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1 I l , . , I , , ! , . . ! j SLOW AT CHURCHILL DOWNS ■ Derby Candidates Seen at Work at Short Distances. ♦ Captain Hal does Three-Quarters In ItlSM — Quatrain Gives Display of His Wonderful Speed. ♦ LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 4.— The Churchill Downs course was slow Monday morning, although it had dried out surprisingly well following the rain of Sunday. Speed tests for Derby horses over short distances were the usual training stunts asked of the majority of them that were out. Both Quatrain and Captain Hal delighted their followers with the manner in which they gave indications of their high speed. Captain Hal began at the three-quarters post and worked back to the judges stand in 1 :15Vs and was only cantering all the way. The fractions for the move were :24%, :49. It was evident that he could have gone faster over the slow track had trainer Walter Hopkins so desired. Quatrains gallop was even more impressive although it was for a much shorter distance. He went from the quarter post to the finish in 23% seconds under slight restraint, which speedy move was proclaimed by all who witnessed it as being an unusually fast quarter of a mile for any horse over the course Monday. Lee O. Cotner went a half mile in :24Vfe, :49% and was going handily. He will likely be sent over a longer route Tuesday. He appeared to move more willingly than on the occasion of his last appearance. Air Castle went three-eighths in company with Bourbon Boy. They finished together in :36%. Pyroot galloped a half mile in 50% seconds and Louis Rubenstein and Russell Cave both worked three-eighths in 38 seconds separately. Elector, another eligible which is owned by the La Brae Stable, and a recent arrival from Tijuana, was sent an easy half mile in :52% by trainer John McKee. MARK MASTER LAME. Mark Master, which was training well for the Derby at Douglas Park, has developed a quarter crack, which also showed signs of being infected after the hoof was trimmed away. His trainer, George Walker, .has hopes of bringing him around within a few days. Dr. G. E. Mcintosh is attending the colt and the full result of this injury will hardly be known for a few days. Owner Frederick Johnson is well satisfied with the manner in which Quatrain is training for the Derby and furthermore is desirous that the general public know all there is to be known regarding his colts trials and condition. There has been at no time any attempt at concealment of anything that Quatrain has done in his training at Churchill Downs. The recent thoroughbred purchases of G. F. Croissant, the realty man. have attracted more than passing interest here among turf- men, all of whom wish him great success in his venture into the sport of racing, in which he has launched in such a liberal manner. All of the members of his stable are now quartered at Churchill Downs, the Douglas Park horses joining those that came from Lexington Sunday. Kentucky Cardinal, the Derby colt, looks to be well trained and in good bodily condition. He is scheduled to work late Monday afternoon. J. C. McGill, whose horses are here in charge cf Harry Unna, is expected some time this week. Spic and Span, from this stable, is training well over tho Churchill Downs track, which he appears to like. In the event that Mark Master is beyond hope of starting in the Derby, it will be the third prominent eligible owned by a wealthy Chicago sportsman that has gone wrong lately, the other two being Marshall Fields Stimulus and William Daniels Master Charlie.
