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DERBY CANDIDATES GIVEN A RESPITE. Other Horses Moving Well — Polistena Speeding Up in Her Work — Huffaker Coming Into Notice. Louisville. Ky.. April 17.— After the many good gallops by the numerous candidates for the Kentucky Derby, the bulk of these horses have since Saturday been given a breathing s| ell by their res|ie tive trainers, so other horses in training at the local tracks have hud the stage for the last two days. Summing up the recent good work of the various Derly candidates in training here, the two cracks. Dodge and Star Hawk, have come in for the most praise, with the exception of George Smith, the grand appearance of the latter making him at all times an interesting object to the railbirds. Dodge did his recent fast mile in 1:40% so impressively and is such a perfect track horse that he has not only held all his old admirers but has made many new staunch friends in the last few-days. Star Hawk is gaited on the order of a racer which possesses a sensationally speedy turn, as well as the ability to cover any distance of ground. Lately a pair of two/year-olds have worked extremely fast at Douglas Park. These are Harry Kelly, the crack Ulumus colt in J. W. Schorrs stable, and J. S. Wards Jim Gaffney colt Sedan. Harry Kelly was sent three -eighths and covered the distance in 34%. while Sedan went three-eighths in the same time and pulled up the half in 48. Trainer Schorr is sending Frank Kelly right along now. in anticipation of racing him in the Breeders Futurity at Lexington. He will not have to meet Sedan in that stake. Another good work at Douglas Park by two-year-olds was that of Judge Young and Walter II. Pierce, in the stable of W. H. Baker, they going three-eighths in 30H,. covering the first quarter in 23%. Judge Young beat the latter colt easily. Other works at Douglas Park were: May Mcfltn — Quarter mile in 25:,f,. Kleburm — Half mile in 55. Shoddy — Three-quarters in 1:18. R. N. Anderson — Half mile in 51: three-eighths in 37 ft. Malabar — Three-quarters in 1:15%; fractionals: 23%, 30. 49%. 1:01%. Work-outs at Churchill Downs were: Dash— Five eighths in 1:01%. Kathleen— Half mile in 51%. Black Beauty worked with her. Huntress — Five-eighths in 1:07. Carrie Orme -Half mile in 51%; first three-eight lis in 30 %. Money Maker — Five-eighths in 1:04. J. B." Maylow— Three-eighths in 38%. Commauretta — Mile in 1:40; first three-quarters iif 1:17%. Ed Howard— Three-quarters in 1:17; half mile in 49%. Royal II.— Seven-eighths in 1:32%; first three-quarters in 1:1S; Julia L. and Combey worked witli him. Billows— Five-eighths in 1:00; half mile in 52. Hociiir- Mile in 1:46%; fractionals: 25%, 38, 51%, 1:05. 1:18%. 1:32%. Mandy Hamilton — Three-quarters in 1:17; Petlar worked with her. Rapids — Three-eighths in 38. Cash on Delivery — Three-quarters in 1:17%. Waremore — Half mile in 50%. B-lgian Trooi er — Three-quarters in 1:17%. Louise Paul — Mile in 1:45%; first three-quarters in 1:18%. Black Coffee — Three-quarters in 1:17. Olga Star — Mile in 1:40%; first three-quarters in 1:20. The latest performance in training of the English-bred four -year -old filly Polistena, which will probably make her first public appearance in the Clark Handicap, was impressive. Her best work previously had been three-quarters in 1:18, but she came back and. in company with Star Shooter, covered this distance, hard held, in 1:15%, and slowed down at seven-eighths in 1:30. When she first landed here trainer George Strate announced his determination of running her only in sprint races, but she has done so well in the last two weeks that he has about made up his mind to go after the Clark Handicap with her, the distance of which is a mile and a sixteenth. Wingfields other good mare. Celesta, is also training in good form for Strate, her most recent work being three-quarters in 1:15. She is nearly up to average racing form, having raced the past winter. Rancher, the star four-year-old of George M. Hendries big stable, has begun taking fairly strong work and ran a handy three-quarters in his last exercise in 1:21. Trainer John Walters now regrets that he did not enter this son of Galveston in the big