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PATCHES RUNS FAST HALF MILE IN MUD Kecne Horses Sent to Lexington Louisville Prices Quoted Against Kentucky Derby Horses LOriSVlLLK KV April It Rain which fell it intervals last night fiili i to affect the eon dition of Churchill Downs and Douglas Park during the early hours today lint a brisk shower came up while training oixratioiis were in full swing at lioth jilaics this morning and the horsemen were driven under cover for a while However most of the horses had been given their exercise before the fresh downpour and few if any were deprived of their training It was mining hard while the twoyearolds wen being schooled at the harrier hilt the task was not abandoned abandonedThe The leading eligible for the Kentucky Derby were out on the Downs track this morning only in light gallops as practically all of them were given workouts yesterday Among the less regarded ones out today were KtIn1 Cray which worked a mile in lt i and galloped out an additional eighth Minute Man which ran a mile in 1 11 and Simpleton whicli had a threeeighths work in Sr SrAt At Dotigliis Iark West wood ran a mile in 1 IST in easy fashion going tile first half mile in r Ji and threequarters in 1 0 He was always under restraint Patches galloped a fast half in IS if and was timed the first itiartei in This was the first time this year that this colt was called upon to show such high early speed Miss Jemima ran a half mile in 50 the first quarter in IT and it was simply a canter for her as she was hard held heldTrainer Trainer G II Keene sent twelve of the horses owned by himself and 1 Keone his brother to Lexington today ICight of them were two yearold sons and daughters of Luke Mcluke while the older division wis made up of Moscowa Ha renka Inquiry and Iriinful Jockey William Iloag went with the Keene horses horsesC C 1J Anderson was an arrival today from Ti ¬ juana He will s 1 Jack Keeves and Duke of ofDevonshire Devonshire to Lexington next Monday MondayTrainer Trainer Snajiper Garrison has made several offers to Dan Lehau for Hronzewing and her three fnW and says that lie never saw a more admirable admirabletype type of a brood mare than her dam damThe The C C Van Meter horses will not race at Lexington this spring but will get into action when the Cliurchill Downs meeting opens They are all well advanced in their training but their owner desires to have them thoroughly ready IIL fore sending them to the post postC C W Hay well known Franklin County breeder reports the arrival at his place near Frankfort Ky of a gotid looking colt foal by FansCol dam a Star Shoot mare mareA A visit to the leading hotels of this city re ¬ vealed that the applications for reservations for Derby eve and a few days following art more than twice as great as in any previous year Some of them date back as far as last November A housing bureau will be opened in the near fu ¬ ture by the Kentucky Jockey Club however and there will be ample accommudations for all of the visitors to view the noted race raceIn In an effort to avoid congestion at the gates three new entrances lo Churchill Downs are being built One will be for street car patrons another for those who come in private automobiles while the third will be exclusively for taxicabs In addition to these there will be a general entrance on the Central avenue side as formerly formerlyDorothy Dorothy a twoyearold filly in the W V Thraves stable whicli was seized with a car fit after being loaded for Lexington and had to be sent back to the Downs has completely recovered and will be ready for the Louisville racing racingConsiderable Considerable individual wagering on the outcome of the Kentucky Derby is being indulged in here now in fact far more than for some years past Wliile Damask is still held first choice at odds of 15 to 1 tin demand at present is for Donnacona and Hlazes both of which are quoted at 10 to 1 On Watch at 11 Constancy Prince Pal and Golden Hroom at l to 1 each arc also coming in for considerable consideration
