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, RALPH WORKS WELL IN THE MUD. George J. Longr. Kentucky Derby Candidate Shows Ability to Run on Any Track. Louisville. Ky., April 2*. — Secretary Lyman H. Davis of the New luiisville Jockey Club, has .lis tributed among the boraetneu ihe book program for the coming twelve days spring meeting at Churchill Down-, which liegins on Salurday. May !», Derby da.v . and concludes on Friday, May 22, Upea Which date the Kentucky Oaks is to be run. The book as issued. carries stake entries for all the events to be .1. cided during the meeting and Ihe conditions for the overnight purses and handicaps for the first seven days. The conditions of Ihe races for Ihe remaining live da.v s of the im-eting will be an iiounceii on Friday, May 1.V On the opening day. Ihe af ternoou of which will bring the fortieth running of the Kentucky Derby, the New Louisville Jockey Club adds the huge sum of 113,100 for the days racing, in Ihe fallowing Monday an advance selling race as an extra attraction will result in a card of seven race fe.ituiod by the Debutante stakes for two-year-old Allies, which was tirsf run at this track in 1985. The full card for tin. opening days races i as follows: First Haci Selling, purse "frjOO; for three-year-olds and upward: ■. 4 mile. Sec. .ml Race Purse 99; for two year old Mies; 1-2 mil.. Third Hue -Purse Mi; for three year olds and upward: ." 1-2 furlougs. Fourth Race— Kentucky Derby. ».tMX added: estimated gross value 113,175, for three v ear old-; I I 4 miles. Fifth Kaei -Iur-e 9999; for two year old colts and geldings; 4 1-2 furlongs. Sixth Race Selling, purse $ *00; for three -year-olds ami upward: 1 lib miles. As before announced, the boob shows for the en lire meeting an average of .*.",. MM daily given iu added money bj the management of the New Louisville Jockey Club. When an entrance fee is exacted in nurse races it goes to Ihe winner. The .U.IMM| added to the Kentucky Derby is to *- divided Into loin- parts: ,775, with the subscription and the starling fees, will go to the winner, while the see cud horse will get 12,000, the third horse .immi and the fourth horse will save his stake of |225. The book contains the roster of otlicers of the Bsaociattoa and the racing officials for the coming meeting which have been passed upon and sanctioned b the Kentucky Stale lJ.uiiig Commission. The are as follow-: Ircsiil. in Charles I. Grainger. Vice President and Manager Malt I. Winn. Secretary and Handlcapper -Lyman H. Davis. Treasurer Hamilton C. Applegate. Stewards Charles I. Price, Charles K. Crainger, Mall I. Winn. Steward representing the Kentucky Slate Racing Commission Charles F. Graiager. Placing Judges William II. Shelley, Harry F. Hieiv..: .1. Kdw aid .lasi .r. Mail, i Harry Morrisaey. Paddock Jadge Dr. c. Caua. Timer George Llndenberger. Track lliv-isian 1 ir. J. A. . Hrenuaii. Lnlries for the Barky days racing will close at Churchill Downs on Friday, May s, at 19:90 a. in.. and Ihe -anie hour on race days during the meet ing. The first race each da.v will be run at 2:39 p. in. sharp. The program hook i- as usual well gotten up and contains much valuable information about the Derby ami also gives a complete and ear nil record of the track records at this course. II is embellished with a cover cut of last years Derby winner, Danemll, while on the back is a picture of Aristides. the lirst Kentucky Derby winner in 1ST.".. Ralph. George J. Longs Kentucky Derby eaiuli-.l.iie. worked Impressively again mi Sunday through Hi.- still, muddy track conditions then prevailing at the Downs. He vv.nl a mile handily in 1:45%, was being pulbd up the mil. and an eighth iu "-MMM-,. and cantered out Ihe mile and a quarter in 2:14%. He went the first hall in :.". and three quarters iu 1:17. On Monday he was again breencd for a b.ng distance over the drying out course ami appears to al home, like Hid Hosebiid. ill any kind of going. Hodge went I line .pi.ulei s in the mud. but was only .ant. red in 1:29%, after going the iii I half in •■! and Ive-eighths la 1 : *;. Other work out- al Ihe Downs in the mini Were a- foUOW Al Woiiuw I Three-eighths in 43. Last Coin Quarter mile in 24. Othello Three-eighths in 37%. Prince HernUa -Three-eighths in 37%. Veil n i Three eighths in 40. Whim Three eighths in 37%; worked with othell... Kay Spence, owner and trainer of Hodge, received :i telegram thai Dr. J. K. Keith, a prominent thoroughbred breeder and turfman of Sturgeon. Mo., died suddenly al SI. Louis Sunday. Dr. Keith owns a half interest in three horse- in tin- Spence training bara at Ihe Downs, they being Osanle, Nannie Mr lice and lour Aces. Dr. Keith*! death was quite a shock to Ihe trainer of Hodge, as he left the MlSSOUrl turfman III the close of the Jockey club Juan/, uieeling apparently in Ihe best health he has enjoyed lor several oars, lie had expected him to !«■ his guest lo see Hodge run in Ihe Keiiluik.v Derby. Manager John Hachnieister of the lloiiglas Park ami La ton is Lacing Associations, ami his assistant, Frank Bruea, an up to their ears in work at the former great plain where elaborate Improvements are going on for Ihe spring meeting, which begins there ..n Saturday, May "J.;, fake date set for the running of the rich Kentucky Handicap, which, as la-i season, carries an added value of .immi. Mr. Hachnieister look- for thi- rich slake to be one of tin rnost spectacular sll-aged events iu America this year. Ihe entries end. race practically all the cracki now iii training. Tin l...uisville passenger committee has re. mended the sale of round trip tickets, oa account of the spring meeting of the New LouiaviBe Jockey Club, as follows: Ma.v !l. Derby .lav, three cents per mile plus twenty Ive ceata, three anya limit from all points in Kentucky; May 13, four cents per mile plus twenty live cents, three .lays limit from all points within Uni mil.s of Louisville: May 16 and Mai --. sane rate a- May ■■. The same re.oin neiiilalioii will be made for Keiilu. kv Handicap day ami tin rest of the ateetiag ai Douglas Pari this spring.
