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BIG SMOKE IMPROVES FAST SHERIFF BRADLEYS DERBY CANDIDATE BE-GINS TO IMPRESS OBSERVERS. Slipshod Goes a Mile in Good Style — Dick Williams May Go in the Derby — Iron Mask Taken to Lexington. Louisville. Ky.. April 14. — The work of Big Smoke. T. C. Bradley and Co.s candidate for the Kentucky Derby last Thursday, when he worked a mile in 1:45. greatly pleased not only his trainer, but his many admirers. There is no denying that this son of Duke of Ormonde is training in brilliant style for the event. He is improving with his every appearance on the track and will soon lie in ripe condition for a fairly fast work-out over the full Derby route. Slipshods mile in 1:40 was also a good performance, especially for that member of II. P. Whitneys Derby brigade, inasmuch as the half-brother to I.uskin is conceded to be a poor work horse. He is all right when with another horse, but when asked to go alone keeps jockey P. Iowder busy to prevent him from loafing all the way. The three Macomber Derby eligibles, Star Hawk. Hesiierus and The Cock, are all Hearing a good work-out soon at the Downs. At Douglas Park on Thursday the Derby candidates. Dodge and Franklin in .1. S. Wards stable, were going well to prepare them for another good work -out and they appeared in superb condition. Dodge right now being as handsome a three-year-ohl as there is in training. At this course Lu-lielski. in the stable of W. J. King Dodds, which is also a Derby candidate of F.uglish blood, was sent a mile in 1:49, covering the first half in 52% and, in the early running of this mile, apparently had a world of early speed. He looks like a promising maiden three-year-old prospect, even if it should turn out that he is really not of Derby class. The only other Derby moves at the Downs track to be recorded is a mil" by J. Livingstons good colt Colonel Vonnie in 1:51%, and three -quarters by the same stables Polroma, in 1:20, the latter Derby candidate being accompanied by Livingstons Kentucky Oaks eligible, Julia L. Other good work-outs at the Downs, of horses other than Kentucky Derby candidates, were: Royal II. — Seven-eighths in 1:33%; first three-quarters in 1:20. Ghetto Girl— Half mile in 49%. Commauretta — Seven«eighths in 1:31. Scarlet Oaks— Five-eighths in 1:03%. Bank--Three -quarters in 1:18. Lady Worthington — Five-eighths in 1:05%. Blarney— Half mile in 50%. Money Maker — Five-eighths in 1:05%. Robert Rodes— Half mile in 50V.1.. Hubbub— Half mile in 49%. Lady Jane Grey — Five-eighths in 1:06%. Reeent good work-outs at Douglas Park are: Geo. Roosch — Five-eighths in 1:07. Thistle Green — naif mile in 49%. Disturber — Five-eighths in 1:04-%. High Horse worked with him. Old Miss— Quarter mile in 23%. Bringhurst — Half mile in 58%. Judge Young — Three-eighths in 30%. Mary Belle worked with him. This is the fastest three -eighths run at Douglas Park this year with the exception of the sprint sometime ago of Harry Kelly, which covered this distance in 30. Othello — Half mile in 49%. Sosius worked with him. For Fair— Half mile in 50%. Of the Derby candidates training at Douglas Park. Dick Williams looks as good as hands can make , him. He is not l eiug drilled like many of the other three-year-olds at the two local courses owing to him being far advanced in preparation, he having raced at New Orleans last winter. He however, , aots like he has all the speed necessary and also liears the appearance of a gelding that will run all l day. If he continues to do as well until the great event is run at the Downs as he is now doing, he is a sure Derby starter and will have some following esp oially by that class of speculators on races who follow the fortunes of the Schorr stable. .He I will lie piloted in that race by the good jockey T. I Koerner. i John Huffman is preparing his good filly Mary II., a oindidate for the Kentiieky Oaks, to raee at the coming Lexington mooting and this daughter of Klk- - horn looks exceedingly good this spring after her , winter campaign at New Orleans, in which she started twelve times, winning twice and finishing second four times and third in the same number of races. Huffman has the filly at Douglas Park and the only other member of his stable is a two-year- old filly that has never started, by Marathon— Starcada, by Star Shoot. He has sent in several names for this filly, but has as yet received uo notification of the one selected for her by the Jockey Club. Mose Goldblatt will take eleven horses to Lexington to raee this spring including Iron Mask, which is training exceedingly well at Douglas Park, where the Goldblatt stable is quartered. Goldblatt I has all told thirteen horses, but two two year-olds, which are near to racing condition, will be left here by him while be is racing the rest of his string at Lexington. • lie means to give Iron Mask a raee at Lexing-"• ton to fit him to take part in the first big scramble at the Downs, which is always the feature 1 of the purse races at that track on Derby Day. I This race has always been productive of one of - the greatest sprints of the meeting. This year ■ it will be as attractive as a stake race as such sprinters likely to go to the post in the event embrace, in addition to Iron Mask, such fast ones as ■ Polistena. Hringhurst. Hodge. Little Nephew. Marse I Henry, Ralph S., Julia L., Vogue, Solly and ■ Chalmers.
