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BEST MILE WORKOUT «. Recollection Demonstrates Fitness and Advanced Training. • Mantonian, Another Derby Eligible, Gallops Impressively — Taking It Easy With Carlaris. ♦ LOUISVILLE, Ky.. April 21.— Kohn A Theissens Kentucky Derby candidate. Recollection, registered the best trial of one mil-of the spring season at Chun hill I owns when, this morning, he covered the distance in the good time of 1 :44. under a steadying pull all the way. The work was most impressive not only from a time standpoint. but from the manner in which the son of ,Iim Oaffncy accomplished his task. This and the other works were conducted Oteff a track that was deep in dust and was far from being at its best. Becollcction had Harry Gray in the sadd!--and had his stable companion. Valley Bight, as pacemaker. Jockey Willie darner was astride Valley Bight. The pair began in front of the judges stand and ran at an even Once, with the Derby colt leading his older rival all the way by a short margin. Valley Light almost got on even terms as they completed the mile journey. Following are the fractions: :12. :24. £Cg, :iS%, 1:91%, lit-.. 1 :2Sav-.. 1 :44. Trainer G. V. Bartvs was immensely pleased with the latest work of Recollection and afterward declared that there evidently was nothing to prevent his starting in the Derby. AIM HIItM.rrS ItKKKY HOPK. Just previous to Recollections trial. C.eorge Arvin brought out II. T. Archibalds French colt, Mantonian. for a trial at a mile. With jockey W. Boganowski in the saddle, the colt began at the stand and ran around the course in 1 :45Vs. He was paced by a eosgda of two-year-olds, one of the youngsters racing with him for the first half mile and after retiring was succeeded by another which joined in at the half mile post and clung to the Derby colt right to the end of the distance. The fractions were: :1::. andS%, :*7%, :."0. 1:03 V;, 1:16.-.. 1 :4..V.,. Mantonian ran like a fit horse and accomplished his tsisk easily. Owner Archibald was on hand to witness the work and he expressed keen satisfaction. Trainer George Walker, who has a division of the Archibald stable in training at Lexington, came over from that city to witness the colts latest trial. Ferguson and- Hawkins Derby colt Nocturnal, Which is showing steady improvement in his training, was galloped a mile, which distance he covered in 1 :4t%, going the half in :5" and the three-quarters in 1 :l!i. Bew Blooms BotaSSC showed a good five-eighths in 1 :0:.;V.. Ida ODay. Derhy and aks candidate in the stable of J. J. Congh-lin. went a half in : ."» 1 -r. . I. F. Croissants Boycrofter worked five-eighths in 1 :07 r. and appeared to be able to go a mile in fast time when called upon Jimmie Quinn, Derhy colt in the stable of Johnnie Ferris, ran three-quarters in 1:19 One of the best gallops of the morning was shown by KitiK Nadi. which negotiated the one mile in 1 M.iVs, the quarter in :2." .. half in :."»Hr. anil three-quarters in 1 :1S-,. This four-year-old, one of the stars in the handicap division, is now fit and ready to race ■•TINS OVKK TO I.KXIXJTON. The departure of stables to Lexington got well under way this morning when about fifty horses were transferred to the Bfese Grass track. Among the number were six belonging to the Keeneland Stud, which were sent over in a van. They ere Mike Mc-l.uke. a Derby eligihle, l.uxemherg. Chitta-gong and the following two-year-olds: Postal. Duenna and Canaan. Jack Keene decided at the last moment not to include Champ de Mars, the stables main Derby hope, in the shipment. The son of War Star and Yellow Blossom will he kept at the hx-al traek. where his Derby training will he concluded There were also a number of smaller establishments that were transferred to the l,ex- Ington track and others will he stshjayed on Thursday morning Among the latter will he a portion of the stable of T. K. Mueller. which will go in charge of trainer Jim Moody. The tatter has arranged to take Iusileer. Myrrh. Mayhap, Mahatma and Mandeiot. Jockey Matt Bkyrm will go ntang to ride for the stable. Jack Ilannigan will ship Take a Chance and Bootaie; Charlie Patterson will trans fei Malcolm D. Jr. and Critical Moments. Loo Johnson win ship Susan Rebecca and the two-year-olds. Boyal Julian. Royal S. and Colonel Bntson, all eligible to thS Centennial Handicap It is Johnsons intention to have Susan Bebecca operated on at Lexington for wind trouble. Bert Williams of the Uloomfield Stalde baa arranged to ship I.reisai her. lilue Torch and Sutler to Lexington The first named is an i safJhmd u« ttreWs imgei . . BEST MILE WORKOUT Continued from first I age intended starter in the Centennial Futurity. Williams announced that Clarence- Bebus one of the stables Derby eligibles. would j i shortly be unsexed and turm-d out at Himyar Stud. This morning witnessed fresh arrivals of stables at Douglas Park from the South. The number included the establishment ofl F. P. Betellier. whose twelve horses arrived from Xew Orleans in good condition. The list embraced The Badger. Southland Cirl. Parole II.. Bietit. Bust. Irresistible. My Pest Cirl. Hilarity. lnc-le Parks and the following two-year-olds: Hero. Blzet. .Nicholson and Holy Friar. The apprentice rider. C. Leg-non, a Xew Orleans boy. came with the horves. Mr. Betellier came in charge of tfaBj ; horses and he announced that Pans Star. Cimmerian and Colden Opportunity had been 1 turned out at Dr. Canns farm near Bex-ington. W. U Drake. Louisville, got in with four horses from Tampa, where he had enjoyed a profitable season. His outfit included Hullo, winner of three races, and apt. Sam. a double winner. Trainer Fred Kraft announced this morning that he had de-cidt-d to let Carlaris remain " in his present quarters at I ouglas Park instead e f transferring him to Churchill Downs. The- colt cantere-cl a couple of - i . I miks this morning and then was walked for 1 fifteen minutes around the stables ring. H« shows no signs of lameness, but at the I same time his trainer is worricel over the I fact that the injury to his hoe-U is taking such a long time to heal. Intil the wound I | I is e-ompletely healed, no attempt will fee] - made to breeze the colt, and his trainer realizes now that the time lost is bound to set the colt back in his training. Pat Stanton returned from a visit to the Collinsville track and reported tbat the management of the track will positively not allot any stabling room to horses arriving , there whose trainers have not se-cured reservations in advance. Maurice Dudley, an apprentice rider ander] !-| contract to Stanton, has left his conlrae-t t ; i employers service without notice, and earners ■ I and trainers are cautioned not to harbor! r j the boy. Dr. C. X. Finch has ope rated on I.. T. • Coopers Braedalbane for wind trouble-. Fuo. • a member of the same stable, is to be treated for ankle- troafete bv Dr. J. H. ODon-nell. Johnnie Henry is ccnside-i ing a number of f nattering offers for his Keiitiieky Derby eligible, Iraq, and in all probability the- colt will change- hands in the course of a few J days. Sandy Man and Amerie-an Son. tin- I.a Brae I Stables Kentucky Derby candidates, arrived j this morning from Tijuana in the care of f train; r Bill Knapp. who also brought Bare-nadei - . Hector, Suuspero. Mootiraki-r. Flagstaff - and Sweeping Away.
