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LOUISVILLE TRAINING WORK LIGH Ethel Gray and Miss Jemima Goinc to Lexinstor for the Ashland Oaks LOriSVILLK Ky April 14 Although the Churchill Downs track had dried out to some extent this morning it was still too soft for good work and most of the trainers of thi leading Kentucky Derby candidates deferred giving them long and hard gallops until tomorrow However both the Downs and Douglas Park presented busy scenes until well along toward noon then being an especially large number of twoyearolds out at the tw J tracks AVeather conditions showed a big improve ¬ ment over yesterday yesterdayTrainer Trainer Max Ilirsch devoted some time this morn ¬ ing to schooling Donuacona and On AVatch at the barrier and their exercise consisted of only a light gallop around the track This was the first time this year that the Ioft horses faced the starting gate Donnacona displayed considerable uneasiess and nervousness while being lined up with his stablemate stablemateThe The best workout of the morning at either of the two tracks of a Derby eligible was thine by Grand Slam which ran seveneighths of a mile in 132 132Simpleton Simpleton galloped a mile in 12 while Alex Jr worked threeiiuarters in 121 Sterling aud Angon were sent threeeighths in 41 and trainer C C Van Meter said that he will work them at one mile or farther tomorrow tomorrowEthel Ethel Gray Monfort Jones candidate for the Derby as well as for the Ashland and Kentucky Oaks ran seveneighths in lti r This filly is so well advanced that trainer Snapper Garri ¬ son has decided to ship her to Lexington to fill her engagement in the Ashland Oaks OaksCharles Charles Rowe announced that he will ship Miss Jemima to Lexington also to run in the same race The filly shows more speetl than ever in her gallops this spring springHarry Harry Rreivogcl chief assistant to general man ¬ ager Matt 1 AVinn at Latonia stopped off here for a few days visit en route from California to Cov ington He spent two mouths in the west westFor For the first time this year in this section the twoyearolds were tried from the barrier at the Downs this morning Red Legs John S AVards reputed good colt was among those that had the tape sprung on them He gives indications of being a quick beginner beginnerImlKC ImlKC Charles F Price was an arrival today from Florida where he spent the winter months After taking a few days rest at his home in this city he will proceed to Lexington LexingtonKay Kay Spence sent the division of the AV V Thraves stable intended for Lexington racing to that city this morning Twelve horses were loaded but one was seized with a car fit and had to be sent back to the Downs Spence went to Lexington also today todayJockey Jockey Dave Nlcol some years back an excellent saddle artist will ride again this spring according to his present plans He has been exercising horses for John S Ward and Roscoe Goose since coming out of the army and is in fine condition He will IK able lo make as low as 101 pounds without any trouble Expert horsemen ssiy that Nicol was cm of the best riders of twoyearolds in the country countryThe The veteran G rover Hughes winner of a number of races a few years aso but which has been in retirement for a lung time is in training again at Douglas Park and an effort will be made to get him to the1 races this spring He is now owned by J M Hiibbard of this city cityRumors Rumors to the effect that judge Francis J Nel ¬ son had promised to reinstate jockey Eddie Mar ¬ tin after the latter had served a twoyear sus ¬ pension were quieted by that official today when a telegram was received from him in which he stated that he was unaware of making such a promise and any story that the ban against the rider was to be lifted was news to him himOther Other workouts at Churchill Downs today were as follows Pnnga Buck half mile in 55 Blue Paradise Green Grass Little Blossom together threeiuarterse in 122 Barenka threequarters in 123 Inquiry mile in 153 Discussion and Fur ¬ below together half mile in 52 Matinee Idol 5S Frank F 54 Hereafter fiveeighths in 1 Midway mile in 150 Tally fiveeighths in 110 Iri o War threequarters in 124 Moscowa mile in 152 Thelma E fiveeighths in 112 Atta Puv II half mile in 52 Orlova three quarters in 12Mr Lucky B mile in 157 and Spearlene threequarters in 1 20
