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BOOTS, ED CRUMP AND HODGE WORK FAST. Atalanta Blind in One H. Eye — Shilling to Ride All the Bradley Two-Year-Olds. Leuiisville. Ky.. May 2fc - Beneeaea ami many racing patrons were aattaed afte-r the seventh race- Monelay. when Fel Crump sad Hoots worked one anil a qaarter miles in the mud in 2:0S- -,. It was by far the best work-out of Bay eligible feu- the Kentucky Handicap this kiwi thus far ami. what made it more impressive, was the fact that both horses were running well out Bear the middle- of the track ami win- not "ki ke-d out" at any stage of the trial. This performance caused many expert turfmen tei BMKe the- pre-elictioii that Kel Crump will repeat his victory of IMC in the rich race and that Foots will be a hard horse for even his stableinate to beat. The tare horses begaa at tin- qaarter post art went the first Barter in 25. the half i,i :,1. tin i|uarters in 1:1«% ami the- mile in 1:42%. Thej were close together all the way. AssistaBt train. r M. Bernard, win. is looking after the horses in the absence of trainer Walter Jennings, said aeither horse was taking a long breath when they pulled up. Ktl Crumps weight allotment in the state, 122 peeunels. makes him all the more a serkMts iui leader, as weight never did bother him and In- is .iccustomi-d tei carrying this much ami. as a rale a little more-. Knots likewise is a horse that weight daea not affect greatly and. while- he has had no racing this spring as yet, there is pie, tie, n as to his being fit. Ed Crump has the li. -in-fit of ha bag had a race and a good one- at that, a sccoml Pi Koainer. Hodge Will Be Dangerous On Muddy Trr.ck. Hodge was aaather Keatachy Handicap aocal Io be- worked during the afteraooa. Hi went a mile-in 1:45% betweea the third and foarth races an I was aader restraiat all the- way. lb- galloped tin-first qaarter in 25%, three-eighths in :.!». half iu 51%, fire-eighths in 1 :05. thrce-qaartera in 1:18 and si-Mii eighths in 1 :32. Jockey Claude Hunt, who work.-. I him. was swinging his head at the end of the mile. The horse drew lit, pounds iu the stake, a weight that makes him dangerous and. especially so. if tli.- going is muddy on that day. Fif Jr.. which was cut en his ]. ft hlad leg in a race last Saturday, is not seriously hurt and is a probable starter in the big race-. Jockey Mack Garner, who will pilot him in that race, arrived yesterday from New York and will remain through out the Douglas Park meeting, lie always has been able to make Fif Jr. run well ami owner R. L. Maker says that, in his opinion. Garner can do in. in- with him than any other rider who ever lade him. For the first time in the hist.iry of racing in Kentucky, owiers and trainers making entries at Douglas Park yesterday morning, win- forced to put tin aaase of tin- rider they tad eagaged on tin- entry slips, as well as the equipment tin- horse carries. In eenly feiur instances were own--rs iu doubt as to who would ride their horses ami they will report tin- jockeys nams by ! octocfc this morning, in oriler to get it on the program. Thi- is in pursuance of a rule parsed b.v the Kentucky State Baciag Commission hist Saturday anil which, un-iloubteilly. will prove tin- best and most popular rule ever pased by that body. Another Lapaille Joins the Riding Colony. John La pa i lie. younger brother of jockey King I.apaille of this city, is ile-teriniiieil to augment the family name in turf circles, as he is learning to be a jockey and. from what horse-ineii who have se-en him in action aaawroai times say. he is learning fast. Tin- yoaager I.apaille is working for Mck Williams, who also holds the contrai t on his breither and who has developed some good riders in his time. Zim. which area the sixth raee Monday, is one of the few horses with a vict.ry eior the celebrated Md Boathad t.i his credit lb- beat tin- son of Dade Ivory bells at Junp-7. last winte-r in tie-first race in which old Baaehad raaajrri his "caaae back" stunt. Of course it would be a hard matter to bring the two hors-s together BOW. Owner Johnson N. Camden seems to have a pea chant fir getting spe-i-dv horses which have only one-eye, at first he had Luke ami now he has Atalanta. Luke, which holds the track record for three quarters, 1:10"-,. made at Douglas Park, was beta with one eye, but Atalanta lost an eye since being foaled. Atalanta is om- of tin- fastest fillies seen in action hen- this spring and if her other eye daea Bet become infected, should prove more than useful to Mr. Camden during the remainder of the spring racing season. K. IJ. Bradley has MkBde arrangements wherebj jockey Hugh Shilling will ride all of the two-year-olds in this establishment in the future, while Paul Louder will pilot the older horses, this includes both the horses that are trained by Cliff Hamiaon and Will Hurley as well.
