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I i 1 1 , | I I ! | , I | POOR TRACK CONDITIONS!] ♦ Results in Calling Off Majority of ! Workouts at Louisville. «3 , l.otigridge and Bar None Canter Three-Quar- tors in Mud — Oregon l-ir Gallops Same Distance. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 14.— A decided change la weather and track conditions at i both local courses seriously interfered with f training operations this morning and, as a i result, workouts were nearly out of the i question. A heavy thunderstorm and rain s the previous night rendered the tracks heavy, 1 while a wind of high velocity swept the i tracks during the mor: ing work hours. At Churchill Downs only a few trainers j of Kentucky Derby eligibles braved the wind and mud by sending their charges out for work. The better class candidates like Reigh ■ Count, Misstep, Irish Pal, Reigh Olga, Dixie t Prince, Bonivan, Braybant. Colonel Shaw, , Whiskarm and Nick Cullop were given their exercises around the stable sheds. Horsemen. : however, regard the heavy rainfall as an unmixed blessing, for it will have the effect » of packing down the deep dusty soil and rendering it more adaptable for working the horses. The Longridge Stables pair of Derby colts I Bar None and Longridge, whose training is | being superintended by W. G. Yamke, were among the number which were galloped through the mud. This pair displayed good mud running ability when they were gal- i loped separately for three-eighths of a mile. Bar None showed to better advantage of the two mentioned, with Joe Kedris up. He ran the distance in :402,i. Longridge went along steadily and covered the distance in :42?s- These colts are doing well in their training , and their steady improvement is evident every time they have the saddle on. W. "Butch" Covington sent the Parkview Stables Derby eligible Keith out in the company of Royal Omar, the pair racing in close formation for three-eighths, which they covered in :38"5. Jack McPherson gave the Fair Acre Farm Derby candidate Referendum, a slow work at five-eighths, the colt running the distance in 1 :12x/5. Oregon Fir, which Shelby West is prepar- ing for the Derby, ran an easy three-quarters in 1 :24. This son of Tall Timber and Arrogance is owned by Dr. D. Borgman of this city and. while not regarded seriously as a Derby prospect, is doing well in his training. He has shown a partiality for the mud in a number of his works. Bert Williams had Blackwood and Do-wagiac, the Bloomfield Stables pair of Derby eligibles out on the track for the first time since their arrival from Nashville. They were given light exercise consisting of a gallop around the track at a two-minute clip. They both show that they are well advanced in their training.
