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FAST WORK AT THE DOWN Donnacona Gallops the Best Mil He Has So Far Shown Sterling Ethel Gray and Brook holt Show Speed Many Horses Go to Lexington IOriSVIIIJ Ty April 10 More tlinn 200 persons witnessed interesting workouts on the pan of several of the leading Kentucky Derby candidate in this section at Churchill Downs Sunday morning AiiMiig the eligibles for the rich race seen in actioi were Ddiinacona which ran a mile in 1 M will On Watch his stableinate two lengths back o liim Sterling which seored threequarters of a mil in 114 Ethel Cray with a gallop of fiveeighth in 101 to her redit and Prookbolt which rai the same distance in l02 f fThe The Downs track was better than at any tiuu ninco last autumn and tho springlike weather was an incentive for the local racing enthusiasts t turn out in l irgo numbers Included in the large Withering were many army officers of high rani raniof of the First Divisi which is stationed at Cam Camafhary afhary Taylor They evinced a keen interest ii the workouts of the thoroughbreds thoroughbredsFor For the first time in a gallop this year Donnn OIIA and On Watch wen started from the barrier and Tippity Witchet was used as a pacemaker fo the pair part if ihe way He showed keen speei in leading Donnacona for a short distance bill when the latter was allowed to he moved up ap narently in a few strides and went on about lib l siness away from both Tippity Witchft iind Oi Watch Jockey Cliff Uobinson sat still on Donna cona all the way and had a firm hold of him at tho finish of tile mile The fractional lime inadi by the sou of Prince Palatine Kildouan was fairlv Iast as he ran tho first eighth in 13 quarter ii threeeighths in i7f half mile in five ighths in l0r threequarters in lHir iinii iiniiseveneighths seveneighths in At llu d he showed in ineffects effects of his gallop and was soon taking his roll in tho sand pit pitOn On Watch positively would not extend himself Tockey Newton Parrett did not urge him any tot hard but he tried in vain by slapping him with lii hand and shouting at him to make him run up witli JiH two stablemates The colt wore blinkers in lib workout today After threequarters of a mile bad reen traveled he acted for an instant as though lie was going to run kindly but soon began to loaf GOOD OFFER FOR STERLING REFUSED REFUSEDOwner Owner C C Van Meter said today that he had reieived an offer of a pretty high figure for Ster ¬ ling from a prominent business man who races a big stable of horses as a diversion but that he will not part with the colt for less than ± i000 i000Sterling Sterling again had jockey Callahan on him and with Angon l run with him he gave a goud ox bihition of speed Ho beat his stableinate all the way without being let out to his best and ran the eighth in 112 quarter in IM threeeighths in W half mile in 48 and fiveeighths in 101 Sterling wore blinkers in his work today todayHrookholt Hrookholt ran the quarter in J3f threeeighths in and half mile in Jockey Arthur Collins rode him Ktliel Cray stable companion of Hrook ¬ holt ran the first halfmile of her fiveeighths gallop in 111 with jockey Floyd Cooper up upJohn John C Ferriss today sent Jack Hare Jr Frank F anil two t woyoaroids to Lexington in charge of jiiUcy Ceorgo Molosworth K N Dick Vestal cut a pair of twoyearolds there also Voslal will train the Ferriss horses at Lexington Jack Hare Jr will not bo raced there as he met with a minor injury to one of his feet several mornings ago and will bo given time to recover from it lie will bo bred to several mares at Lexington but will not be thrown out of training trainingDan Dan Lohan shipped six horses to Lexington this in irning Inclnding Alex Jr his Kentucky Derby indidate while Al Woodman took five to the same place Woodman also has a Derby eligible in his string Minnie Man John W Schorrs horses in t barge uf trainer Louis Tanlxr will go to Lexington tomorrow tomorrowItronzowing Itronzowing has been mated with Dodge She anil her suckling foal by Italph will bo sent to the Lehan farm near Jofforsonlown in tho near future futureKrnest Krnest Pollard of London Ky one of the new members of the Kentucky State Uacing Commis si n was an interested visitor at Churchill Downs Ibis morning Mr Pollard has never been actively Identified with racing before but he said that he lias long been interested in the thoroughbred sport mid is of the opinion that it is on tho highest plane ver in Kentucky right now nowieorge ieorge L Long returned from New York today and was one of the earliest visitors at the Downs Ills stable will not be sent to Lexington A Sara ¬ toga campaign is in sight for it however if tin horses do well during tho Kentucky racing seaprn seaprnJockey Jockey 1 Piiz departed for Ioxington this morn ¬ ing ingDr Dr C Jl Uichards will send Alice Ilaigh a threeyearold filly by Star Shoot Marian Casey lo T 31 Murphys farm to bo mated with Coldcn Maxim MaximHal Hal Price lleadley came from Lexington and ivas an interested observer of the gallops of the Derby horses at the Downs this morning morningAs As the result of another heavy rain which began last night and continued through the greater part if this morning both tho Churchill Downs and ouglas Park racetracks were deep in mud again oday Fewer horses were out for gallops than in t long while lint this was due more to the wholesale ihiiments to Lexington within the past few days ban to the bad track and weather conditions conditionsSeveral Several of the Kentucky Derby candidates showed n good advantage in the muddy gning among them lieing Prince 1al which worked a mile and an eighth in 1201 Simpleton the same distance in 02 Westwood a mile in 10 and Patches a nile in 4 The first two named were given heir workouts at Churchill Downs while the atter two ran at Douglas Park Continued ou second page FAST WORK AT THE DOWNS Continued from first page AVill Wsillsice will send Prince Pal and sumo of the other horses under his can to I xington one day this week It is his purpose to give si race or two to his Derby colt during the meeting there The date of their shipments depends upon weather conditions conditionsTrainer Trainer Snapper Garrison sent Ulaek Hackle thrce iarters in 130 this inorniiii sit the Downs The colt wsis in the middle of the track and under restraint throughout throughoutThe The entire stable of the John H AVardUoscoe Goose combination was sent to Lexington this morning Jockey II J Purko went along with these horses horsesTrainer Trainer Ceorge I ird also shipped si division of the F J Kelley establishment to that city today todaySwsiy Swsiy Pictor fnited Horde sind White Stsir the latter two twoyearolds comprise the consign ¬ ment of C W Clarks horses which were tsiken to Lexington today by trainer Ceorge V Bsirnes Jockey Stove Wida contract rider for the Clark Stable left yesterday afternoon afternoonJohn John W Schorr was sin arrivsil from his home in Memphis Tenn today He leaves for Lexington in si day or so soFrank Frank Uector who raved the useful horse lllack Prince in Havana last winter got in from Chicago where he put in the time since the Oriental Park meeting closed He disposed cf Illack Prince before leaving Cuba CubaA A new Moiuisitou to racing is Allison Collings a prominent young business man of this city who has empowered si wellknown nice track veterinarian here to gather together si stsible of good thorough ¬ breds for him Mr Collings expects to have sevorsil representatives to carry his colors by tlic time the Churchill Downs meeting opens
