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ACABADO GIVEN A CHANCE pleases nuurjm whalen by a baxbtac- TORY GALLOP OYEB DERBY DISTANCE. Will Be WiofcHaTa Stables Reliance for the Big Race — ataeaartur Hordes Speeding Up it: Their Work— Berlin Still Doing Weal I.y c. .. Herein. [aabrrUle, Ky.. April 25. "I am More than ever convinced that Acabttdo i- the equal • •! any coll in local trainin;:. and thai lie is good enough to win tin- Kentm ky Di rby." This was i 1m- . la ratio* m : !i- ay 1 1 ■ i i 1 1 • ■ r Mm Whalen. after lie had aritneawd the latest work-Mi of the rasa gilding yesterday ■wing, arhea be cave red a aille aad ■ quarter, the fall Derby dtataace, in 2:15, running the first hair in 51%, aad the mile i-r 1:47%. I: was the arcoad time the •!l ef gnpermaa — Elegance had beea asked ii traverse this ronti aad he perforated lit s task with such consummate eaae, that his traiaer was areaaaded to give utterance t the above reaiarks. lackey Mark Garner, who was ,,i, th" gelding, was instrui ted ii i to harrj him aa traiaer Whalen Mas ni.t atteatptlai: anything that Might bordm .m the seaaatioaaL The lightweight carried oat in atraettoaa aad itnided the g. hiing at the pare his traiaer had intended he si,.;,i,i ■_-,,. He went at aa evea ;-;i f ■ and apparently v»as ranaiag just as wcil at the end ai ia the . .:rli.-r stages "f ih.-gallop. Mis showing s eminently satisfactory to trainer Whalen, arho is strongly of the .■pinion that Aeaaedo is a slayer. Eb mil andoahtedly l «- the i-hi.f «i. i blare ef the Wi.klifiv Stable i-i the Derby and, if he doe* start, viil not lack for ■aaaaart Mrcomher Derby Eligible-, Work Weil. The A. K. Ma, ..nihil- Derby eligibles continue to train arell for Walter Jenniag* and their work, siiiic raniiac to hnrrhill I.wii--. has beea all thai i, .nil be desired. Jennings has adopted the pi in ..f working them at an early boar and so tar this baa worked oat :i!i right, far the I.. Its ahoar auirked aaproetai nt In ea •!, saccessive *work. Yesterday, for the fhrst time, they arcre galhaead at the htcreaaed distance of a mil.- and an eighth and their wanner of covering the gr aad wade ■ deep bepreasioa aa the few railbirda preseat. North Star ill. and War Star ran the distance in 1:56% aad covered the first. aiQe in 1:42. star Master and lloiiist.-r went a similar rout" iii 1:57%, and nia.h- the mile in 1:44%. Trainer Jennings was all miles after these trials. hart would not ventare an opiaioa regarding what be thought of the colts- Derby chances. With the rapid approach of the day of the great ran-, the Macwaaber eligibles are gaining many admirers naaaag local horseaam, who believe tin- stable stands a great chance to take ii , wn the priae. It is also becoming am evident v. ith the passage of tin days that the Mncombcr stable will he first choice on the afternoon of tin- race, .lust which of the seven eligible* will le elected to carry the silks of the rich Californiaa is a watter of conjecture, bat present Indication* point to that honor being shared by North Star 111.. Star Master aad BoHiater. This trio would prove a worthy representation, and aroaAd materially help Mr. Ma-ember to realise his long cherished dream. out at Doaglaa Park the acogiesa of .1. s. Wards Bertha in his Derbj preparation, is being amtcbed Ihcse day- nMTC eagerly than any of the other Derby i llglhli ■ now at that track. This colts Had fast work at Ihni gaailin apeaed the ejrea of m-iny boraeaaea aad forced them to realize, that tin- son of .lini Gaffney- Aatolee, must not lie loft out of their calculations. Yesterday inorn-injr the cait farther distingnished himself when lie was aeat a mil.- and an eighth and. while the work from a tin* standpoint was not reasarkabie, it was the easy manner in which he covered the increased distil; ■•• that won far him warm approval. In the company of Franklin, the colt neat the distance in 1:57%, end araa n- t even Mowing hard :it the end. He was under stout restraint at all times, and palled up wiihmt any imilue laboring. At Churchill Downs trainer Pete Coyne aeat Gen, .1. Longs Derby aspirant Keinvard. three-«|iinrters, the lug cfaestaat gnltopiag the distance iii 1:17. This son of Ah, soot- Baabferd BeUe is progressing satisfactorily in his training and that he will be fit ami ready for the race is abundantly evident. Hla training will he completed on the battle ground. Pete Coyne having decided not to rate li i in at Lexiaghae. Many Stables Depart for Lexington. Yesterday witnessed the departure of quite a few Btahtea bound for Id slag tea, and tie- aext tew »lays atbera will !»• sent along, featerdaya de-pactana included the stiihl.s of .1. W. Schorr. W. J. Young and Joe Inienscttcr. The Schorr shipment embraced fourteen bead and inclined Harry Kelly and CadgeL The Young band consisted of Midway and Trevisco. both Derby f llglbh ■. Water Wrteb, Triad, Baaawaad, Valor and a half aaaaa two-year-olds. The folbiwing horses will comprise the shipment that W. II. Baker will send to texhagtaa tomorrow. Otaaa Jones, Lady Roba, Sb-eth. Hriincimrst. Mary Helle, Square Dealer, Walter II. Pearoc. Dr. Shafer, James Paaaar, Carl Kllwanjier. Pretty Dakar and Tex Forman. Uoseoo ioose will j;o jiIouk to rid-- for the stable. ireen Jones, the stahles Derby candidate, is eligible to the Ben Ali Handicap and, in all probability, be will make bis three-year-old debut in this stake. Lady Itotha is named in both the Ben Ali and Camden Handicaps, while Mary Belle is a prominent candidate for the Ashland Oaks. All of the Baker horses in this shipment are ready and ought to win their share of the purses nt Lexington. Following are some of the best trials at the local tracks yesterday: Bringburst. throe-quarters in 1:15; Norvie, three-quarters in 1:1S; Koh-i-Noor, three-quarters in 1:0; Fair Mae, mile in 1:45; Dreadnaugbt and Nolawn, half mile in 53; Primero and Sparkler, five-eighths in 1:0»;; Apple Jack, half mile in 50; Tobacco Box, three-eighths in 3«. m John Hachmeistor, manager of Douglas Park and jr Latonia. is due to arrive here Thursday from his winter home at Naples, Florida.
