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WONDERFUL STIMULUS 1 Sunshine and Warmer Weather Boon to Louisville Training. • Stables of Harned Bros, C. E. Dur- nell and Part of McPherson String Among Late Arrivals. • TvOIISVILLK. Ky., April 14.— Sunshine and genial warmth greeted trainers at the local tracks this morning for the first time in a fortnight and the improved weather served as a wonderful stimulus in training opera-ti ms. which were conducted over drying out tracks. There were quit a few Derby works ami the most impressive of these from a time standpoint was witnessed at l ouglas Park when Ranton. Alex Gordons Candida to for the rich prize, went out in company with Cartoonist and negotiated three-eighihs in M%. The pair began at the seven-eighths i ost and worked to the three-quarters post. The l:erby colt showed to the Ix-st advantage and led his older rival all tin- way. Trainer Alex Gordon is well satisfied wilh the progress being made by ]:anlon and believes he will be ready to fill his early spring stake engagements. The roll and the other horses in Gordons charge will he shipped to Uelmont Park next "Wednesday where Ranton will be given his final preparation. His first start will probably be in the Preakncss at Iimlico and. after that race, he will be returned to Louis-rfHe to start in the Derby. Jack lianigan gave Take a Chance another tryout at seven-eighths at Douglas Park and the colt acquitted himself to the entire satisfaction of ids trainer. He ran the distance over the drying out track in 1:34. the middle fractions being 3S, :.17. :50. 1:04. 1 iPt-V.. Last Saturday, over a faster track. ttie cult had worked seven furlongs in 1:3". DFKKY BU8BUM WOKK. Practically all of the Derby eligibles at Churchill Downs were given some kind of work, but nothing of a pretentious order] was attempted. Haste galloped in front of • four of his stablemates a quarter in :2SVi and a half in : %. Koycrofter was given his first unlimber-ing gallop since his return from Tijuana. This colt is in perfect racing condition. A portion of the .«■ table of Jack McPher-■M arrived at Churchill Downs. MacPherson w.i i -ompelled to leave the remainder of his stable at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans owing to the horses having contracted a slight illness, Longworth. the imports*] colt that MePhcison is preparing for the Kentucky Derby for EL. A. Fairbairn. was one that had to be left behind. The colt had a temperature, but his trainer believes it is only temporary, and that it will not seriously affect his Derby training. lie stables of Harned Brothers of p.uis-ville and C. P. "P.oots" Durnell arrived this morning from Tampa and were assigned stabling room at I ouglas Park. The Durnel! OUtfil iichides the stables Derby eiigibles Smiling Gas and P.olton. which have had a pretty strenuous winter campaign. Polton was suffering with a slight fever when he was unloaded, hut Smiling Ins arrived in gjood condition. Skivesdale, another one entered by Durnell in the Derby, was lost bj the stahh- iii a claiming race at Tampa. no nirruc misii i»s. TbO stables of Harned Prothers. which met wilh "-uccess both at Havana and Tampa. arrived here in good condition with the exception of three-year-old Joy Pride, which had a slight fever. The Other horses in the con-ignment included Glide. Coyne. Colfin. Air Castle, l-ire tndef. Home d r. Lady Pr.ixtcd. Frames Jane, liotuiy astle and the two-year-olds Koyal Rally. Polla and Vleaae Sue Hiding Fox. the star of the t -lahlislmieiit. was also included in the list. Terry OMallcy. business agent for the A -alley Farm Stable, has been advised that trainer Kaj Bpeaee will leave the farm, aear Berryvllle, Ya.. next Monday with eighteen horses that will join the other members of the stable now at Churchill Downs. "Malley araa OlaO advised that Miller Henderson is HOW en route tion. Tijuana to Pimlieo. with the stable* lack racer. Princess Doreen. The hitters next race will In- in the Dixi It .indi-ap at Phnlleo, in which she will have to carry 1 1K pounds. If T Archibald, owner of the Kentucky Derh andidate. Mantoiiian. today made a wager of ISM on his French colt t , win the Derby. The ounntJafaaa was handled by Ale Hallow, of New York, who laid Mr. Archibald lino to 1 Mr. Archibald believes that his colt is Iwing over laid, and this impelled bin -e than anything else to make the wager Moaa ShaiM.if believea that Rose H.. three-jar-old filly owned |, Mr. Croissant, has had enough racing lor a time and has ar-i -.mg.-il to turn her out at Jo.- Thomas farm. n.-a-. of the suicide of Price McKinney ;il In- home in Cleveland same as a dismet ohrth to lo al horsemen, who all heti him J. i li gh . st.-.-n-
