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BERLIN SHOWS HE IS TO BE CONSIDERED. Works Fast at Douglas Park and has Improved Since Last Year, By Charles A. Rergin. Louisville. Ky.. April 123. — Showing the most brilliant workout of the season to date, J. S. Wards Kentucky Derby eligible Rerlin, electrified tin-work watchers at Douglas Park Friday morning, when he ran five-eighths in 1:00.-,. and was eased up at three-quarters in 1:14. The son of Jim Gaff-ney — Autoleo. performed his task with comparative ease anil returned to his stable fresh ami strong. He went the first eighth in 11%. the- quarter in M%, three-eighths iii :;i-- and the half in 47. It was a most remarkable showing for this stage of the training season, and makes the colt loom up as a formidable contender for the big race to be decided May 12. Merlin was accompanied in bis trill by the four-year oil Franklin, from the same stable and for the first hall" of the gallop he made t! bier horse appear ehe-ap. The Derby celt, with jocko*- Gross up carried i lose to ids Derby weight, while Franklin with jockey Callahan, aboard was being given the benefit of at least twelve pounds. Roth riders bad been instructed to let their mounts go full speed for three eighths only, but the horses were going at such a rapid pace that they were unable to take a good hold on them until five-eighths had been traversed. The horses licgnii at the three quarter post in close alignment but Berlin SSsa forged ahead of his older rival and showing terrific speed raced into a lead that the other one could not close until they hit the home stretch. At this point Cross took Berlin back, and after the other horse had reached his flanks the pair eaine heads apart to the finishing line. Owner Ward Impressed with Work. Owner Ward was mor- impressed with the good trial than the ether horsemen who witnessed it and he afterwards declared that any throe-year-old that can give Franklin twelve pounds and canter to him is good enough to win the Derby. And Franklin is some horse ;it that, as proved by his cracking good race in teat years Derby, in which he finished a good third to i.eorge Smith and Star Hawk. Rerlin has shown wonderful improvement since i ntering the three-year-old stage, more so probably than any other of the Derby e-ligihlos. Lust year he fatted to raee- up to whut owner Waril e-xpeote-d of him. this despite the- fact that he-won the Idle Heair Stakes at Lexington last spring, in aelelitien to tlire-e- other racea, one of which was the- ile-nview Hanelieap at Douglas Park, wh.-rc he- carries US pounds and ran five ami one-half furlemgs in 1:07*-.-,. He was trouble-el with a se re mouth anel again one- of bis tegs was beithe-ring him. He has now overcome all these-treiubh-s sad is as sounel ami healthy as a nurse e an be-. Ho has se-ttleel ilown. runs with a low. BBMStb strid" ami is well-be have-el ami trae-talde. His owne-r declared ye-ste-relay that in his opinion tin- est! is e-e-n better tbss Dodge-, wbiefc last ye-ar was ne- of the best thre-e-year-i.lds in America and which late- in the semme-r was seilel tei A. K. Mace-mher for a Casey price. Mr. Ward lias n arranged his plans and has ele-eidi-d not to race- Berlin or any eif his other horses at Lexington. Yesterday he- cancelled the- state* for ten stalls at the- trae-k e f the- Kentucky Association. Ward has a knack of winning with a horse- the- first time- e-ut. as evidenced by the-fae-t that at Lexington last spring Dodge-. Berlin, Franklin and Solar Star all seared in their initial starts and. as Berlin is .- fre-e running beers--, he-eleie-s sot believe- it is nei-ossnry to give- him a race-prior le. the Derby. Re-si, les he- feels that he- ele.es ne.t -are to take- any ehancis in incurring passible injury to his cott by sending him away from Louisville. .1. II. Moody has airive-d at Churchill Downs with the- horses Frosty Poee ami Amazonian. William Hill, a colored gre.e.ni employed by the WickUffe Stable. . lie-el Friday in the- City Heo-pital afte-r uneh-rgoing an operation for appendicitis. The re-mains we-rc shinned te. his mother in Fall BITOT, Mass. Pat KncbelkairpE Promising Apprentice. "Pat" Knobclkamp e.f this city, whose- stable is now at Lexington in charge- e.f Lige Brewster. belief ea that is Julius Dorses he has a promising joeke-y. The- boy. who is seventeen years edel anil a native- of hoi 1 fm d. 111., rode in eleven races and finished in the- money in nine of them. Be was forced to re-tin- she.rtly afte-r. due to an attack of illness. Tin- boy has sow regained his health ami is at Lexington, vhe-re- he- will rid-daring the meeting. w. H. Bsker has ih e-i;!e-d to ship to Lexington next Wednesday fifteen of the borsea In- has in training at Douglas Park. Ore-en Jeuiis will go along anel will probnMy have- his first taste- e.f raring this year in the- Ilea All Handicap, which is at one mile- anel a sixteenth. lrae ti.-ally all of the heat Jocheys in this coun-try will be seen in the- anddh at the- forlh.-e.ming Chnrchill Downs meeting. Following is a partial list, hsgether with their contract employers or. those ewnera who will have first call on their services: Joe-k.-y. Contract Emplover. J. Loft us . k. Maceaaber. M. Baxton . k. Msremhii SerUutringer Cm i lass and htcKbsney. M. Garner lorrigan and Mi Kinney. P.. Kle-e gi r Ce.rrigan and Me Kinney. K. GOOSe W. II. P.ake-r. r. Bnbinson n. p. Whitin-y. W. Cramp Itffrrssn Livingston. C. Rorel Billings and Johnson. F. Brags Emil Hera, C. Fairbroth-r W. R. i.e. I. Connolly Pastim- Stable. W. Doyle Reverwvek Stable. K. Lapailh- Williams Rre.s. F. Murphy J. W. Se-horr. F. Judy I. W. Schorr. F. Fuerst J. W. Se-horr. C. Cross J. s. Ward. J. Notte-r 11. P. Whitney. la. Lykes Bowsed Dots. C. Hunt K. Spe-nco. R. Wingfielel I. Evei-maii. T. Henry J. rmense-tter.
