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-6 — BUYS DERBY CANDIDATE , W. R. Coe Secures Battle Creek at Reported Price of 0,000 to Represent Him in Big Race. LEXINGTON. Ky., April 12. — Battle Creek now is the property of W. R. Coe and will carry his colors in the Kentucky Derby if j all goes well with t»iis rapid running son of I Sweep On, the brocd mares and yearlings and rived here Thursday night from New York accompanied by three of his friends for the purpose of seeing The Finn, Polymelian. 1 Sweep On, the broodmares and yearlings and • foals Phil T. Chinn is keeping for him at Hinata Farm, and his three candidates for I tho Oaks, Klvina, Lady Belle and Ohone that are in the Chinn string under the train- I ing of Charles K. Patterson at the Kentucky Association track. After seeing the breeding ; stock, the visitors went to the race course with Colonel Chinn and saw the fillies. El-vina was sent out on the track with Battle Creek for a gallop and when they had completed three-quarters in 1 :13 well in band. Coe expressed his liking for the colt and a deal was completed. It is reported that the price was 0,000 with a present out of the Kentucky Derby stakes in the event Battle Creek wins it. "
