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STALLIONS MEET IN DEADLY CONFLICT. Georec 3. Longs Promising Youn Sire, Free Lance Slain in a Battle with Ralph. By C. A. Btlgla. Loabnrille, Ky.. April 17 Pree Lame. ■ itallioa Rtanding at tleorgc .1. Langs Bashford Manor Farm, near this city, is dead from iajariea rec ired la hi a inter oa Monday with ltah.ii. another one of the Long stallhtn Throagh neglbteace oa the nan of the attendants the animals wv. allowed to raoae together, when they engaged in a fierce combat, that only .nded when Pree l-amo was placed hois de combat. The iafariated animals foaght fiercely, each id!;.u ami kickbig the other. After t;." con flirt ii was found thai Ralph bad kicked la three of his antagonists ribs and pierced his lungs. reteriaary was hastily imnnoai d. bat the oare noted raci r was !.. yood bnman aid and snecambed the Followias morning. Ralph was prettj well battered up. bat h!s lajarii ■ arc not ratal. Free Lance was .iuht years old, and prior to his ■eth nt to the s:m! about three yean ago, was i garded as oae of the beat iiors.-s raclag in this country. He was the especial prate f Mr. Long in whose colors he won nun [takes and handicap. He was also a great favorite with race-goers. Frob ably his besi race was the wiaaing of the Latoau Derby ii V.s2. At Charcfaill Downs be established a new track record for one nib* and sereaty yards, winch has not been eqaalled suce. His owner had expected great things of him as a stallion, and Ha-pn still y- ;ir is io witaess the racing ol thi i r I of his prog ny. Three .■! U~- aambi r, now in training, and in Mr. Longs barn af Churchill Downs, are regarded • bei ig anion-, the most proa hnng d" the locally-trained taro-year-obis. Ralph hi now i- years old ami has been in tie- ■ t iii init a sbori time, lis racing career was ■ brief ..:•■. being confined to his two-year-old year. In thai sh. ,t time be won eight .... including ho Fort Thomas Stab i at Latonia. Tb following ipiing. lurbtg ins training for the Keatarky Derby, for whi.h ho was one of the choices, ho developed a "plugged artery," which aeoi Itated hi- t ■ porarj retirement. Trainer Pete Coyne sabseqaeat ly attempted to ;r -r bin to stand training, bat without • • .- Mr. Long then decided t.. place him in the s!ii.i. Real Derby Work Berlin. With the full realizatioa thai Derby Day is rapidly drawing closer, traiaen of tin- oiiuii :-s to the great ran are beadiag erorj effort to ha-.. ■ forward the preparation of their ebargea, ami if she latter are lackiag ia preparedness it v. ill be through no f.nlt «.r- their trainers. The short trials at distances ander a mile except for "open ing up" parposes are now a thing « f tin- nasi aad henceforth the real fitting gallops will he ■it a mio oi more. Tbost which e. it stand up to strong work at the fall Derby distance of .■ mile and a quarter will have to bo thrown lato the discard. A slight rain early yesterday noraiag aerred to pack the local tracks and make them bettor than over. At the Downs the most pretentious trial was that shown by the Bererwyck Stables Derby coll Top o* the Wave, which cover a! a mile in 1:46%. This colt will bo shipped to Lexington to ho start. - 1 in a lace to better fit him for the contest on Derby Day. Trainer Walt, r IcnnlagS had the seven Derby eligiMea of the Maconber stable out and they cantered in single file three-eighths in Hi... .North star ill. naturally comnaaded the noat atteatioa by hi- easy nanarr of gettiag over the tioanil Traiaer Charl ■ Patterson asked Greek Lrgoad and Bachelors Hope, two of the Johnson a i.ii! iuts* Derby aspirants, to anlbaber tlenr-.hes t. the extent of three-quarters, which they did readily in 1:22. Omar Khayyam, the star of the ■ table, wa. -imply alloan d to ,• int. r. The .1 I. Madden pair. Milkman ami Defense •.re making a fiae impression by their stead; ha prow mom. Their moul recent work at one mil . which they reeled off m 1:46%, proxea that the] are not far behind in their traiaiag. Aaaoag the other good moves t oth.r than Derby candidates were the following: All Aglow Half mile ill :.l ,. Dodge — Half mile in .,.,. Dr. Moore Mile in 1:47. Dreadaaaghl Half mil- in r,u. i: I Crmap I hrec eightha in 11. Fair Mae Thiee Bjliaileis ie 1 :Ll. Half and Half Qaarter mile in 2S. IBM Frank —Five-eighths in 1 :! . Malvolio —Qaarter mile in 2S. liecoiint Qaarter mile hi 2a. Snapdragon Qaarter ntte in 2S. The Spinner Quarter mile in 2i. Tush lush- Half mile in .".1. ITacle Hart -Half mile in .Ml. Wormlelghtoa Thr eighths in 37. Omar Khayyam to Race at Lexington. Trainer Charles Patterson has decided to give Omar Khayyam a race or two prior to the Derby ami will ship the colt, with several others, to the I.lue Crass track at tl ml of the week. C. Ito.el will go along to do th" riding. Jack Goonaheeeagh is anxious to semi Koli-i-Noor to Lexington to fill her engagement in the Ashland Oaks, and if nothing .w-s ami-.-, the- black filly, which is the propetty of Schuyler L. Parsons, will be sent a few days prior to the running of the stake. It is hardly likely that Ootaahoaaagh will send Andrew Millers Derby celt Ticket to Lexington. .1. W. Parrisli yesterday made arrangements for L. Lykes to ride Ma colt Midway in the Derby. II. Ncusteter. who holds this promising riders contract, lias turned down several offers for the bay. The stable of W. R. Oae, which includes the Derby Mariners Jack Mount. Oration .".nd Wonderful, passed through this city yesterday en route from Hot Springs to Lexington. C. Fairbrother. the stables jockey, stopped over in this city a few hours. Dan Lehan, in charge of the stable of Middleton and Jones, does not intend racing any of the horses at Lexington. The work of preparing the three Derby eligibles. City Fortune, De Land and Gallant Lad. will be continued at the Downs. Mr. Lehan is hopeful regarding Guy Fortune and believes lie bus a splendid chance to win the Derby. He has decided to allow the stables rider D. Connolly to ride at Lexington. F. W. Staton has arrived at the Downs from Hot Springs with three horses, including the good plater Al Pierce. J. B. Campbell, who will act as secretary at Churchill Downs in addition to Douglas Park and Latonia. has arrived here and will shortly start work on the book of the Do was met-ting.
