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RAIN AT LOUISVILLE — i Showers of Thursday Leave the Tracks Deep in Mud. — . ■ Derby Preparations Retarded But Slightly — Quatrain Guarded Day and Night. ♦ LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 10.— For the first time in three weeks copious showers fell in this section Thursday afternoon and evening and while the moisture will prove of great benefit to both tracks when they dry out, it made them quite heavy this morning and precluded all possibility of the scheduled Derby gallops which were postponed until Saturday morning, when it is expected the track will be favorable for fast work. However, there was no let up in the preparation of the various Derby candidates for the big race, every one of the thirty-one here being given some kind of work, which varied from short sprints to slow gallops at a mile or over. Captain Hal commanded considerable attention when he was brought out and with jockey J. Heupel in the saddle ploughed through the mud for a half mile, which he covered in :5."!Vi, going the first quarter in :26%. The son of Black Toney runs as though he was partial to soft going. C. C. Van Meter sent Annihilator and Abstract out together as usual and the pair reeled off three-quarters in 1 :1S%. They ran the quarter in :24% and the half in :50%. Pol Roger was paced by Kvelyn, a stable-mate, during a portion of his journey of three-quarters, which he recorded in 1 :20%. Kvelyn was stopped after covering the five-eighths in 1 :06. QFATRAIX OUT FOR GALLOP. Quatrain and Lee O. Cotner were both out for light exercises and appeared to good advantage. Klsass showed a liking for the mud when Lon Johnson galloped him down the back stretch in creditable tim- Johnson enter-tanis high hopes for Klsass in the Derby, and predicts that the Light Brigade colt will bring a surprise should the track be muddy on the afternoon of the race. Although no unusual precautions are being taken by trainer Tom Harmon at the Downs to insure the safety of Quatrain, the colt is protected from possible molestation at all hours ! of the day, and at night he is closely guarded by a night watchman, regularly employed by I the Johnson stable. Mr. Johnson, who is now in New York, is expected here next Monday. J. O. Keene came over from Lexington to inspect his stable at the Downs, which is being trained by Bill Ueed. He was accompanied by J. W. Stoll, prominent citizen of the Blue Grass metropolis. Mr. Keene has received a number of offers for some good prospects in his barn, but no transactions have taken place. •"Bobbie" Bowers, well-known horseman, has arrived from New Orleans. TO MM FOR WOODS ; ARTII. Jockey D. McAuliffe. Louisville lad, has notified friends in this city that he has signed a contract to ride for the stable of "Woods Garth. and W. Newman, owner of Klusive and Silent Lillian, now at the Downs iti the care of joekey ••Kddie" Martin, has arrived from his home in New Orleans. W. G. Yanke, who formerly raced the good mare Bound the World, was among the visitors at the Downs, having come from New York. J. J. Troxler, owner of King Nadi. one of the western choices for the Kentucky Derby and which is being trained at Lexingon, was a visitor at the Downs to arrange for stabling room for his horses after the close of the Iexiiigton meeting. Jockey A. Wilson, who sustained serious injuries when thrown from one of the Idle Hour Farm horses in a race at Batonia last year, passed through Louisville Thursday, en route to Lexington to report to EL J. Thompson, trainer of the Idle Hour Farms main division. »
