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TRAINING ACTIVITIES! I l Derby Candidates Seen Under the j Saddle at Louisviile Tracks. • , Lee 0. Cotner, Quatrain and Others Given Brisk Gallops — H. P. Whitney Horses Arrive. LOLTISVILLE, Ky., April 14.— Over a track that was somewhat deep in dust, but otherwise in first-class condition, a number of Kentucky Derby eligibles were sent over the j ; : one mile distance for useful gallops. Lee O. j I Cotner, Quatrain. Drowsy Waters and Rus- | , sel Cave comprised a quartet of aspirants being prepared for the big race that acquitted ] j themselves with credit over the mile journey, i From a time standpoint and fast early speed j the showing of Lee O. Cotner proved to be best. In the absence of W. Fronk, jockey Harry Garner was in the saddle and he was ! instructed by trainer Lon Jones to rate the j | colt at a pace that would take him around ! i the course in about 1 :45. However, the colt | was in a running mood and ran the first | ! quarter in :23% and the half in :48?5. This ! | was too fast a pace, and trainer Jones sig- j nailed Garner to slow down the colt. He was | under restraint when the watches caught his three-quarters in 1 :16 and the mile in 1 :46. The colt came out of the work in the best of condition. QUATRAIN UNDER RESTRAINT. Quatrain made a favorable impression when, with jockey Leffere in the saddle, he began at the three-quarters under hard restraint and finished the mile in 1 :46%. Leon Johnson gave Elsass a gallop at one mile and an eighth. Air Castle went a mile , In 1 :55. At Douglas Park Alex Gordon sent Swope a mile in 1 :49%, which proved satisfactory. At Churchill Downs, Our General, which arrived there Monday, was given a chance _ i j to recover from the fatigue incident to his long journey from winter quarters. Mose Goldblatt, Cincinnati turfman, arrived . at the Downs Tuesday morning with twelve young horses that trainer Fred Hopkins I had racing for the Harry Payne Whitney . stable at Bowie. The horses all arrived I in good condition and are ready to race. Goldblatt intends racing a few horses at t Lexington and next week will ship to the » Blue Grass track, the Whitney three-year-old . filly Bridesmaid and a number of two- . ; • year-olds. Bridesmaid is an intended starter - p in the Ashland Oaks. Parke Marshall. ■ t j cousin of jockey Ivan Parke, who is under -1 : the tutelage of trainer Goldblatt. will enter r ! | upon his riding career with stable at I.,ex- . | ington. ! FREDERICK JOHNSON AT DOWNS. Frederick Johnson, owner of Quatrain, reached here Tuesday morning from New York, coming by way of Lexington. He was at the Downs early today to inspect his Derby colt and the other horses in charge of trainer Tom Harmon. Mr. Johnson was , also on hand to see Quatrain in his workout. He expressed satisfaction with the colts con- j dition and reiterated his faith in the ability of the son of Omar Khayyam and Bonnie Mary to win both the Preakness and Kentucky Derby. S. A. Cowan, owner of Boon Companion and other horses being trained by Al Woodman, came down from his home in Cleveland to look over his horses. The Southland Stable arrived at Douglas Park from the Crescent City Tuesday morning. Fred Good, manager of the Parkview Stable, now in training at the Downs, returned Tuesday after an extended visit to the eastern tracks. During his absence Mr. Good tried unsuccessfully to purchase for the stable a promising eastern-owned Kentucky Derby eligible. Jockey Mack Garner Tuesday was offered the mount on Chacolet in the Dixie Handicap by EL P. Headley, owner of the mare, but the rider has not yet decided to accept it. A
