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PLEASED WITH PRINCE PAL SimmsOliver English Colt Works Nicely at Churchill Downs Donnacona and On Watch Among AmongOther Other Derby Candidates CandidatesSeen Seen on the Track LOriSAILLE Ky March 10 Edward F Simms Weilihy oil man of Paris Ky and II P Oliver f Pittsburgh who recently purchased Prince Pal Palfor for reported price of 000 were on 1 d at bunhill Downs yesterday morning and saw trainer WiM Wallace send the colt three juartors of a mile in 12 The son of Prince Palatine Wilful Maid II took to his task as though he knew his new owners were looking on for he tried to run much faster than jockey Hugh Shilling who was astride lull cared to allow him himA A wind with a velocity far above the average swept over the track yesterday morning and horses working were forced to face it as they ran through the stretch This coupled with the fact that the course still showed effects of the heavy rain of Saturday night made Prince Pals trial a good one onePotll Potll Mr Siniius and Mr Oliver expressed thom iclvos as exceedingly well pleased with their hope ii the Kentucky Derby and his condition to date llcy looked the colt over thoroughly and com ¬ plimented trainer Wallace upon his splendid appear ¬ ance It was the first time that they bad seen liin indulge in one of his Derby workouts workoutsMoney Money was uo object to those two sportsmen when it came to obtaining a worthy representative for ihe Derby There was nothing in the vast J W Mc iland establishment that appeared to be of D rliv caliber but it was not long until they ac iiired Prince Pal which they are of the opinion ill fill the bill billThe The two ieft for Mr Simnis home at Paris Jiy vostoiday afternoon and they will spend sev ¬ eral days at Xalapa Farm Improvements are being made there that will make it one of the show places of the Hlne Grass section sectionTri Tri iioi Max Hirsch had Donnacona and On Watch out for halfmile workouts yesterday the former i Mining in r and the latter in Hoth could luiv gfno faster but Ilirsch is not asking much speed ff them yet yetALEX ALEX JR WORKS WELL WELLAlex Alex Jr Dan Lelians Derby eligible wont three quarters in 1 2i in company with ICastor Flower his dependent for the Ashland Kentucky and Latonia Oaks The colt was restrained to keep pace with the filly or he would have gone much faster fasterJockey Jockey John Pitz has been engaged to do the riding for the Lelian stable this year yearI I Kinzowing dam of Alex Jr foaled a bay filly by Uiilph at Churchill Downs Saturday morning Tne mare will be mated with Dodge this season seasonIt It II Andersons twoyearold brown colt by Dick Finnell Alice Haird a brother to Marjorie Jlynes has been named Coyne as a compliment to Pete Coyne trainer of the George J Long Jjorses Th youngster is said to In a right fast one and he is well engaged in stakes stakesThe The puldii ity value of the Kentucky Derby to this city is evidenced by the large batch of ap ¬ plications for boxes for Derby day which have been ncovod at the Churchill Downs office Kvery sec ¬ tion of America is represented among them Quite i few people will make the journey from the Pa ¬ cific coast to see the big raw run while the New York delegation judging from the advance orders will be larger than ever Incidentally some appli ¬ cations have Jeeii received from towns that it was 11 iesMiry to look up on a map as their existence was unknown to most people here hereJudge Judge Charles F Price who will fill his old lac it the stewards stand is expected back in n day or two from Naples Florida where IK spent the winter William II Shelley racing secretary at all of the Kentucky tracks will arrive from Cuba Tliursday morning and after remaining at home for a few days will go to Lexington to got things in shape for the opening of the meeting there April 24
