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HAPPENINGS AT LOUISVILLE Several Derby Candidates Sched ¬ uled to Work at Downs Today W V Thraves Pleased With Cost ¬ ly Colt Southern Gentleman Madden Horses Go East LOriSVILLK KV April 3 Today was in off iliiy for the Kentucky Derby candidates at Church ¬ ill Downs as far as workouts were concerned ind those which wore out were only given long slow gallops Hie course is rist drying out and by tomorrow morning it will be fast again Several of the Derby eligible are schcduleil to work tomorrow including Donnacona On Watch and Prince Pal Trainer Will Wallace refrained from trying the latter out today until the track gets in bettor condition conditionFor For the first time this year twoyearolds were schooled at the barrier at the Downs today and a lirge number f them received their initial logons in racing manners Starter A It Dado was on IN nl to see the work get under way and lie left ibis afternoon for his homo in Henderson Ky where lie will remain until time to go to Lexington There are so many young horses here that Mr Dude found it necessary to send to Lexington for AVill Hamilton another of his assistants to school those which aro quartered at Douglas Park every day instead of every other day as originally planned plannedW W V Thravos was on hand at Churchill Downs this morning and saw Southern Couthman a colt for which he paid iM 00 at Saratoga last sum ¬ mer work an eighth of 7i mile in l i in handy fashion Ace High a highpriced son of Croat Jtritain Lady Moonet ran with Southern Contle iniiii and Mr Thraves expressed himself as highly pleased with the condition of his twoyearolds I am inclined to think that Southern Centleman might be a bit too large to race in his best form right off the reel said Mr Thraves but 1 am confident he will prove himself a worthy borse before the season is old Ofttimos the highest priced horses do not turn out as well as expected but 1 have a world of confidence in this one I purchased Tsarina his dam not long ago and about a month back she foaled a cojtof which Luke McLnke is the sire that is certainly a grand looker and just the color of Southern Centlo Kay Kponco who trains the Thraves horses ar rived from Havana today and of the vast stable that lu took to Cuba last autumn he brought back only eleven horses Hodge is the only horse that will carry Spences colors this year as the remainder have been transferred to Mr Thraves The members of this establishment which wintered here were in charge of W Covington and Sponce found them fairly well advanced in their training upon his arrival Jockeys Tommy Murray and F Wilson who will ride the ThravesSppnce com ¬ bination in Kentucky this spring also came in from JIavana today todayJ J C FERRISS HORSES ARRIVE ARRIVErifleeu rifleeu horses were in the consignment of lohn Forriss which got in this morning from Now Orleans Including in it was Jack Hare Jr and hi shipped in excellent health Itoforo leaving the Crescent City he acted as though he was never in better condition in his life and fast trials were iommoii with him Jockeys Course Molcsworlh and William Wright regular pilots of the Ferriss horses bviit the stable here by a fow hours Fer ¬ riss stopped off in Nashville to spend a day or two twoThe The John K Madden stable comprising twenty three twoyearolds vjs shipped to Itelinont 1ark this morning Those youngsters wintered at Innchill Downs and they make a good looking band 1 V May will send his horses which spent the old months at Douglas Iark to Havre do Craco on next Wednesday He will remain in the Kast until next autumn autumnJockey Jockey Harry earner who piloted Herron to victory in the Cuban Derby last Sunday arrived here last night from Havana and will remain for ten days or so From here he will go to Havre le trace where Ilerron has been shipped iarner says that Senor K Alvarez was so enthused over winning the Cuban Derby that he has announced liis intention of acquiring a pretentious stable of horses fo race in the Kast during I lie coming summer summerDiamond Diamond irl which was brought from New Orleans by Fred Staton died at Douglas Park yesterday Shi suffered an attack of car fever en route north and was unloaded in a hopeless condition conditionMatt Matt J Winn vicepresident aid ifoncral maager of tliu Kentucky Jockey Club left today on a brief business trip to Lexington and Lalonia LaloniaJockey Jockey Mack Cantor has been tendered several positions as stable rider by some lug racing estab ¬ lishments in this section according to word re ¬ ceived from him today He leaves Centerville Iowa his home for this city tonight tonightJ J W Tex Forman left for Cincinnati yester ¬ day to have his eyes treated by a specialist Mose Coldhlatt went to the same city to visit his wife who has been slightly ill for a few days
