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a •1 11, " ii. a ■ JJ q fast _j this K j vl , *J at . and " | v" ;?- ; K j " ] and 111 j "s " to y- 11k . . I il. •t- Ic is a a 112 12 to to on on on 014 14 ■re tip ip KKi ig. ng the h. ire ut L.t, on icr mile ile i»w le- ich id- mile He ip- ted res M. M. ter by bj FILLIES IN THE KENTUCKY DERBY. Louisville. Ky.. May 2.— Although the Kentucky Derby, t.. be decided next Saturday at Churchill Downs, has been run annually for forty years, it never has been won by a tilly. Among the forty -j_ seven entries for thai years renewal of the Derby are t"ii lilli.s. embracing Casnarina. owned by J. N. Camden, the Woodford County member of the Kentucky State Racing Commission: Stake and Cap. the properly of Thomas Fortune Ryan, of New York; Watermelon, owned by J. K. Madden, of Hamburg Place. Lexington: Robin. dta, owned by James Mac Mantis of California: Addle M.. owned by J. W. Messervy. of Charleston. S. C. : Bronzewing and LAiglette. owned by * A. I. Humphrey, Jr., of Louisville: Frances M.. owned by J. W. May. of Lexington; Tavokara, belonging to Ceorge Starr. also of Lexington, and Cbristopbine. the holder of th.- American mile record of 1:30%. owned by S. Veiller. a Cilifornian who is regarded by horsemen as one Of the luckiest of present day tuifni.-n. All of these fillies are in actual training now and mils oonbtediy several of tliem will go to the post for the Derby. It would be hard to find four better looking fillies anywhere than Wateraaeten, Robinetta, Casnarina and Stake and Cap. They outl.M.k Brouzew ing. hut when Bronzewing is in motion, she is a perfect piece of rai ing machinery. Casnarina was one of th.. lust American two-year-old fillies of 1013 and she has already won a race as a line. year-old. She is bred to have a Derbv chance, being by Plaudit, winner of the Kentucky Darby of ls!»s. out of Nuns Cloth, by the F.psoin Derby winner. M.lton. Her owner. J. N. Camden, regards her as a lillv of exceptional class and this ..pinion is shared by lur trainer, Jack Keenc. who has had a successful experience as a trainer both at home and abroad. Watermelon is a daughter of Water, res-, which sold at auction for 871.800; Stake and Cap is by Hie fashionably -bred Elllsdale, and Robinetta is a daughter of Fair Play, winner of 986.950. of Die others. Bronzewing and Tavolara are l.y Stalwart. one of the champion racers of his day. • Since Broasewlag so handily pros lie- Ashland Oaks, she appears to be the most likely of the Derby lilly eligibl. s. though her victory will cause her to pick up 117 pounds in the Derby, Her sire, Stalwart, i- a son of Meddler. The latter got some great tilly performers. BOCH stars as Tanya. Tangle and Colonial Girl being by him. Meddlers dam. man.i.lam and great grand dam. Busybody, Spin-in. away and Qu.-en Bertha, respectively, were all RnsoM oaks winners. Bronzewing is trained by Dan trhsa who aces, faired his first knowledge of horses watching great Irish thoroughbreds on the Curragh of KM. hire. He came im.. prominence on Hie Kentucky tracks in training the speedy sprinter. Casey Jones, and .-.inverting the selling poster, Sir Cat. -shy. into a Lat.iiia up winner.
