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OMAR KHAYYAM LOOMS UP JUSTIFIES ALL GOOD THINGS SAID ABOUT KIM IN FAST GALLOP AT THE DOWNS. Works a Mile in 1:11 % and iffiwn in the Pink of Condition — Kacombcr Candidates Cynosure of AH Eyes — Kentucky Derby Beasts. d.v Charles A. Bergfa*. l.Miiisvill-. Kjr., April 16 Omar Khayyam, the Rnglish-bred oo of Marco Lisans, whh h aril] carrj the sii:cs of Messrs. Johns... A: Stilling- lu the forthcomiag Derby, Justified all the good tbiugt s.iiil about him by nig numerous admirer*, who had seen aha in training ;t Sew Orleans and Hoi Springs, when for the first time sinci hia arrival ;a Churchill Ddww hi was aeiil foi a fas, gallop at one mile. Tii colt worked the distant-* in 1:44*4, Which la oik- of the beat showings ; it the distance yet witnessed af the Downs track this spring. With fhartle Borel ii. the saddle the ..it broke from the grandstand, and, running like ■ piece of well-oiled machinery, sped around the oval nl a fa t imi ...ii pa and In a mana r thai strongly Impressed th critical rail -birds. He fin-islted li!s tank -..ii.. I and cooled oat well. After the trial it was the -_iii ,.,! opinion thai ir..i Khayyam wifaVhave t be gr. n serious considers lion i:i Derbj calculations. Like man of thi other foreign**!1, he is acmewaal slow mIi.uii be ginning. i nt when be does gel to going he fiuishc; like ;i whirlwind, indicating an ii bunds a e of stay-ins power. Trainer C. 1 . Pi tterson an • una iselj pleased with the colt ■ showing and reiterati •! his ••fl repeated opinion, thai he would trtmnph - . the afternoon of May 12. Than hi no question bat that this Engli li bred cell is Ear advanced In his preparation and *bould be fall to land th. rich prise it will not be for Ink f condition. Hick class and perfect condi-tina are the two main requisites for ;i Derby aria net and both can be claimed for the Johnson ft Billings colt. II. Is righl an edge now and his trainer Is ;oing to k» c; him i ight -.,1 to the notch . in. til the afternoon • the me*. Ii i»- eatt will be » gh n ..•• chan e I go stal Maoomber Horses Work Impressively. The initial work-outs of the Macomber Derby cli gibles ii.ivc also been moat flattering and .l -iii..:i-atrate that North Star III. and the r.-; of the stablea eligibh-s, are not at all hi ckward in their preparation. l*revioas t.i leaTing their winter ■laarters at Palmetto Park, the colts had been worked at .-: distance of a mile on several occa-Hioas :.iii since coming here thej have all been uiirii ;i taste of work :.. tlii ilNt.iiii -. Traiaei Jennings usually works them in groops of .1 rec istead of Heading them ;ii .:ci- separately, la their last trial North Star III., Hollister and War Star, worked n mile In 1:47%, all being under stoat restraint. Th. showing of .!!■■ i;i.i was batprcssh ■. principally thai of North . t: t III., which baa an easy way of running, and an ■span nt :.!iil.t. ti go on. Btaramaster, star Baser sad Le Cheveane, worked the mile i.i 1: M ... a better performance, from a time standpoint, ti: in thai of their stable nates. Experienced horsemen, uii.. watched this week, were Inclined to regard Starmasters showing as being better than .!;:t ... North star HI. The most noteworth; work-ool at the Downs this Bprlag by a Derbj candidate was witnessed when Andrew MUlers Ticket went ;i mile in 1:44%, swinging all the way. Mack Games was aboard tin ci.it. ami he afterward declared ilia li- could easily have traversed ill • distance in 1:41. Trainer Jack QoldsbnroggB announced after this work, that he ..iild sliiji the coll to Lexington ;•• give him a nee ec tw* prior t« his engaa .mi at In the ! • rhy. out in Dooglas Park Harry Kelly is winning nan] new adher n. by his is rfaniwti and the level-headed manner in which be is tiiklng i;i~ ..n.. A few days age li.- ran tbree-eightba ia. :i-" . sod tliis asorning be was sent three-quarters in 1:16, running Use first quarter ia -.,. sad the half ia 4S::,-,. Cudgel, bis ktabte mate, is also progressing in lii.. prepnratiua. Thhi morning the colt went ■ mile ta J:;"., and showed no distress sftes the effort. Trainer Dick Williams is well satisfied with tin-Avork of Atwdl. aad believes be will be us fit as a fkldl" by ;!.;• time f.n the big race. Today the i-.dL w;is sent ;i mile fee Hie ti.st thaw since corn-lag here. lie covered the distance ia 1:46%. UrasmerCi ■ stabteaaats, acted as nacesaaker and had about .ii be could de to keep van- with the cnii. Should Atwell start in the Derby lie will ha ridden by King LapaOIe, the Loui-vilic rider. WickliiFe BtaUa Candidates in Fine Tettlo. i rain, i- John Whahsa, ...f the WkkHfCc Btabte, is psansiag ahead the training of ai~ Derby charges in a manner that bewilders the Kentucky trainers. He lias the stables five candidates in flat trim. payJag pailhulsi atteattoa to Acahads and Vague, the aans meat likely ta represent the stable ia the Derby. Tliis lu-.iiiin Acahado was sent a mile and be worked the distance in 1:4a in a manner tlint left little ta l o desired by his well wishers. A sgua was also seat a mile, hut she galmped the distaace la 1:48. Mack Garner will probably have tbS uioi nt on AcabadO la the Derby, while Bchuttin-;.