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GOOD WORK AT LOUISVILLE _ o Reigh Count Continues to Impress Onlookers Most Favorably. * — — Braybant and Colonel Shaw Go a Mile — Bar None in RxetHMrt Move — Mop Up Creates Much Excitement. LOUISVILLE. Ky„ March 31.— Speedy work characterized the gallops of the horses at both local tracks this morning, the time hung up by a number being the best of the training season. This applied more particularly to the Kentucky Derby candidates in local training, a number of which were sent along for most useful gallops. Heigh Count, favorite for the rich event, was of the number and, accompanied by Sea Kip and Reigh Olga, he was sent out for his best gallop of the spring training. From a time standpoint the work of Reigh Count was nothing to brag about, but it was the easy manner in which he undertook his work that made it impressive. The trio of Derby eligibles in Barney Mich-ells charge, with Heigh Count at their head, were breezed five-eighths in 1 :04 and pulled up three-quarters in 1 :19. The trio began at the three-quarters post and Reigh Count, racing to the front, fairly flew along in the first quarter, and seemed to be getting beyond the control of his rider, Larry Mills. The latter, however, managed to get a hold of the colt as he rounded the turn near the three-eighths post and. relaxing his speed. Reigh Count galloped for the remainder of the way well in advance of his two stablemates. The colt pulled up sound. Trainer Michell made no secret of his satisfaction over the colts fine work, and declared that if necessary he could have gone the five-eighths in time less than a minute. Reigh Count has a way of running that impresses the onlooker most favorably, and it seems to require no effort for him to run fast. Reigh Count and the other Derby colts in Michells charge were given their •gallops earlier than usual. After seeing that they were cooled out properly Michell hastened to the Union Station to catch the morning train for Chicago. He plans to spend Sunday at Leona Stock Farm, where he will meet Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hertz. He expects to be back at Churchill Downs Monday morning. To Ceo. J. Longs Braybant goes the distinction of being the first locally trained Derby eligible to be sent out for a breeze at one mile. The son of Busy American, with trainer Dick Brooks in the saddle, broke at the stand and, covering the ground at an Continued on twelfth page . ■ » [ ? i t j ;- f I » j j 3 3 f j GOOD WORK AT LOUISVILLE Continued from first page. event gait, completed the mile in 1:54%. Mr. Long was on hand to see the colts latest performance. Later on Leon Jones brought out Colonel Shaw and worked him a mile. The colt shaded Braybants time by going the route in 1 :534s. Cartago and Golden Racket worked together five-eighths in 1 :10 and pulled up in good condition. Keith breezed five-eighths in 1 :08. Bar None, one of the Longridge Stables Derby hopes, turned in his best work of the season when, with jockey Joe Kederis up, he breezed three-quarters easily in 1 :21 under a pull all the way. Longiidge, his stable-mate, also went three-quarters, but his work was not so good. He went the distance in 1 :23%. Misstep and Mop Up. the Le Mar Farms Derby eligibles. were breezed three-eighths down the back stretch, accompanied by the imported four-year-old Advance. The trio went along together, making the distance in :43. Mop Ip created some excitement after being taken off the track. While being cooled out on the lawn near the Lowenstein barn, the colt broke away from his groom and raced at top speed around the stable enclos- ure. much to the alarm of some of the visit- ors. The colt in his wild rampage narrowly escaped colliding with automobiles and trees and it was fully five minutes before he cooled down and was caught. Trainer John Reed indulged Dixie Prince iti a slow three-quarters. The son of Prince Pal and Dixie rattled off the distance in 1 :27. J. B. Partridge arrived this morning from New Orleans and found his horses all in good condition. E. J. OConnell was another ar- rival from New Orleans. Jack Hodgens, one of starter W. Hamiltons assistants, arrived and will assist Bill Harris in the work of schooling the horses at the local tracks. Pat Galliger. who has been receiving entries to the Fairmount stakes at the local tracks, left tonight for Collinsville to assist in the work of compiling the stake entries.
