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BEGIN TRAINING AT CHURCHILL DOWNS. Practically Every Horse at the Track Out for Work, Including Number of Derby Candidates. Louisville. Ky., March 24. — The many improvements now under way at Churchill Downs are pro gre ssing satisfactorily and all will be spick and span for Derby Day, Alay 12. the opening day of the- meeting. Training operations are now in full blast. Practically every hone at the track was out for some sort of exercise during the last few clays. galloping freely e r canti-ring. Some of them were being given their first really pretentious work since the beginning of the spiring training season. The track was still some-what soft from Tuesday nights rain, but this did not detract one whit from the- weak at hand. The Derby candidates, of which there are a retold number at the track this season, were the- center of attraction while being given their preliminary trials. A considerable number wet-- seat a half mile, while others cantered three-quarters and even se-ven eighths. A two-minute clip marked most of the gallops. Trainer John Whatea had the five eligibles of the WicklihTe Stable out before sun up and gave them limbering up exercise-. They all ae-epiitteel themselves creditably, notably Acabads and Assume, which displayed speed throughout, and wore fighting for their he-ads at tin- finish. Acabado was easily distinguished by his color, which is a mixture of roan and chestnut. lli-splendid formation also makes him easy to separate- from the Other colts in the* statde. Roamers Splendid Appearance Attracts Attention. Jack Goldsborough had Andrew Alilh -rs Derby e-olt Ticket out and sent the- son of Pallet a fist five-eighths. Koh-i-Noor, the black filly that will represent Schuyler L. Persons in tin- Derby, and also the Oaks, was asked to traverse seve-n -eighths. which she did with ease, pulling up sound and fresh. The crack Reamer, also be-ing trained by Gold -borough, was also sent seven-eighths. His splendid appearance and his easy, graceful manner of running, elicited much favorable comment. Dan Lelian. in charge of the stable of Middle-ton and Jones, the local turfmen, sent Gallant Boy. Guy Fortune and De Land, his trio of Derby eligi-bles. a good half mile. Peter Jay. a Derby eligible in the stable of F. J. Ke-lle-y. traveled a creditable-half mile, accompanied by a stable mate-. The J. E. Madden pair of Derby colts. Milkman and Defense, also went a half mile, covering the distance-in 57. Gillies atid Hc-nelrie-. also from the" Madden stable, were sent a half in slightly better time. F. J. Nolans pair of Derby colts. Crack oDav and Top o" the Wave, and made a good impression when they galloped five-eighths in good fashion. There was also considerable activity at Douglas Park, where quite a number of Other Derby aspirants are- being prepared for the big race. J. W. Pai rish came up from his home- in Midway ami he was out early to see- Alidway perform. The-eatt was sent three -quarters by trainer Young and his showing was such as to convine-e Air. Par-i isli that lie would be fit and ready on the afternoon of the race. Other important trials included three-eighths by Harry Kelly in 40. half mile- by Green Jones in 54, the same distance by Berlin in 55/S. three-quarters by Cudgel in 1:20, and a half by Al AI. Dick in 50.
