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TIMELY GOSSIP FROM LOUISVILLE. l.ouisvill-. Ky.. April .!». — The announcement thai August Belmont may ship his maiden three year-obi, Thorahill, here to run in the Kentucky llertrj at Churchill Downs May 0, is interesting be • ails, jf tin- brother to Hawthorn carries tin-Belmont colors in the big race it will mark the tii-t tine- the colors of Ihe chairman of the Jockey i lab has evei been borne ill a Derby race in Keii-lueky . Tin- fact that Mr. Re! moot may send Thorahill here to inn in the Herl.y had- to the hope lhal Kock View, hi- great f-mr year old will rmne here and till his engagement in the Keutiiekv Handicap, 410.004 added, on tie- opening daj of the Douglas Park spring meeting, which begins Saturday. May That the Derby Held this si-a-on will he -if unusual strength scent* a-sured. for never before hae so mam candidate* been taking their training with-Mil accident or mishap. Old Kcsebml. Brad leys Chance. Ivan Gardner. Surprising. Casaariaa and Bronzi wing are some of the stars that have -how n the. are in rare racing condition at Lex Ington. while Ralph. Hedge. BeUoc, BoMnetta ami Watermelon, a- well a- aoaue of Un- less con -iileii-d eligibles like Teuer. A! Wormwoad and Tomato, are daily on the Hack nceiviug their Derby preparation. Bight now it is impossible to state with any degree of certainty that any of the above named cracks will not face tie- bat I let on May 0. In fact, it may lie thai all will go a-well as others in tin- Derby, with its record amounl of 410.000 added. lockei Shilling is making a final effort to get the ban hanging over him tor rough riding lifted by lie- Jockey Club and he hopes to 1,- in good -landing again as » rider on Derby day. It he succeeds ill obtaining reinstatement, h- will have tie- Derby mount mi Kalph. Jockey Dave Xicol has arrived here and has joi I the -tabic of hi- old employer. William B. Phillip*, under whose -upiTvi-ion lie will ride on the Kentucky track- this -eason. Nieol is in rare good tiding condition at present and can do as light as I lo ioiiiiiI-. There were several la-i work nuts al Doaglan Dark Widne-dax not prevlmmly reported, including: Adelaide T. Half mile in Is Ie. Skolny Half mile in ls:-r. I.eiH-h.-ires -Five eighth- in 1:01%. Al Caurehill Downs Rudolf.,, a Kentucky Handicap candidate am! also an eligible to the Clark Handicap, worked a mile la 1:53, and ihe Meat Meridian. Kentucky Derby winner of Bill, breesed a slow half in 55%. but showed he i- rapidly coming around lo condition for aoaae good workout- in the near luture. Other work-oats at the Downs were: Ih-eiing Iashiii Three-quarters in IMsa:,. •I. B. Robinson -Three-oaartera in l:UJ--.. II inly — Three-ipni iters in 1:18%. Lady Iancbita Three -q Barters in 1:18; tirst half in 50%. Olhelh. Five eighth- in 1 :0." ._. : half mile in BL The Cinder Quarter mile in J4:;-.. Did-: Deadwaud Three-unarters in i:_i. It is expected that in the next fea days Ralph ami Hodge will both be set down almost to their limit over the Derby distance at the Down-. M. B. timber waa advised recently at Lexington by the veteraariaa who is treating the injured leg oT his great gelding. Little Nephew, that the son of Inele will be in condition to again go into training within a month, limber, however, baa de ■ ided lo make no effort to begin If-iining Little Nephew before the Saratoga meeting ami will then ••lily endeavor to til him for fall racing in Ken tucky. having come to hi- conclusion after roaaall lag with his trainer. "Elna" Brown. As a result Umber has declared Little Nepew out of all his spring and summer stake engagement* both in the Inited States and Canada. Both he and trainer Brown an- conlideiit that the only horse that has U-aten Old Rosebud will come back a useful racer again next fall and perform with his old time brilliancy at the big fall meetings mi the Kentucky lourse-. limber was well satisfled with the good performance of his highly -tried two rear-old. Sam Mi Keekin. mi the opening day of the Lexington meeting and he now regards this shi-hing sou of McCee as a 0,000 colt. .1 V Camden has applied to Secretary Lymaa II. Davi- for stall room for thirty horses at Churchill Down- which indicate- that this prominent member of the Kentucky State Racing Commission will si ml to Louisville this spring in charge of trainer .Lick Kcine. everv horse he has in training. The Camden stable will be the strongest, numerically, of all those unaltered at either of the two local tracks this spring. In tie Camden shipment will conic the two Kentucky Doric candidates. Briaghnrst and c.i-ii.irina : the useful I hree year-old. Berinudian: Iridescence and Casuarina. Kentucky Oaks eligible*. and such promising two-year-olds as Luke, Her mo-a. one step, star of Night. Handsome. Roily. Sandstone and Langborae. All of .these performers are heavily engaged at Churchill Downs. Douglas Dark and Latoafa.
