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1 ■ I »-• I I % i 1 • .• i i • 1 " s s 1 e s " 8 • " I ■ ; j ,1 ,s •e •s !L. is is RAIN STOPS TRAINING WORK t e- Louisville Tracks Visited by Heavy Downpour Early Yesterday. ♦ Deadlock Works a Good Mile Before the Rain — Chatterton Also Gallops a Good Mile. LOITSVILLE. Ky.. March M. Horsemen at the two tracks here were forced to get their charges out earlier than usual this morning to beat an impending heavy rain which finally m c ten a li zed shortly after 7 oclock. Fortunately yesterday was work-day for most of the racers at lx th plants and the trainers suffered little ineonveuieee. The down pour continued throughout the day and. as a result both tracks will be muddy for the next day or two. Koliert H. Shannon came down from I,ev[ingtoi last night anil this morning gav, Deadlock, his Derby candidate, a work-out of a mile in l:4-V-?f, at Churchill l owns hefore the rain. The colt galloped to the tune of a quarter in 91%, half mile in r , -- and three-quarters in 1 :1S. It was an easy work-out for him and he appeared to lie able to increase his speed considerably. shannon went back to Ixington today. C. C. Van Meter sent Chattertou. W. .1. Kelleys only Derby eligible, once around the track at the Downs in 1 ;4" . The Fair Ilay colt began several lengths in front of Gangway, a stable companion. but the latter caught him in the final sixteenth ;md was drawing away from him at the end. He ran the quarter in Jfio. half mile in ■ --;,. three -i onarters in 1:17% and Keren -eight lis in l:We"-. fJtmgvrny shaded 1:11 for his mile. It was drizzling :nin a hi n these horses worked. A large number of local racing enthusiasts gath-I etod at the two tracks this morning, but were sent home early by the rain. Trainer Alex «o rdon will l«:ive some of the Bud Fisher horses at Douglas Park when he ships to Havre de draco, among them being S|Hirting Blood •mil Muskallonge. Both of these racers are training in good style, but neither will be ready to show at its best early in the spring. -Dutch" .Tones will have charge of the division remaining here. Cordon took up Unfit- IJib-y. which has been turn--d out all winter, several day- ago. Dartmoor, which D. K. Miib-r raced in New Orleans for Gordon is due tu- morrow. This horse was |* isoiiod on February gS. the last day that he raced at the Fair Oreunds, and this accounts fur his poor showing in the race in question, he finishing last. He has completely re covered now. Miller will take up Patches, which atea belongs to Hordou and which has not raced for several years, in the near future. His owner is hopeful that he will stand training this year. The stable of Pat Knebelkami. wliieh embraces twelve head and includes a few horses Iwlonging to Jake drocuherg. arrived from New Orleans this morning in charge of trainer Lin Johnson. A shortage of horse cars in the South is holding up several shipments intended for this section, it is reported. .loekey • Newton Barrett came in from Chicago, where he has been visiting since the New Orleans meeting closed. Tie is not under engagement to any stable at the nresent tim. Bradley Wil on. geueial manager at Devonshire Bark, and moving spirit of the proposed new tract o be built on Kentucky soil near Bvansville, Ind eame beta to interview the directors of the Ken inky Jet key Club, in an effort to purchase Ifc* Oouglas Iark grandstand. No action will be hike* on his proposition until the return of Saaetal Manager Mall Winn, who is in the F.ast. Jockey Karl Pool has reported to trainer C. H. Trotter of the Florisatit Stable at Douglas Bark, B. D. Williams is endeavoring to obtain the con. tract of jockey I. Prible. who has ridden with much RMCeaa at Havana throughout the winter. His brother. P. J. W-lliams. will return bete from Cuba the latter part of this week, but will bring only u few horses back, as he will turn four out there for the summer. Jockey A. Arvin came in from Mobile. He will remain on the Kentucky circuit throughout the raeing season. Boscoe Goose returned from Lexington today at aaea with Firebrand. Jefferson Livingstons recent £*a,aaj imrhaai . which will lw trained by John S. Ward throughout the Kentucky racing sea.-on. Jockey IL J. Burke is again under engagement to the Goose A Ward establishment and has reivorted for duty there after a brief visit to his folks in I Hi i lag tea A