-■!• wilt he selected te piM Cagoe. Otlier geed moves i y l.eally-trained Derly candidates lii clash* .! • foDewtag: Al M. I iek -Mile in 1:4".-.,. Bl -i-liii — Mile in 1:4." flea. i L«v — Bevea-eightha in 1:32. tiny. Fortune — Hve-eighths in 1:I4. Keaward — Mile ia 1:47%. Top o the Wave -Mile in 1:47. Eniil Barn, owner of msmtater Toi. arrive] today from New York and will remans until the opening of the radag aeaaea. lie is ureal ■utbafied ! y the way in which his rec nt purchase is traiains under the care of .1. J. Flanagan, and still b-dieves the ImgUah-hred "It has a caamee t win the Derby. Thai mseamsg the colt was unarlmd an hayasesatve qsnurter to open him up for an early work-out i.t a mile. Mr. Hera announced that he had arranged with J. K. Wid.ner for the services of Jeckay Fnuk sseagb to rido bis colt in the Derby. Keagh is expected here in :i few days and will do all the rldjag for the siable until the New York season upl as. when he will return east. Kollowing are some of the beat recent work-outs of others than by Derby horses: Boots— Mile in 1:50. Baybcrry Candle — Mile in 1:4.". James Foster, Dr. Sbafer and Dr. Blair, three of Continued on second page. OMAR KHAYYAM LOOMS UP. Coatiaacd rem first page. lliiidlev Bakers two-year-olds, thiee eightha la 30. Kathleen Three -quarters in 1:19-".. Linden thai Sevea-eightha m 1:34. BaaaM r Mile in 1:49. Water Witch--Three-quarters in 1:10. ■i rump. The Deck, Hank oDay aad star Hawk have also g«M a mile in 1:50 or thereabouts. V. .]. Youngs Triad h:is worked :i mile in 1:44. The work of th- Wiekliffe Stables two - year-dds is begil ning to command attention. Ultima 1 halt-. High Pass. Perplexing. Dark Laatera, Nearly. Rnhti. Ktihahdar, Bnyal Baalga and Kashmir, all from this stable, liae been showing up well. Jockey Crump to Ride for Livingston Stable. Trainer Meae GaMHatt came over today from Lextegtoa for the ptwpaae of arranging to ship to the track f the Kentucky Association. .lelTerson Livingstons Derby candidate P.ullio:i. and several Other horses. He announced that the stable had secured first call on jocki y W. Crump for the Lexington meeting and second call on ReeCM loose during the other Kentucky nicotines. The horses befaagiag to .lohn A. Drake, which v. ill be campaigned in the name of the Kentucky Stable, in charge of 1liil China, have been shipped to Havre de Grace, .] .k.y .lohn Loflis. who rode Occcgt Smith, last years Derby winner, has arrived and la now with the Mncomber stable at the Downs. He will have the mount on the candidate that Mr. Jennings elects to start in the Derby. M. Buxton, the btables other rider, has elso readied here. Trainer Charles Hughes lias arranged to ship eight of the Beietwych stables horses to Laxiagtea. The shipment will include Top o the Ware, the stables chief Derby aspirant. Alone at Last. Alberta True and the two-year-olds All Aglow. Half and Half. Nolawn. Sixteen to One and Lady Longfellow. Jockey V. Doyle will ga along. The remainder of the string will be left at the Downs in charge ef Oeerge Etogter. Harry Broivogel. a promising two-year-old by Master Bobert, in the stable of W. H. Baker, has had to be fired for ankle trouble ami will not be raced until next summer. J. ;. Crooner, who is interested in Buybi-rry Candle and some other horses that J. W. May is training, came up from his home in Nashville today to inspect the horses. He was well satisfied with them and predicts another banner season for Buyherry Candle. Mill Shields has purchased from B. A. Jones the three -year -old filly Adeline L. She is by Itapid Water — May Irwin and therefore a sister to Bob Hensley. Joe Kederis, who rode the good mare Ian Za-reta in nearly all of her winning races last winter, has arrived and will ride in Kentucky as a free lance. Geerge BerkH has arrived at Douglas Park with the horse Bertadano.
