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TURF LOVERS STIRRED UP OVER DERBY DERBYLOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE Ky April 0 Never has a Ken ¬ tucky Derby stirred turf lovers of this section to the pitch of enthusiasm occasioned by the forth ¬ coming event at Churchill Downs Many of the eligibles are already on the scene and other lead ¬ ing candidates are slated to arrive in the near future to put the final touches to their preparation on the local course courseReports Reports from the courses where the more promi ¬ nently mentioned threeyearolds are training are op ¬ timistic in the extreme Billy Kelly is said to lie at his best After wintering well he has been grad ¬ ually worked into form at Laurel by H G Bed well trainer of the J K L Ross stable and I will be fit for the grueling struggle that is sure to result when the barrier is sprung on May 10 10Stories Stories from Hot Springs indicate that race fol ¬ lowers there consider Eternal as good as in Besides working impressively the McClelland showed his old form under silks The Wanderer also in this stable is rated highly American Ace and Mormon have also gained adherents by their work at the Spa SpaReports Reports from the east bespeak great rivalry be ¬ tween stables of that section and a number of eligibles are being considered favorably II P Whitneys Blue Laddie S C Hildreths Purchase and Cirrus Calumet Stables Be Frank P A Clarks Dunboyne of course and others are highly rated
