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SPEEDY WORK AT LOUISVILLE TRACKS Sun Briar. Escoba and Other Derby Candidates in Impressive Koves — Older Horses Work Well. Louisville. Ky.. April S. — Spts-dy work characterised the work-outs of the horses at the local tracks vesterday morning, tlie time hung up by several being the best of the spring training season. This ipplied more liarticularly to the Kentucky Derby candidates iu local training, a number of which were sent along at a fast clip. Sun Briar attracted much attention when lie started out for a mile gallon, accompanied by Tom McTaggart, a stablemate. The pair raced like a team for the entire distance, finishing the mile iu 1:47% and galloping out a mile and an eighth in 2:0.",. Ta«-y went "at a pretty even gait and pulled up in fine fettle. For the first time this spring Sun Briar was worked in blinkers, and this worked an improvement in his work, for he did not show a tendency to run out on the turns. The showing of Freecutter. George J. Longs Derby colt, was even more impressive than that of Sun Briars. This son of Free Lance was also sent a mile, he going the distance in a shade better than 1:40. He galloped out the mile and an eighth in 2:01% and appeared to be none the worse for his effort. Owner Long was an interested spectator and congratulated traiuer Pete Coyne on the colts fine showing. Other Derby trials included those of Enos and Tally, from the Pastime Stable, which went together a mile iu 1:4S%. They traversed the distance at an even pace, i mining the first three-inarters iu 1:18%. Tally appeared to put it all over her stable companion and could have distanced him at any stage of the work. This fine black daughter of Swee — Tapiola is showing rapid improvement in her work and is likely to prove to lie one of the best three-year-old fillies of the year. She is entered iu both the Derby and Kentucky Oaks. Xelsweep. Willis Sharpe Kilmers second striug in his Derbv how. was scut five-eighths in 1:04. while George J. Longs other Derby eligible. Ocean Sweep, also a candidate for the Oaks, ran a half mile in Hft. GUY FORTUNE SHOWS UP WELL. One of the fastest moves of tlie season at a mile was recorded when Guy Fortuue. from tlie Pastime Stable of Messrs. Middleton and Jones, ran the distance a shade better than 1:44. This fine chestnut son of Transvaal fairly flew over the ground and made a fine impression. He is undoubtedly the fittest horse at cither of the local tracks and will lie hard to lieat in the early spring races provided he does not stale off. Other commendable works included half miles by F. J. Kelleys Iehi-B.m and Saza-Namy in 50, and a similar distance by a number of this stables two-year-olds in time a trifle slower. The best work of the day at Douglas Park was shown bv Escoba. which reeled off a mile at a steadv gait in l:45r,. the best work this fine colt has shown this season. He finished his work without drawing a long breath and showed no distress whatever. Spoarlene and American, two of Jefferson Livingstons Derbv aspirants, displayed fine speed in their work, the " pair racing together over the seven-eighths course in the fast time of 1:27%. Some idea of the manner in which this pair covered the ground mav be obtained from the following fractional time: 23%. 35 ~. 47%. 1:00%. 1:13%. They worked out the mile in 1:42%. pulled up in the final eighth. American distanced his stablemate. due probably to the fact that he was not carrying so much weight. lloyal II. and Colonel Yennie. also from the Livingston Stable, were also asked to test their speed over the seven-eighths route, and this they did to tlie eminent satisfaction of trainer Most Goldblatt. who timed them iu 1:27%. *
