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DERBY FAVORITE IN ACTION » Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hertz Watch Reigh Count Gallop One Mile. Colt Impresses Spectators with His Easy Action and Apparent Readiness to Race at Once. • — LOUISVILLE, Ky.. April 13— Mrs. J. D. Hertz splendid colt Reigh Count gave his legion of admirers further justification for their confidence in him when, at Churchill Downs this morning, he galloped one mile for the first time since his Derby training began, and negotiated the distance in 1:44. Although not the fastest Derby trial of the season at one mile, it was easily the most impressive, and the time made was excellent for this stage of the Derby training period. Reigh Count was accompanied by Reigh Olga, but their riders were reversed. Chick Lang, who will ride Reigh Count in the Derby, was astride the colt this morning, while Larry Mills, who has been galloping the Derby favorite in all of his workouts, had the leg up on Reigh Olga. Otto Lehmans Derby candidate, which is being trained in the same stable as Reigh Count. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hertz, owners of Reigh Count, were on hand to see the colts latest workout, it being their first visit to Churchill Downs this spring. They were accompanied by Harvey Woodruff, special writer for the Chicago Tribune. The party arrived from Chicago early this morning and vill remain over until tomorrow night. It was rather late in the morning when the two Derby colts were brought out and few other horses were on the track. A large crowd of horsemen watched the work from the infield, while the Hertz party saw the trial from the judges stand. The track, which was still cuppy and dusty, was not suited for fast moves. Reigh Count and Reigh Olga began from the stand, with the latter having an advantage of about five lengths over the Derby favorite at the start. The latter, however, moved up on his pacemaker rounding the turn into the back stretch and was rated that distance behind until they swung into the home stretch, wh?re Reigh Count moved up and was only a neck back of his rival as they raced past the mile post. The pair was then eased up and galloped out an extra quarter mile, completing the Derby distance in 2:17. It was one of the best "-..-kouts ever shown by a Derby eligible. c»er the local course, in years. Its chief merit lay in the eveness of the pace, and one of the work watchers afterwards remarked that Lang could not have rated Reigh Count better had he been equipped with a clock. The colts were timed separately. Reigh Counts fractions were :26, :52, 1:18. 1:44. It will be seen that he negotiated each quarter in exactly the same time, twenty-six seconds. Reigh Olga was timed one mile in 1:45, his fractions being :26%. :52%, 1 :19. His showing also was meritorious, but could not compare with that of his more noted stablemate. Both colts pulled up in grand shape and showed no distress. Mr. and Mrs. Hertz were immensely pleased with Reigh Counts work, and congratulated trainer Barney Michell on his Continued on eighth page, t
