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QUATRAIN AT THE DOWNS Antepost Favorite for Kentucky Derby in Perfect Health. ■ ♦ Trainer Harmon Will Prepare Frederick Johnsons Colt for the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. ♦— — LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 9— Unheralded and unacclaimed, Frederick Johnsons crack three-year-old colt Quatrain, antepost favorite for the Kentucky Derby, has arrived on tho battle ground of the impending great conflict. His coming was just as unostentatious as that of the humblest selling plater, for aside from a few railroad employees there were not at the L. and N. siding, near Churchill Downs, where he was unloaded, to do him honor. This was due to the fact that the hour of his arrival was uncertain. The colt came with eight other horses belonging to Mr. ,I hn.son, all in charge of trainer Tom Harmon, who tun trained Quatrain since he came into po -ses non of Mr. Johnson. The horses left Scarlet Gate Farm early Tuesday morning and were entrained at Lexington. Nothing of an untoward nature occurred on the trip and all of the horses were unloaded without incident. Quatrain headed tne parade of the stables horses from the siding to the quarters at the Downs, and the few pedestrians along the route hardly even noticed the colt as he marched heavily blanketed and with head erect. RACK COLT NOT RECOGNIZED. Not even the stable groom, who lounged lazily around the main roadway of the Downs enclosure, recognized Quatrain as he wended his way to his stable situaed in the new section in the southwestern section of the grounds. Owner Johnson did not accompany the colt. He is in New York, but will be here next week. Quatrain was in splendid condition, his glossy coat giving indisputable evidence of perfect health. The few horseman who looked him over were most favorably impressed. Well-muscled and perfectly formed, he is the ideal type of a champion. He has a most intelligent head, and what is most important in the making of a really high-class horse, he has an even disposition and is not easily ruffled. The colt is well seasoned and only requires a few stiff works to put him in first-rate racing trim. He has been at Mr. Johnsons farm since coming from the South, and has been given long gallops every day. Trainer Harmon stated that he had not let the colt down for fast work at any time. Quatrain will be given slow exercise for a couple of days and Friday or Saturday he will be asked to display his speed at one mile. He will remain at the Downs until the time to ship him to Baltimore to start in the Preakness, which will be his first engagement. After that race he will be returned to the local track. This marks Quatrains introduction to Churchill Downs, for he has never raced over the track. His only race in Kentucky was at Latonia last fall. All of his other races were at either the Fair Grounds or Jefferson Park in New Orleans. Trainer Harmon intends shipping a couple of two-year-olds to Lexington to start in the Tobacco Stakes. The other horses that arrived in Harmons care included Dare Say, a four-year-old, and Princess Adele. a three-year-old, and the following two-year-olds : Iraq, chestnut colt, by Omar Khayyam — Somhra. Seventh Son. brown colt, by Son-in-Iaw — -Bargain. Hare tlrit, bay filly, by Incle Tanit;. Pumkin, brown colt, by Drown Prince II. — Rustic Maid. Bmancipation, brown filly, by MeKinley -Free Will. Scaldy, bay filly, by Drown Prince II. — Summit.
