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DOWNSPROGRAMBOOK • William Shelleys Master Hand Revealed in Attractive Offerings. • Schedule of Stake Events — No Purse Less Than ,200 — ,700 to ,000 Handicaps. ♦ LOUISVILLE. Ky., April 14 —The condition books for the forthcoming meeting at Churchill Downs, were distributed among the horsemen today. The book is, as usual, handsomely turned out, the front cover being embellished with a picture of Bubbling Over, last years Kentucky Derby winner. The book, in addition to the full list of eligibles to the stakes to be run at the meeting, contains the conditions for the first eight days of the meeting. The Kentucky Jockey flub this year has taken a wise departure in the arrangement of its stake dates. Formerly there were two stakes run on some afternoons. By the new arrangement this custom has been abolished and each stake race has been given an afternoon, thus eliminating the divided public: interest that was natural on afternoons when two stake fixtures were on the program. Following are the stakes and the dates on which they are to be run : Clark Handicap. 0,000 added, Saturday, May 7. Debutante Stakes, |5.000 added, Friday, May 13. Kentucky Derby, 0,000 added. Saturday. May 14. Grainger Memorial Handicap, 0.00n added, Saturday, May 21. Bashford Manor Stakes, ,000 added. Saturday, May 28. Kentucky Oaks, 0;000 added, Monday. May 30. According to the conditions of the overnight events, no purse of a less value than ,200 will be offered and only one of this value will be programed each day. The average purse will be ,400. Facta day of the meeting a handicap will b» programed and the value of these events will range from ,700 to ,000. The book was com-piled by racing secretary Will Shelley, whose work in this line is noted for its excellence, DAILY millUi RACE. The conditions are such as not only to bring into contention the best class of fejorsefl in the West, but to permit all grades of horses to win a purse. A race for two-yen-olds is scheduled for each day of the meeting in addition to the two stakes for the juveniles. The youngsters will fee asked to traverse the four and one-half furlongs route during the first five days of the meeting and for the remaining seventeen days they will be called upon to go the increased distance of five-eighths. There was an entire absence of Derby gallops this morning at both of the local courses but there was no let up in the work of preparing the eligibles for the classic. Most of them were called on to go a couple of times around the Churchill Downs track, which was very muddy. Cold and threatening weather served to keep down the number of visitors to the track. A. W. Hammel, assistant trainer to Howard Oots arrived today from Iexington to arrange for the stabling of twenty horses belonging to the Hamilton Farm stable of James Cox Brady. Mr. Hammel has the horses in training at Lexington and he stated that they would constitute the Western division of the stable and would be raced at Churchill Downs. Mr. Hammel also brought the information that Howard Wells had been appointed manager of Mr. Bradys Hamilton Stock Farm near Lexington. F. I*. Letellier, with his stable of eighteen horses and .1. C. Ferris, with twelve horses, are due to reach the lkiwns Friday morning from New Orleans. The Ferris outfit includes S. W. Grants Derby candidate, tred Jr. Jack Mclherson arrived from New i r-learis with his string of nineteen horses the property of various owners. i lie stables included Marvin May, Guest of Honor. Kn.; On, Genial Host, I»ngworth. Muldoo.i. all in splendid shape and, before leaving New Orleans, some of the number turned exceptionally List trials. Jockey J. Dale, whose contract was recently secured by Mclherson. arrived with his new employer. JOHNSONS STABLE COLS EAST. The stable of Frederick Johnson, which included the Derby eligible Brown Bud. entrained today for Belmont Iark. Jockeys J. H. Burke and K. Sharix* accompanied the shipment. A. B. Cordon has arranged to slip the thai Fisher stable of sixteen horses to Belmont Iark next Monday. The horses, which wm- Coiitiiiued ou eigulh page., DOWNS PROGRAM BOOK Continued from first page tered at Douglas Park, are in splendid condition and will be able to begin racing when the eastern racing season gets under way. Jockey Matt Skyrm. under contract to the Sliadybrook Parm Stable, left today for a short isr_ to his parents in Cleveland. Ohio. Mrs. George B. Cox. owner of the Parkview Stable, was a visitor at the Downs this morning. For her benefit trainer Covington brought out a number of the stables horses for short trials. Rhinock was among the number and he appeared fit and ready when he galloped three-quarters in 1 41. Trainer George Brooks reported that two of tie- Kdward Cebrian mares had dropped g...d-looking foals at J. S. Barbeea lien H.l.n Stud. Troutwick h;us a black colt by Star Master, and War Witch has a chestnut colt by Troutbeck. War Witch is tea to be hr. d to Bunting, which is standing at Tom 1iatts stud. B. H. Schaefer. youthful Louisville sportsman who, a couple of years ago. embarked in the business of breeding thoroughbreds at Castlewood Barm near Louisville, has a number of good-looking foals at that place. The new arrivals include a bay colt by Sir Clarence — Paula; bay filly by Sir Clarence — Girl o .Mine, and a chestnut filly by Leo Skolny i — Flyleaf. J. T. West is a recent arrival from Havana with his consistent selling plater Tippo Sahib, which scored a number of times at the Havana meeting.
