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! J | ; LEXINGTON ACTIVITY ]j » Training Operations in Full Blast at Kentucky Association Course. i Several Derby Candidates Work Impressively — Many Stables Arrive From New Orleans. LEXINGTON, Ky., April 2— Under a .spread of summerlike sunshine and over a good track several Kentucky Derby hopefuls . today flashed the most ambitious work of : the present training season before the largest gallery of horsemen and enthusiasts that has assembled at the local Kentucky Association track this spring. The rehearsals of the I several Derby eligibles were sandwiched be- i tween the most extensive training activity that has been witnessed here this season and. quite fitting, the Derby candidates drilled in such impressive fashion as to overshadow the training of their younger and older relatives. | The more impressive gallops by Derby entries were accredited to R. L. Bakers Colonel Bob and Martie Flynn and Lieutenant Mansfield, owned by C. W. Moore. The former, a son of King Corin — Armilda, traversed three-quarters in 1 :16™j. breezing. He went the opening quarter in :24%, half mile in :50*£ and five-eighths in 1 :03~. He was unaccompanied and took to his light task kindly and well, manifesting a desire to show greater speed. He finished the gallop in an exceptionally fresh condition and cooled out excellently. His trial well impressed all privileged to have witnessed it, and owner Baker expressed complete satisfaction. Martie Flynn, working with I. Davis, breezed a like distance in 1 :151s. He put slightly more effort into his work than Colonel Bob. yet could have done much better. He managed to beat I. Davis, which finished in fairly handy style, by about a half length. Lieutenant Mansfield was over the same ground in 1:17, breezing. Martie Flynn and I. Davis went the first quarter in :24-r, and half mile in :49%. while Lieutenant Mansfield turned the opening quarter in :2i5 and half mile in :503s. Sunday morning Danny Stewart, trainer for J. N. Camden, had Hiram and Calvados out for slow preparation. These Derby candidates went separately over three-quarters each, and both were timed in 1 :20. The track was slow. During the same training period C. N. Jones Prince Bulbo breezed the same distance in 1 :21, and C. J. Milams Lucky Hit stepped a like course in 1 :22. Reveries Gal. the Derby and Oaks filly bred Continued on twelfth page » I o 3 . I o o , 0 I ■ 1 o 1 | I a 0 u 11 ii 0 1 O • 0 0 L I ,n s . e a I - f 1 s i e - " e i, n in n •- LEXINGTON ACTIVITY Continued from first page. and owned hy W. E. Huff and trained hy R. C. Erakes. was given an easy five-eighths. which she negotiated in 1 lOS4-;. Mint CIrass. the Derby eligible owned by C. I.. Whitney and trained by E. Davis. came out of his Sunday «aliop slightly lame and probably, uill be forced out of training for a time. He suffered his injury while breezing live-eighths. This morning Blessing, the daughter of Chicle — Mission Bells, which Mis. T. J. Regan has nominated for the various oaks, satisfied her owner and trainer C L. Dodson by going three-quarters in l:16s easily. She went the half mile In :4!». Other promising material that Dodson is conditioning for Mrs. Regan includes Time Flies, a two-year-old black son of Hourless — Queendon ; Eot, a chestnut two-year-old colt, by Ballot — Sibola. and Criss Cross, a three-i year-old chestnut filly, by Johren — Vertical. The stables of Hairy S. Hart and Al Thomas arrived this morning from New Or- leans and two carloads of horses are due to arrive from the same city tomorrow morning. Hart brought the horses No Regrets. Sporting Duch.-ss. Burstone. Pipestem, Immortal, Royal Highness and Divot, while Thomas un-f loaded Elizabeth, Blackamoor, Frank Carter and Watch It. No Regrets and Sporting Duchess were immediately sent to the near- by farm of Hart and Young, where they will be bred to Chilhowee and Prince Pal, re-e spcdively. Rurstone, owned by J. P. Mac-r Adam, will be retired and is scheduled to go to J. P. Headleys Paradise Farm to be bred to Angon. Mr. Young was at the Kentucky Associa- tion track to watch the Hart horses unload. He reports the arrival of four foals, as fol-■- lows: Bay filly, by Prince Pal— Anne, by Delhi : bay colt, by Prince Pal — Floating On. by Flotsam II.. chestnut filly, by Prince Pal — Maid of India, by Delhi, and a bay filly by Chilhowee — Nyasa, by Tchad. The filly Elizabeth will be taken over by R. C. Frakes, who intends to give her a brief rest before returning her to hard training. She is owned by N. H. Johnson and raced successfully during the recent New Orleans season. This mornings arrivals from the Crescent City also included the veteran campaigner. Repeater, which Frank Swain will present to John W. Smith, former mayor of Detroit, to be used as a saddle horse. Tom Sanford arrived last night from New Orleans, from where his stable of eight horses is expected here Tuesday. A. Woodman, trainer of the Coventry Stable of S. A. Cowan, lost the maiden footloose which succumbed to fever yesterday. He has turned out Boon Companion and Eittle Gipsy, leaving but three horses for racing here. They are Cotlomomor, The Showoff and Mardoon. a two-year-old chestnut colt by Pandion — Bamra. Jockey VV". W. Long is with the stable. II. P. Headley has signed jockey H. Richards for the approaching season and the latter will r?port to trainer W. W. Taylor in Maryland today. Taylor left here Sunday for Havre de Grace with nine of the Headley horses. After the Pimlico meeting Taylor will return his division of the stable to Kentucky where it will join the fifteen horses that will carry the Headley colors through the early Blue Grass State racing. The stable is trying for a call on apprentice Carl Meyer and R. C. Frakes 1 is negotiating for a call on apprentice Tommy Root for the Eexington meeting. a
