sir William is golag along well in his work, though some fudges think liim a bit too grow thy to be at his best in the early juvenile events. He is credited with having l eeii the apeedleai yearling broken at the Down- last fall, which leads some to believe that he may cat in right from the start and do some sensathnal racing early. Serena, in Lou Marions stable, is pronounced 111-tallest horse in training at either of he loeal track* here. Churchill Downs and Douglas Dark. He was measured the other day and found to stand a trifle over sixteen bauds, two inches. Marion has been telling his friends that he inlends to win the Gentlemens Cup race at the Downs this spring. The big four-year-old looks like he is of an ideal tvne to run a mile and carry welter weights and it Marion reallv means to run him in that event, it is probable that the Gentlemens Cup race his season will be run in faster time than ever before in its long history. John H. Morris who has quite a string of horses in training in James Fverinans barn at Churchill Downs. Including the Keiituckv Derby candidate, Toronto and the Kentucky oaks rligibles, l.adv Charcot and Miss Charcot, made a visit to the track from his farm in Wooford county. He reports ihat he has live yearlings this season, all colts One is a brown, by Knight of the Thistle 1tieei by Hi- Highness: 1 ther is a brown, HJ Knight of the Thistle Result, by Compute; another is a bay. by Knight of the Thistle Hand sarra by Handsel; another a chestnut, by Knight ,.f the Thistle Tardy, by Lord Bsterling, and the other a bay by Samson -Mary Morris, bv Victor. The eolt oiit of Effect 1* a half brother to Rwana TumbO and Toronto. the colt out of Tardy is a half brother to Shirley Ross re. Dilator] and Mi-- Charcot. Result, the nam of one of these young sters is a half sister to the Fpsom Oaks winner. Cap and Rolls. lam ot Foots and Saddle. The Affect eolt i* the only one of his yearling ■ Morris has named yet. lie has been regtatered aa Bosque Bonlta, in iiotior of the breeding establishment of bis owner, which at one time was the estate of the late General A. Baford. Mr. Morris has been bit unfortunate with his broodmares this season. He has two yet to foal, lint the oiilv living foals be has out of the nine others he bred last season are a bay colt bv Knight of the Thistle Result, attd a bay filly by the same sire, out of llandzarra. Morris has mated ten of his mares this season to the great racehorse Burgomaster. The other two, Result and llandzarra, have been mated this season to Peter Qaiare. Mr. Morris, while here. saw his Kentucky Oaks candidate, Miss Charcot, work a mile over a drying out track in 1:49%, He believes she has a royal chance to win tin- Oaks an event he won for George .1. Long with Selika Mr M .iris, while training for Mr. Long, also placed to his credit a Kentucky Derby having titled /ra which won the race in 1832.
