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OLD ROSEBUD ON EDGE KENTUCKY DERBY FAVORITE MAKES SHOW OF HIS OPPOSITION AT LEXINGTON. Great Gelding in Applegate Stable Wins Off by J Himself in Initial Start of Season — Rain Falls I and Mud Runners Get Chance. Lexington. Kv.. April 25.- -»n ] Rosebud, favorite i htr tin- Kentucky Derby, made ■ show of his opposition iii the Fourth nee ;it one mile i over :i muddj track and in tin- ratal at the Kentucky Association roar at iliis after lioi.n. lie task the lead with the rise of Hie , harrier, held ii all the way practically unextended and Hiiu easily hy six lengths, wit Ii Chi islophnie UUlug sec, mi place ive length* better than the Pal met tu Derby wiaaer, Ivaa Gardner. Surprising, in. Carman Dertaj candidate, moved Into second place in going down the backstretck hut retired a* it short al the htgiaalni of the stretch racing. Milton Bohlec uas all out after the tirst five furlooga Minda was entirely outclassed ami Black Toney ilis played an utter dislike for the soiug. If it should become muddy for the miming of the Kentuckj Derby the Bradley pair -Black Ioucy and Bradley: Choice will, on the atatemcal of their owner, be kept in the hum • Mil Rosebud loft ■ u I impression in the minda al the apectatora and Colonel E. Applegate and trainer I rank Weir wen- entirely salislieil with the performance. Weir had the son of I acie as in lis couhl be. All of his stable coaaectiuna .iv--unite rnaaaarni that old Boaebnd will win the Derby and many other stakes this year. "He i-.h 00,000 worth of stakes" said Colonel .* ppb-gate, "and we have aa doubt whatever that be will win line h more than the 5,000 offered by Phil T. China in behalf of Jefferaon Livingston, and my sou and Mr. Weir will still have the horse. We are planning to aead him to Canada to win the 120.000 Derby at DorvaL If we do. lie will 1101 start ill the Latoiiia Derby." Even though be waa imi in the money. Surprising made a good impression on many of the horsemen. He is a grand-looking colt and be may prove dangerous company In toe Kentucky Derby contention. _« hri-tophine ran a good race. T. c. McDowell uncovered another good two-year-old in Manager Waite, winner of the fifth race. This son of Watercress had it nip and tuck with .1. S. Hawkins- good Peter Quince colt, Chalmers, all through the stretch and heat him out in a hard .1 1 i v ■ liy I nose. Many thought Chalmers had won. whife others were quite certaia that it was a dead beat. V. Al. Pittmans Dr. Carmen ran third. Ik-is also a good colt. Trainer .lack Keene and jockey Waller Taylor scored another double for Johnson N. Camden this afternoon with BeraandiaB ami Nigra, winners of the first mid second races respectively. The latter was at hang odds. w t;. Shake scored with Korfhage jn th - third race, hut he could not make it a double with Brave in the last race, which went to Ocean Queen. tlarneau. shut off on the tirst turn, came last in the stretch and got second place. Notwithstanding the rain, which began falling lightly before Hie tirst race was run and heavily altei the second race, the attendance was good and the speculation nearly as lirsk and rotamlnous as on the opening day. I.aveiia C. dam of Oakland, which ran second in Hie opening race today, is dead. She was Hie prop arty of O. A. Blanch! and died at the age of 2t about three weeks ago at C. T. Boots" farm near Sun .lose. Cal. This was one of the most remarkable marcs in the American Stud Hook. She was the dam of Lea Rose. Gilbert Rose. Frank Bah- staller. Ravclena ami iaw.iscut ha. Lee Rose. I.i- waaeatba and Oakland won their first four starts and Frank Knhataller his tirst three. Lee Rose. Gilbert Rose, frank Buhstaller and Oakland each won on the liist day of January in their tirst year ii|kju the turf. l.avena C. has a yearling lilly by Bearcat cher at the Roots farm. A few days ago Mr. Biaachl loal a Ruckling tilly by .lim Gaffney Sonia. a sister to Brig aad Brigs Blether. George .1. Stolls good t wo year-old. sister to Syl-vestris. broke down while working at the local truck yesterday morning. She will be renewed tor the stud. l"he refusal by the racing