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i • • i ; I SAVING OMAR KHAYYAM FOR PIMLICO Neither He Nor His Stable Companion, Westy Hogan, Will Be Raced at Havre de Grace. Haltimore. Md.. April "4. — Wilfrid Viaii :ind his trainer. Richard F. Carman, have about decided n,,t to send either Dinar Khayyam or AVesty Hogan to fulfill their stake engagement at Havre de Grace. The two great colts will, therefore, continue to train for the Iimlico Spring Handicap at the Hen-ning track. The Yiau-Carmaii stable wintered at Helming and that every horse in it is ready for the colors the recent successes of tlie two-year-old Auntie, also of Ixuiisc Y. and our or two of th-older horses and the excellent performances of Churchill and the unfortunate King Raggot and Startling, has proven. Omar Khayyam has taken on forty or fifty pounds since he got out from under the shed and he looks ready for a mile dash alr-ady. His forward condition is due to the fact that he had plenty of steady work through the cold weather, when the frozen condition M the Henning course made it impossible to gallop him out of doors. Mr. Carman said at Havre de Grace yesterday that Omar Khayyam had not so much as sneezed all winter and he predicts that he will run his best race at Iimlico. Westy Hogan is as big as a house and lie is showing at Henning the speed which characterized his work last year. This son of Dick Finnell is the ihoice of the Henning trainers for the Iimlico Spring Handicap. Westys quick turn of speed will see him safely around the first turn at Iimlico and. clear of early interference, and none of them doubts his ability to go on. no matter how swift the company may lie. Westy Hogan may. indeed, develop into the handicap sensation of the coming year. XALITAN IN FINE CONDITION. Max Hirs.-h. who is training Kalitan. last years 1reakness winner, with lapp at iimlico. doclares that it will Im- unwise for the form followers to count Kalitan out of the Iimlico Spring Handicap. Kalitau wintered splendidly after a long letup and he is showing plenty of dash. Xor can there be any doubt of his ability to go on in the best company. There were few better three-year-olds anywhere last spring than Al M. Dick and Fruit Cake, and Kalitau galloped them to defeat in the Freakness. Some fear was expressed when John Schorr brought the stable of Kdward H. McLean to !imli.-o from the Henning track that Leochares n.ight have been left thick-winded by the dis-teiui er from which he suffered at Washington. Leochares was undoubtedly a mighty sick horse, but he is training famously at Iimlico for the Spring Handicap and. so far. has not betrayed the least evidence of thick-windedness. Leochares. indeed, shares with Major Ral Parrs Crimper the distinction of being the most forwaru of the Pimlieo Spring Handicap candidates training at Pimlieo. Schorr, who understands the Rroomstick gelding thoroughly, has him high in flesh and he is already galloping him three-quarters in 1:14 and 1:15. Ieoclcires. under the steadying burden of 12* ixeauds. finished fourth in last years renewal of the 1 imlico Spring Handicap. Pennant, Crimper and .Huiiis beatteg him. Hut Leochares was not as fresh thea as he is this spring, nor is it likely l ha! in a race in which Omar Khayyam. West;." Hogan and Heorleea are to be weighted, he will lie asked to shoulder anything like 12S pounds. Cudgels first public trial for the Pimlieo Spring Handicap iu the Philadelphia Handicap at Havre de Grace on Saturday, was highly creditable. Com- in.iii.1er Koss Rroomstick four-year-old took lei 128 pounds and finished bang up in a three-quarters dash tiiat was run by the winner — Haiiherk — in 1:12"-.-.. Cudgel is to have another public trial at Ha re de Grace.
