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E.R. BRADLEYS DERBY HAND ♦ Many Believe Boo Will Not Be His Main Dependence. ♦ Rniuors to the Effert That Itewithas and Buddie Bauer Are Being Especially Pointed for Famous Rare. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 7— The triumph of Bco in the Louisiana Derby lent further encouragement to those who habitually look to Colonel E. R. Bradley to provide a formidable entry for the Kentucky Derby. In capturing the New Orleans race Boo emulated the performance of his stablemate Bag-enbaggage last year. Bagenbaggage then came on and ran a smashing race in the Kentucky Derby, being beaten only by his Bradley companion. Bubbling Over. This years Derby, to be run on Saturday, May 14, is about six weeks off and Boo will have an advantage over many aspirants in that he already is a fit horse from his winter season in the South. Notwithtanding Boos favorable showing at New Orleans, it is not generally believed he will be the chief dependence of the Bradley Stable. Just as Bubbling Over was reserved from winter racing last year because he was the leading hope of the Idle Hour Farm, so it is felt that Bewithus and Buddie Bauer are being pointed especially for the 0,000 event. These were the star juveniles of Col. Bradleys string last year and both proved themselves to be racers of the first rank. Col. Bradley is sure to have an entry of two or more in the Derby. He already has sat a mark for other turfmen to shoot at in twice furnishing the horses which ran first and second. In 1921 his Behave Yourself and Black Servant finished in the order named and last year Bubbling Over and Bagenbaggage duplicated that feat. Only one other owner has ever accompished this in even one instance. That was in 1919. when Sir Barton and Billy Kelly ran one, two in the colors of Commander J. K. L. Ross. EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS. Extensive improvements are under way at Churchill Downs. Most of the work is being done in the clubhouse section. The womens rest parlors are being elaborately rearranged and will be spacious and beautiful. Every effort is being made to more comfortably care for the thousands who will throng the plant on Derby Day and more than 0,000 will be spent in these improvements. Applications for boxes for Derby Day have far eclipsed all records. If this is a criterion of interest in the race, the crowd on May 14 will be far greater than at any time in the past. Applications have come from every state in the Union — from California to Maine. The local office of the Pennsylvania Railroad has announced that eighteen special trains have already been arranged over the "Pennsy" alone. Cotlogomor, champion among the older horses which raced at New Orleans during the winter and believed by many to have been the best thoroughbred in the Coffroth Handicap, is rounding to his best shape at Churchill Downs. He soon recovered from the injuries he received from rough racing in the Coffroth and now is being keyed up for the Clark and Grainger Memorial Handicaps, to be decided during the Downs meeting. Those who saw Cotlogomor i erforni during the winter predict he will be a worthy foe for Crusader and other stars which are to come from the East for the handicaps at the local course. Trainer Frank Taylor has a pair of high-class fillies in training for the Kentucky Oaks in Ledge and Sweet Corn. Both are by Friar Rock. Ledge was an unusually clever miss last year and she wintered well. She has fillied out and looks all over a great race mare. TRAINING ADVANCED. Seldom in the past have trainers gone along so well with their Derby candidates as they have this year at the local courses. Practically every eligible with even an outside chance is coming along nicely in his training and indications are that a very large field will go to the post. So seldom have winter favorites proved Derby winners that owners of horses less favored are going about their work not a whit discouraged by spectacular trials of the public choices. "It is a long journey." assert these optimists, "and none of the three-year-olds has been that far ; they may have to b»* shown the way home." Trainer Lon Johnson is enthusiastic over the ability of the I erby candidate Royal Julian. This colt is far advanced in his conditioning and has done everything asked of him thus far. He was in the first flight of western two-year-olds last season and seems to have improved with age. Rolled Stocking still is l»eing talked of as the "dark horse" in the Derby. He is being trained over the Kentucky Association course at Lexington and has hung up some fast trials. Trainer Van Met* r may be depended upon to have him ready by the time the Derby is run. Reports from the East indicate that Rip Rap will be Max Hirschs chief dependence in the Derby. This good colt is training well and winter book ratings attest the fact that he is well fancied in the East. A -.
