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BUSY AT LOUISVILLE TRACKS Kentucky Derby Candidates Be ¬ gin Training for Big Race Muskallonge Works Fast Bro ¬ ther Batch and Coyne Ready for Trial Today LOTIRVILLE Ky March 20 Another mile workout by Muskallonge Hud Fishers Kentucky Derby eligible in 110 at Douglas Park was the chief event of interest among tile observers here today The Motlick colt took his gallop easily and was under restraint at all times He covered the quarter in 20 half mile in nivf and threequarters in 11SX 11SXSeveral Several lesser lights entered in the Derby worn given workouts this morning at Douglas Park while at Churchill Downs trainer C Van Meter opened up Hiother Hatch and Coyne with a brisk halfmile gallop in preparation for a good trial tomorrow tomorrowFantoche Fantoche A B Gordons Derby entry worked an easy threequarters in 121 at the Heechmont course Guvnor was sent the same distance in 123 Gangway covered a mile in lr Ji hard held Both ¬ eration threequarters in l18ft the first half mile in ill Colonel Baker a half mile in 54 Sir Thomas Kean threequarters in 125 and Night Watch threeeighths in 13 13Both Both tracks werq fast again todar and as evi ¬ dence of the activity of the Douglas Park contin ¬ gent one of the dockers hail 125 horses on his tab which were given good workouts this morn ¬ ing while seventyfive more were only galloped slowly slowlyCapt Capt W F Cisco a local turfman plans to send his stable to Chagrin Falls O shortly before that meeting opens This establishment wintered at Churchill Downs DownsTitle Title in the F W Staton outfit which was stricken while en route from New Orleans showed improvement today Trooper another in this stable also shipped none too well having a temperature above normal upon arrival It is expected that both will recover without having to be thrown out of training trainingC C It Anderson whose horses were shipped here from Mobile Ala came in last night from his home in St Louis LouisH H 1 Hrannon and racing secretary William II Shelley motored to Lexington the former to arrange for his stabling accommodation during the coming spring meeting Only a part of the Brannon horses will race at Lexington LexingtonIt It W Hunter of Providence Ky member of the Kentucky State Hacing Commission and Maurice Galvin of Covington a director in the Kentucky Jockey Club were visitors here today todayAlf Alf Oldiiam retired turfman who some years back raced Col Jim Douglas and other good horses is critically ill at his home in this city He has been bedridden for several months
