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LEAVING LOUISVILLE • Exodus from Churchill Downs and Douglas Park on in Earnest. ♦ Many Stables Shipped to Lexington — J. E. Widener Horses Going East. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 19.— A violent hailstorm, accompanied by thunder and lightning, visited Churchill Downs Sunday morning, causing the track to become muddy. In consequence training operations received quite a setback, as trainers were not inclined to bring their charges out under such adverse conditions. There were a few Derby gallops, but nothing of a pretentious nature was attempted. A few eligibles were asked to work short distances. Bridesmaid, one of the H. P. Whitney Kentucky Derby and Oaks candidates, beat the storm and was given a most useful workout over a fast track. The filly, with jockey Parke Marshall aboard, was allowed to go fast for a half mile, the watches catching her in : 4 S *~ . Quatrain, Our General, Lee O. Cotner and the various other Derby eligibles, were walked around their barns. It was the regular work day for Captain Hal, but in view of the bad track, trainer Hopkins decided to defer the colts exercise until Monday. LEXINGTON BOUND. The exodus of horses from both local tracks, bound for Lexington, will start in earnest Monday morning, when a number of establishments will be forwarded to the Blue Grass track. Chief of these will be the stable of Williams Brothers, headed by Reputation the stables intended starter in the Kentucky Derby. The remainder of the Williams stable will be composed of the two-year-olds, the product of the Williams breeding farm at Blackwell. Okla. The stable of "Bud" Fisher, in charge of trainer Alex Gordon, will also pull up stakes Monday and depart from winter quarters at Douglas Park, with Belmont Park as its objective point. The shipment will include sixteen horses and will be headed by the stables Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes candidate. Swope. Other horses included in the shipment will be Nellie Morse, Comic Artist, Wheeler, Red Pennant, Running Fox, Cartoonist, Daily Smile and four two-year-olds. Trainer Gordon has received most encouraging reports regarding Mr. Fishers breeding stock quartered at Piatt and Carrs farm near Lexington, where his two stallions. Sporting Blood and Mr. Mutt are doing stud duty. There are also ten young mare-! at the place. Five have already foaled this spring and the remainder are due to foal shortly. TO NAME HARMONS SUCCESSOR. The sudden resignation of Tom Harmon as trainer of the Frederick Johnson stable engrossed the attention of local horsemen on Sunday. Mr. Johnson was not at the track, having departed early in the morning for Lexington. During his absence the horses are being cared for by the head groom. Mr. Johnson will return Monday morning, when he will probably be able to announce the name of a successor to Harmon. Carl Wiedemanns good two-year-old colt ■ Klon, which arrived at the local track a short time ago from Miami, suffering from congestion of the lungs, succumbed to the disease Sunday mcrning. Elon was a brown colt, by Sweep — Lady Eastman, a brother to Sweeping Away. The colt was bred by P. T. Chinn and sold to Wiedemann for a big price. Gamester, the Wiedemann Kentucky Derby candidate, which was also unloaded here in bad condition, was improved Sunday and hopes are entertained for his complete recovery. The big stable of J. E. Widener, in charge of Ham Keene, will be transferred to Belmont Park Monday morning. The horses have wintered in excellent health and are well advanced in their training. Al Steele came over from Lexington Sunday and announced that his stable, quartered at the Lexington track, is doing well. Coleman R Miller, Louisville owner, transferred four horses to Lexington Monday. They are all two-year-olds. Kay Spence has arranged to ship seven horses to Iexington Tuesday. Jockey Harry Stutts arrived Sunday from Maryland and joined the Audley Farm Stable. He will accompany Spence to Lexington and ride at that meeting. Frederick Johnson stated Saturday that he had not only arranged for jockey Ben Breuning to ride Quatrian in the Preak-MMj but also in the Kentucky Derby. The engagement for the boys services in both the big stakes was made with his contract em-! plover. Admiral Cary T. Grayson, several days ago. Tho outstanding Derby trial at Churchill Downs Saturday was when Brave Bob, owned by C. If. Ferris of Nashville, was given his first pretentious workout at a mile since his arrival from the South. The colt ran the distance in 1 :43, cantering all the way.