commission to allow io -ke.vs r.orel. Goose, dross. Small and vVriepea t« rtale is an absorbing topic among turf folk. Ac curding to report, these riders are through with plying their vocation insofar aa the Kentucky tracks are concerned. JockeJ R. Waktroa is another whose license was held up. He Buffered a long Bnspeasio i ut Charleston during the winter for a faulty ride i.n Dr. Boagherty. William Gerst, of Nashville, com luded negotiations with Jockey Kederia this morning to ride one of his starters m the Kentucky Derby. He is also desirous of securing the Jockeys .services for his stable this suminei . The two year old Illy Katharine ;. was omitted from tin- entries for Monday and was added late this afternoon. According to trainer Ifose Qohthlatt, U Howard came out of his race yesterday in a bad way and will Ik- on the retired list for sonic days .4.1 Hiirieii distributed to the horsemen today entrj tilanks for the twenly three valuable slakes to be run at Saratoga Ibis summer. The entries to these Batnres will close Hay t and will meet with a geaer--.us response from owners here. B. cause of the mnddj oitif- Florin. Brownstone, Star Aetreaa and Howdj llowdy were excused from ■tartkag. it is the general belief among horsemen that old Bosebud. barring mishap, vill carrj oil liist honors ,u the Kentucky Derby May .• at Churchill Down-. T i« also now generally conceded that tin- tie m that he inicllt be Ottlj a sprinter has been explode,!. His showing todai indicated that he can go as far •nd ,i- last as may be reqaJred of him to win the ,1 re* real old championship. Homespun foaled a chestnut roll by Ballot at Klrklevlugton Farm yesterday. K l- Carman has put The Turk in the stud ut I lu» " Dwraaby Farm and will male him with foui-of his own mares and aboal ten outside mares if he .-•in make arrangements for that number. Mr. Car „,MI, is looking lor a -mall farm that he eau least- with the privilege of pun-has... The otlieials of the meeting are Captain Thomas I Clay presiding lodge: Janet D. Wilson s. retarv and aasoclate judge; William II. Shelley, racing necretary, bandlcapper and associate Judge; Harn Morrtawey. starter: John T. Ireland, patrol indue- S K. Hitches, timer: John Walsh, paddock judge; John 8. Wallace, clerk of the scales; Roger wSullivaii. racing i k keeper: W. II. Laudemaun, aupervlsor of betting; Eugene El rod. anperintendenl of the pariiiiutm I odHces: Thomas Hart Talbot, st. ward representing Kentucky State Racing Coin-mission. . llie niembers of the Kentucky State Racing „ om-mlaalon made no stal.inent as to their reasons for u.-iin" unfavorably yesterday upon the applications of fockeya Charles Borel, Roscoe toose, Charles Gross, Robert M. Small ami Arthur Wrlspen. Messrs. Milton Young, .1. N. Camden. Charles F. Grainger and I. H. Talbot, who were preaeat ut the meeting, were unanimous in tin- action taken It appear- Ibal there has been an Investigation of Hie riding of these boys for several months I. ark and that their failure to get the n.ce--.u papers is due to an accumulation of Incidents. Tin following were among the work outs this morning: Beaumont Belle— five-eighths in 1:01,. Bradleys Choice — Three -eighths ill .Ml. Bringhiirst Mile in 1:43. Disparity -Three-quarters in 1:16. Donerail Seven eie htls in l:2s--r,. Dr. Samuel Mil,, in 1 :42%. Ereaata— five-eighths in 1:02*4. Filigree Five eighths in 1 : r_!-.-.. Fontaiabia hive-eighths in 1:02--,. llilpv —Three ipiarters in 1:15. Cubic Post- Mile in I :4:.-"-.. Iridescence-Mile in 1:48. Joe Morris — Three-quarters in 1:18. Lady F.rrant Mile in 1:44%. Lady London Three-quarters in 1:15. Leopold Mile in 1:42. Lost Fortune -Five eighths in 1:08%. Magnet Five-eighths in 1:08%. Margaret Lowry Five-eighths in 1:02%. Moscowa-tour and one half furlongs in 58%. Nlrs. Kroger -Three-quarters in 1:18. Netberbow Four and one-half filling! in 58%. Ok.-I Star -Mile in I 13%. IVbeoo Five eighths In 1:04%. Robert Kay Three-quarters in 1:16. Shelby Belie Three-quarters in 1:18. S..|ar Star Mile in 1 44--.. The Widow Mo hi -Three-quarters in 1:18%. Tiansmiller -Three eighths in .".7. Worlds Wonder Throe ipi.nl. is In 1:18
