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OPINIONS FROM LEXINGTON Leonardo II Held to Have Sadly Clouded His Derby Chance Bradley s Pair Advanced in Public PublicFavor Favor but Many Are Turning Turningto to Careful Hopefully LEXINGTON Ky May 1 Tliree days more of racing remains before the meeting here terminates and the transfer to Louisville will begin immedi ¬ ately the advance crowd that has taken part in the ten days of local racing departing on the special train Wednesday night Financially the meeting has fallen far short1 of that of last spring This is attributed to the money stringency The attendance however lias compared favorably witli that of a year ago The meeting has had its disappointments for favorite backers as choices have been bowled over with steady regularity regularityThe The exodus of stables to Louisville began here in earnest this morning and the departures included a consignment from the E R Bradley stable in ¬ cluding Black Servant and Behave Yourself which finished first and second in the Blue Grass Stakes yesterday By that success both enhanced their rating as among those having a real chance to land the coveted honors that come with a victory in the Kentucky Derby Their final preparation for the big race of next Saturday will be watched keenly Their final Derby trial will be over the Churchill Downs track next Thursday Thursdayi i The pronounced failure of Leonardo II in the Blue Grass Stakes was a stunner to his bjg host of supporters The slowcuppy track was held to have been against him and there is no question that the colt ran poorly in the going but what makes the wiseacres shake their heads is that the Colt flinched so alarmingly when pressed hard and the sting of the whip found him swerving badly badlyThis This showing yesterday caused a loss of many friends for him who heretofore felt almost certain that he would land the big prize That he is a goc i horse has been demonstrated in his successes as a twoyearold and that he is gifted with high speed was proved in his initial race here when lie gave a brilliant record exhibition but that he can carry high weight and stay a long distance is now open to question despite the faith in him of his connec ¬ tions On a fast track he will race in better fashion that he did Saturday There are still many who have not given him up as a lost cause to win the Derby His victory in the Derby would be popular for Messrs Simms and McClelland his owners and trainer Kim Patterson are highly es ¬ teemed teemedThere There is a growing belief that unless the E R Bradley establishment succeeds in thwarting the easterners that section will carry off the 50000 prize next Saturday Tryster in the Harry Payne Whitney stable has been installed more firmly in favoritism since the defeat of Leonardo II IIIn In the last few days there has been considerable support uncovered for W J Salmons Careful Flattering reports have been brought here from Louisville about her work and the manner in which she is training and it is sweeping a big following in her direction She will have something of an advantage should a big field so to the barrier for site is extiemely fast at the barrier and will be apt to dart into an advantageous position immedi ¬ ately Whether she can stay a long distance is still to be determined but those who saw Her victress at Havre de Grace at a mile and a six ¬ teenth contend that she could have duplicated the feat over a mile and a quarter route and scored just as commanding commandingShe She will not incur a handicap by track conditions for she is equally at home on a fast track or in the mud Two stakes remain to be run here during the three days of racing The 5000 added Camden Handicap will have its running Wednesday and the Idle Hour Stakes will precede it on Tuesday Some of the best in these parts will take part in the fix ¬ tures Lord Allen the highly regarded twoyear old will be given his severest test in the Idle Hour Stakes and his performance in it will be con ¬ sidered critically criticallyThe The SimmsMcClelland horses including Leon ¬ ardo II Bon Homrae Eternal and others are to be shipped to Louisville tonight Jockey T Jarvio goes with the consignment consignmentTrainer Trainer W M Perkins has had the firing irons applied to Charles Henry M C Moores three yearold son of Jack Atkin Prudential Girl Tin colt was sent to one of the neighboring farms thin morning and will rest until autumn
