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CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE » Curtails Training Operations at Both Louisville Tracks. » Mission Peak Makes Good Impression — Starter Win. Hamilton Starts Schooling of Two-Year-Olds. ♦ LOUISVILLE. Ky.. March 31— A drop in the temperature served to curtail training operations this morning at both local tracks and in consequence no ambitious moves were recorded. Trainers of Kentucky Derby candidates were content to indulge their charges in long canters in preparation for faster work Wednesday morning. The only work j of any note took place at Douglas Park, j where George Walker gave the International Stables Derby eligible Mark Master a sharp gallop of three-quarters. The son of Luke Mc-Luke. with jockey Walter Lilley in the saddle, was in a running mood and his rider found it hard to restrain him. Dick Williams is going right along with the training of Reputation, his Derby hope, c and is taking no chances of the colt going . stale. Tuesday morning tae colt was given ■ gallop at a half mile. At Churchill Downs Abstract and Annihi- lator galloped together for three-eighths In 39%. F. J. Kelleys Derby eligible Mission Peak. ■ recent arrival from Tijuana, was out on I the track for a long workout and his fine appearance won warm praise from the as-sembled horsemen. Most of his racing has ; been confined to Pacific Coast tracks and he has never been seen under colors on any of i the Kentucky tracks. The colt to date has started in twenty races, has won four, been j second twice and third in four other races. ! Lou Capen has at Churchill Downs a fine | looking band of juveniles that he is training CM J. T. Pendergast of Kansas City. The youngsters have been in training here all | winter and are probably more advanced In I I their preparation than any other set of two- | year-olds. The work of schooling the juveniles at the barrier started at Churchill Downs Tuesday : morning, when starter William Hamilton and assistants undertook the work of educat- ; ing the juveniles in proper barrier deportment. Trainer Kay Spence of the Audley Farm arrived Tuesday morning from Berryville, Va., where he had gone to arrange for the , shipment of a band of the stables horses to | ■ Churchill Downs. He announced that the j horses would arrive Wednesday afternoon. James Dryden. a Louisville youth now gal- loping horses for J. E. Madden, will take out an apprentice license and ride for the Madden stable on the eastern tracks the coming racing season. j • j
