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Works the Derby Route Under Adverse Weather Conditions Heavy Rainstorm Spoils Churchill Downs Going Again McLean Stable Headed West LOriSVILLK Ky April LO In a driving rain mid over a track that resembled a lake more than a race course Donnacona C W Lofts chief de ¬ pendence in tin coming Kentucky Derby galloped one and oiiecnurter miles in I11 at Churchill Downs this morning He was accompanied by Sweet Mint and had jockey Miff Robinson on him fractions were LTff f lLTi 155 and L Itohinsou had a good hold of him until after a mfle had been covered and then lie gave him his head for an eighth or so The colt ran the next eighth in KVf after being extended He cooled out in excellent style styleOn On Watch the other of the Loft Derbv eligible was sent a half mile by Trainer Max Ilirseh in company with Tippity Witchet and In pair ran the distance in riii iTnlike his previous galhip over a fast track when he refused to ext 1 him ¬ self On Watch ran freely in the mud todav and remained in front of his stablemate all the way He ilid not have on blinkers this morning morningThe The worst rainstorm in recent years visiled this section early this morning and tiie downpour con ¬ tinued steadily until after noon Shortly after S oclock darkness completely enveloped these parts mid for several minutes it was Iiiiw lblifty lbliftysv1 sv1 ncros the race track Tiie Loft horses had just finished their gallops when this freakish weather came on The rain kept the trainers indoors with their charges until late in the morning but when they saw that there was little chance of it ceas ¬ ing for quite a while they were forced to bravo it A larger number than usual under such condi ¬ tions were given exercise at the Downs DownsGRAND GRAND SLAM AND GERMA GALLOP GALLOPThe The only other Derby candidates out in addition to the two mentioned were Grand Slam which worked a mile in 1 and Germa which covered a half mile in iivf iivfA A telegram was received this morning from John F Schorr stating that he has obtained horse cars at Kenning and will ship the 1C 15 McLean stable of twentysix head to this city tonight One car ¬ load will be taken to the Downs and the other to Douglas Park ParkJockey Jockey Joe Kederis will ride for John AY Schorr at the coming Lexington meeting Kederis is in the service of Williams Prothers but they will not be represented there this spring The Schorr horses in charge of Trainer Louis Tnuber left for Lexing ¬ ton this morning and their owner nid Jockey Kederis departed for the same place this after ¬ noon noonW W 1C Phillips recently appointed one of the patrol judges on the Kentucky circuit returned last night from a trip through Missouri and will leave for Lexington in a day or so soThe The P J Prannon horses intended for Lexing ¬ ton racing will not IK sent hen until Saturday There are still quite a few establishments hero that will have representation at l exingtoii among them being those of G W Ixift Simms and Oliver J W McClclland ami Mose Goldblatt GoldblattThe The task of installing the parimntnel machines was begun at Churchill Downs this morning and more will be put in than ever before The space formerly occupied by tin bar will he part of I In betting pavilion this year yearAVayno AVayno darner of the Garner family of jockeys came in this morning from Toledo Ohio where he spent the winter