stakes on the Kentucky circuit tracks this season. However, when the four-year-old was wintering in Tennessee, trainer Walters had no idea that he would come to hand so early this spring as he apparently has. Jake Marklein is going along steadily with the two-year-old Charles Gillis. the half-brother to the three good horses Prince Imperial, Beau Brummel and W. A. Leach, and that youngster now appears a promising prospect. Dixolotto, the dam of all the above, recently foaled a youngster by Uncle. For the first time in many years the California turfman. C. T. Boots, is now a visitor in Louisville and will remain in Kentucky until the Derby is run. Boots came on here to superintend the shipment of the eight head of California-bred two-year-olds that It. D. Mackenzie, recently purchased in that state and which are now quartered in trainer Jack Adkins barn at Chun-hill Downs. These youngsters represent the last of the stock of the late W. OB. Macdonough. The Macdonough estate sold these youngsters to A. 15. Spreckels and Mackenzie purchased th in from that turfman. An impressive work done by a Derby candidate that, on account of him working in the afternoon, few horsemen are aware of. was a mile in 1:45% by W. F. Ciscos bay colt Huffaker. This son of Dick Welles ran each of his quarters faster than the previous one. He went away as slow as :27 for the first quarter, but still covered the first three-quarters in 1:17%. Many good judges who have noted this three-year-old in the last few-weeks do not question but that he is a wonderfully improved colt and. if he continues to train as well as he is at the present time up to the late of the running of the Derby, he can be set down as a sure starter. Huffaker won four races last year and was second in two of his other starts. He is as well developed a horse as any three-year-old now in training. John W. Schorr has had bad luck this season with two of his best broodmares. Edda had her first foal this spring, a colt, but he died the day-he was foaled. Another mare to have a dead foal was Woodbine, the dam of his crack two-year-old Harry Kelly. Her foal was also a colt. Both of these foals were by his horse Froglegs. Mr. Schorr re|Kirts that Fairy, the dam of For Fair, which is now owned by George Wingfield, has arrived at the Keeneland Farm at Lexington to be mated with Luke McLuke. Whims, which is also owned by Mr. Wingfield. has been lwoked to Luke McLuke, .ind lnitli Edda and Woodland will be bred to that stallion. Mr. Schorr states that Jack Keeue rtqiorts to him that he could have actually booked seventy-five marts to this Kentucky Handicap winner this year. It is a promising stable of youngsters that trairer Kodgers is training at Churchill Downs for the Shelbyville turfman. B. A. Guthrie. He has seven two-year-olds and several of the numlier have shown early promises sufficient to warrant the hopes of their developing into stake winners. They are: Plasi like. ch. f. by Toddington Rose of Dawn, by IVcp ollay. Sister Riley, eh. f. by Stalwart— Usury, by Knight of the Thistle. This filly is a sister to Father Riley and a half-sister to Royal Interest. Tags. b. g, by Migrant — Euchree. bv Allicrt. Coralsne. br. f, by Out of Reach Ella Duke, by Bramhle. James G., ch. g, by Admonition— Linolin, by-Requital. Jeanl. b. f. by Bannockburn— Fidel Youlin, by-Spendthrift. Old Man Crit. b. c, by King Hanover— Southerly, by Griffon. The following star jockeys are among those under contract to ride for owners of stables that will race their horses at Churchill Downs and Douglas Park during the coining meetings here. Many of this number will have mounts in the Kentucky Derby this year: Jockey. Contract Employer. M. Earner Corrigan and McKinney . Hunt Kay Spence W. Brazel Geo. Wingfield J. Nottcr II. P. Whitney Jo key. Contract Employer. P. Lowder II. P. Whitney F. Judy J. W. Schorr L. Mink John San ford W. Lilley A. K. Macomber R. Goose W. 11. Baker E. IHi-an F. J. Nolan F. Keogh J. S. Ward J. Kederis I. Livingston E. Martin T. C. McDowell T. McTaggart H. I. Whitney A. Kelley K. D. Williams Say Gamer I. W. Schorr L. Gentry I B. Kes] ess B Ott tJ. J. Long D. Connelly G. W. J. Bissell II. Shilling C. H. Shilling
