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BLACK GOLD ARRIVES 1 Reaches Churchill Downs After Three Days Journey. Mrs. Hoots Louisiana Derby Winner in Fine Condition Crack Filly, Evelyn, 111. - LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 24. Fresh from j his notable triumph in the Louisiana Derby, and apparently in perfect condition, Mrs. R. M. Hoots Black Toney Useeit colt, Black Gold, accompanied by Tuscola and the stable pony, was unloaded at Churchill Downs late j Sunday evening and was assigned to the same stall he occupied here last fall. Trainer " H. Webb, who has saddled the colt in all his races, and is his constant companion, ac-companied him on the trip, as did Charlie Akers, who gallops the colt. The trip from New Orleans occupied three , days and was made in a box car attached to ! an Illinois Central freight train. This is the first instance recorded in a long time of a : horse of the calibre and reputation of Black Gold being shipped by freight. This method of transportation was selected by trainer Webb, not to save money as many would ruppose, but because he believed the slower method of traveling would be safer and would entail a less sudden change of climate for the colt. Black Gold, according to Webb, suffered no ill effects from the long trip and did not mind the frequent jarring of the train. The colt ate well and had his full measure of sleep. Black Gold, according to his trainers plans, will be kept at Churchill Downs until after the Derby, and will not be sent to Lexington to race, as he was not entered in the Blue Grass Stakes, to be run at that track. TAKING THINGS EASY. Trainer Webb took occasion to deny the report sent from New Orleans and widely published that Black Gold had worked a mile and a quarter on the Jefferson Park track in 2 :05. The colt has not had a saddle on since he ran in the Louisiana Derby trainer Webb declared. Black Gold, after his southern campaign, is further advanced in his preparation for the Kentucky Derby than any of the other eligibles now here and would be ready to start in the big race next week if necessary. His trainer, however, will take no chances of his training off and will not let up on him until the eve of the contest. The son of Black Toney and Useeit has not filled out much during the winter months, although he has gained considerably in heighth. He stands almost fifteen and a half hands and is superbly muscled and without an ounce of superfluous flash. Black Gold finished eleventh in the list of last years winning two-year-olds, with a total of over 9,000 to his credit, his three victories this year have increased his total earnings to approximately 5,000. He is the only three-year-old of prominence that has an unbeaten record this year, and is at the head of the list of winning horses of his own age for the year. His record to date is 21 starts, twelve firsts, five seconds and two thirds. He has been unplaced in only two TRACK STILL IIEAVY. The Churchill Downs track was still somewhat heavy Monday morning, and in consequence training operations were not marked bj much activity. Trainers had to be content to let their charges gallop or canter around the course at an easy pace. With a promise of much belated sunshine within the next twenty-four hours the going should be in superb condition by Wednesday morning, when the Derby colts will be sent along for more ambitious trials. . Colonel M. J. Winn is in receipt of a letter from Frank Farrell, owner of Time Exposure, in which he states that his Kentucky Derby colt Is progressing nicely in his preparation. Mr. Farrell also gives the assurance that the son of High Time and Photo would, barring accidents, be a sure starter in the Derby. Jefferson Livingstons good two-year-old filly Evelyn, a triple winner at New Orleans, and which recently arrived with the other Livingston horses at Churchill Downs, developed a fever Monday morning, but is said not to be in a serious condition. Dr. Bower Tabot, oldest practising veterinary surgeon on the American race tracks, and who has been following his profession on the local tracks for over thirty-five years, i arrived Monday from New Orleans. Jockey Harry Gray, against whom the official ban has been removed by judge Joseph A. Murphy, the presiding steward at Maple Heights where the boy was suspended last summer, will apply for a license to ride again in Kentucky the coming spring. Gray has been engaged all winter in galloping the horses being trained at Churchill Downs by AValter Hopkins, and will ride for that trainer this year. Lou Cahn was among Mondays arrivals from New Orleans. One of the more advanced horses in the stable of Pete Coyne at Churchill Downs is R. H. Andersons four-year-old Actuary, which figured as one of the best handicap horses in Kentucky last year. The son of Dick Finnell and Alice Baird is extensively engaged in all the big handicaps for this year. His first race will probably be in the Clark Handicap. He is also a potential candidate for the Grainger Memorial Handicap. Kay Spence, trainer in chief of the Audley Farm Stable, arrived late Monday night from Hot Springs, Ark., where he had gone to recuperate from illness he incurred at New Orleans. Spence will leave here shortly for Audley Farm in Virgia to arrange for. the taking up of the stifoles horses that have been turned out all winter.
