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I FLAGS AT HALF MAST ♦ Louisville Pays Honor to Departed Turf Official, C. F. Grainger. . » Heavy Rains Convert Courses Into Quagmires — Fails to Halt Derby Training. ♦ LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 1 1.— Flags were at half mast today from the City Hall and the Churehill Downs buildings in honor of Charles F. Grainger, former mayor and leading turf official, who died here yesterday. Heavy rains of the past two days has converted both the Louisville tracks into a quagmire, but these conditions did not prevent many of the trainers giving their Derby eligibles useful work. While fast moves were out of the question, the high-strung thoroughbreds siplashed through the mini and slush in a manner which denoted they were near racing condition. Trainer Pete Coyne sent Actuary and Park Hill, two Derby candidates in his barn, for a mile. While they did not work together, strange to say they recorded practically the same time in every quarter throughout their gallops. They were caught by the timers: Quarter. 26 ;, half in 51. three-quarters in 1:22%, mile in 1:51. R. 10. Yiekerman. Xew York sportsman, who owns Park Hill, was here to see his colt in action. He said he was pleased with his preparation for the Derby. KF.KNE DERBY ELIGIBLE*. "Ham" Keene had all the Derby eligibles in the Keene stable out for work this morning. Alice Blue Gown and Miss Muffins worked together five-eighths in 1:14. Chitta-gong and Flowers of Love splashed through the sloppy going three-quarters in 1 :22%, the first quarter in 26% and the half in 54. Trainer James McKinney worked Vanishing Boy with blinkers a mile in 1:50 r,. He ran the half in 54 and three-quarters ia 1:22%. The John E. Madden quartet of Derby eligibles were galloped in pairs for a mile at a two-minute clip. Mac Lit and Sandy Hatch worked together, as did Klintstone and Dozer. Doctor Richards sent Pravus five-eighths in 1:07%. Al Kirby sent Donegal for a half in 57. Dr. Clark, Mo.s Goldblatts handicap horse, seemed at home in the going when he went three-quarters is 1:21 Vr . Firebrand worked a half in 5:!. Buster showed the same distance in 51, the best work of the morning. Over at Douglas Park little was doing. Trainer George Land sent In Memoriam three-eighths in 38%. Great Jaz. in the same stable, went the distance in .19%. Trainer Alex Gordon galloped Cartoonist and Hyperion a half mile in a minute. It is said that adverse weather conditions has delayed tbe shipment of the Fisher -table to Jamaica and that it would possibly remain at Douglas Park for another we k MAUDES HOUSES GO EAST. Frank Taylor, who has been at Churchill Downs for several days will train a number of horses for John E. Madden in the East, shipped a carload of the Madden racers to the Jamaica track this morning. Four other thoroughbreds were received at the Madden stable from Hamburg Place, near Lexington. Roscoe Goose, trainer for John S. Ward, announced today that Donges would not I e sent to Maryland to fill his stake engagement in the Pnvikness. He said, however, the colt would be taken to Lexington to run in the Blue Grass Stakes, the feature of the closing days racing at the old association course. Dr. C Richards applied the firing irons to Fame this morning. This colt is a brother to Distinction, being by The Manager — Ala-narka. He belongs to John S. Ward. Jockey Johnny Merimee arrived here today to visit his mother. He reported that trainer Andy Blakcly would be here for the Churchiil Downs imctiug with the Daniel racers Blanc Seing. winner of the Tijuana Derby, and Lighter, winner of the Cup race at the l.ower California track. He said also that Blakely would bring along a likely two-year-old filly in Sue Donovan, a sifter of Allie Ochs. ilerhnae rode Blanc Sehr; in the Tijuana Derby and Lighter in the Tijuana Can. II. T. Batehler was an arrival here today with three racers. He came from New Orleans. His stable is quartered at Douglas Lark. The bad acting Flag-;, brother to "Whisk-away, the flSMM handicap horse in the C. W. dirk stable, was unloaded at Douglas I ark this morning. He has been turned out all winter on a farm near St. Louis, Mo., and is now owned by A. D. Foley. He was in charge of "Shanty" Kelly.
