Chilly Winds At Louisville: Cartoonist, In Memoriam and Donges Among Derby Eligibles Seen Under Saddle., Daily Racing Form, 1923-04-01

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CHILLY WINDS AT LOUISVILLE Cartoonist In Memoriam and andDonges Donges Among Derby Eligi Eligibles bles Seen Under Saddle LOUISVILLE Ky March 31 Trainers at Churchill Downs and Douglas Park faced a chill wind blowinr directly from the north this morning when they brought out their horses for exercise gallops gallopsCartoonist Cartoonist and Hyperion the Bud Fisher Derby eligibles showed the fastest half mile of the training season here when the work watchers caught Cartoonist a half length in front of Hyperion at the finish of the half in 51 Cartoonist was under restraint all the way and was trying to go on when the boy on him was flagged down Hyperion still a maiden runs as if he will be a hard one to beat this spring This one will do his first time out He has plenty of speed and a good way of going Trainer Gordon will take Hyperion to New York when he treks eastward with tiie big stable in about a fortnight He has not fully decided yet whether he will take Cartoonist along or leave him here to start in the Derby DerbyIn In Memoriam the big McGce colt was only given a blowing out for a real work to ¬ morrow He was caught the threeeighths in 7 5s He also showed a desire to run and it was with difficulty the boy could restrain him himAt At the Downs Donges and Spin Ball were sent threequarters in 1 1S Roscoe Goose was astride Donges and held him to v pace that only an experienced jockey can judge The quarter was run in 25 and the half in 51 51o o This is tins fastest work for Donges this season He looks as good as hands can make him and is standing his tightening up ordeal in great shape shapePrince Prince K the railbirds special was galloped with the old campaigner Courtship a quarter in 21s in preparation for a longer work tomorrow Prince K is training wed and great things are expected of him by his ownei L F Marshall MarshallPravus Pravus the Derby eligible by The Finn recently purchased from John 12 Madden by F AVeiland a local sportsman was given threeeighths in This colt also will be asked to go a longer route tomorrow tomorrowTrainer Trainer Lou Calm had Bo McMillan out He vas galloped threequarters in 1205 the first half in 53Vfe This colt can run fast when it is required of him but trainer Calm is going along slowly with the Ballot colt On looks one would almost be persuaded to get a ticket on him over the other Derby eligibles quartered here hereThe The stables of John Ferris Jack Pontius and Tex Forman delayed several days on the road arrived at the Downs today


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