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QUATRAIN ON VIEW; » Gains More Admirers By Impressive Workout at Downs. » Gallops Mile in Good Time Over| Heavy Track — Lee 0. Cot- ner Also Does Well. LOUISVILLE. Ky., April 11.— Frederick I Johnsons Quatrain, prevailing favorite for the Kentucky Derby, demonstrated his fitness and his ability to run fast and far in the mud at Churchill Downs thL? morning, the sterling son of Omar Khayyam and Bonnie Mary going a mile over a heavy • track in the creditable time of 1 :46M;. It was the first time since his arrival here that Quatrain has been asked to work at one mile | and he acquitted himself much to the eminent satisfaction of his trainer, Tom Harmon, and a large crowd of inerested work-watch- ; ers. It was the generally expressed opinion that Quatrain is still entitled to the honors of pre-Derby favoritism, notwithstanding the glowing reports that have been received from training quarters of other potential aspirants for the rich prize. The recent rains left the Downs still in a : muddy condition, but this did not bother trainers much, as they sent their charges out for their gallops, and quite a few meritorious j Derby moves were recorded during the morn- ] ing. the gallop of Quatrain being easily the j best of the morning. Quatrain, with jockey E. Legere up, was worked in blinkers, and the equipment seemed to be of some benefit, for, according to his trainer, the colt never showed a more satisfactory work over a heavy track. He began at the stand and, going around the course with a steady, machine-like motion under good restraint, rattled off the different quarters in remark- i ably even time. His average time for each , quarter was around :26%. The following fractions bear strong testimony to the evenness i of the trial : :26%. :53, 1 :19Vs. 1 :46M . j ] The colt pulled up sjund and showed no ill effects from his gallop. His latest work has gained Quatrain additional supporters, who are flocking to his standard. The fact that he can run just as well on a heavy track as on a fast one is regarded as a big asset, and will have the effect of keeping down his odds. In seven of his starts Quatrain ran twice on a heavy track, once on a muddy track and once over a track classified as slow. He won all these races, with the exception of one. in which he finished third. . His other three winning races were over a fast track. In his first race, which was at Latonia last fall, the colt won by eight lengths over a muddy track. ADVANCING TOO BAPIDLY. Tee O. Cotner, locally owned Derby eligible, also showed a liking for the mud when he rattled off three-quarters in 1:21% going the quarter in :26Vs and the half in :.r 3Vi . He was ridden by W. Fronk and had Arthur Hoards four-year-old Bourbon Boy as pacemaker. The latter began in front and led his stablemate for the entire way. Lee O. Cotner was in a running mood and could easily have passed his rival had Fronk so elected, as the boy had all he could do to prevent the Derby colt from catching up with Hourbon Hoy. While the work was pleasing to trainer Lon Jones, he nevertheless had no intention to let. the colt work so fast as he fears he is advancing too rapidly in his preparation. Drowsy Waters, another locally owned Derby eligible, appeared to good advantage ■when he ran a mile in 1 :51%. going the three-quarters in 1 :22Mi. Klsass. a pronounced mud runner, appeared perfectly at home when Iym Johnson called upon him for a strong gallop of three-quarters. The son of Light Brigade and Alsace went the distance in 1 :20%, working the quarter in :26. and the half in :52V Some of the watches caught the colt in better time. Air Castle, accompanied by Gliding Fox, an Oaks candidate, went an easy three-quarters in 1 :22%. Russell Cave, running in blinkers for the first time, went a half in :51V Princess Adele. another Oaks candidate, went three-quarters in 1 :24%. Ten horses, comprising the first division of the S. N. Holman stable in charge of Cecil Howard, arrived Saturday morning at the Downs from New Orleans. The stable Included Best Hal. Barracuda. Nassau. Bradleys Toney. Just David, Will Wells, Tang;ira, Warfare. Deadlock and Pyroot The shipment was accompanied by the stables appi entice riders, J. Swart and V. Moore. The second division, comprising Star Sweeper. Brinkley. Nervous Abie, Tor-cher and Carnarvon, were sent in charge of trainer Wilson Davis to Columbus to be campaigned on the Ohio circuit. H. Hay, the stables star rider, went to Columbus to ride until the opening of the Downs meeting, when he will report here. - v
