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REGAINS LOST PRESTIGE Lieutenant Mansfield in Limelight at Lexington Course. ♦ Horses Ont la Droves at Old Association Track — I. Davis Figures in Accident, Mariis Flynn Escaping. LEXINGTON", Ky, April 17.— With the opening of the spring meeting of thirteen days here set for Saturday, trainers had their horses out in droves this morning and many steeds received workouts intended to tune them up for early races during the meeting. The track was slightly dull due to too much sprinkling and overcast skies gave a hint of rain before tomorrow. The trainers, however, did not mind the weather, and none of them purposely moved up their work days as has frequently been done this spring. Activity was at fever heat and approximately 200 horses were worked, many of them from the barrier, which was put up at ten oclock. In the outstanding workout of the morning, Lieutenant Mansfield regained the good graces of C. W. Moore, his owner-trainer, and his many Derby followers, by negotiating a mile in 1:41%. Several watches caught him in 1:41%, with the apprentice negro jockey Elmo Clark in the saddle and carrying about 122 pounds. Lieutenant Mansfield was well rated and finished the mile in strong fashion. In his previous workout he used all his speed in the first half mile and was sorely pressed at the eni. Lieutenant Mansfield began at the five-eighths post, and ran the quarter in :26, three-eighths in :38%. half in :51Vs. five-eighths in 1:95%, three-quarters in 1:16%. By quarters his time was :26, :2oVs, :25%, :25%. Although his boy was hand riding. Lieutenant Mansfield was going well at the finish and looked like he could have continued at the same speed for another quarter. MOORES TOFGH LUCK. The workout cheered owner Moore, who was still downcast over the sudden death of a promising two-year-old yesterday, but his joy was short-lived, as another accident befell his stable when Martie Flynn and I. Davis worked a few mintes later. Moore put jockey W. Fronk up on Martie Flynn and Clark was on I. Davis. These horses have been working together all spring until the last trial, when Martie Flynn went alone and sulked. The pair began running at the three-quarters post and were galloping down the back stretch, when a two-year-old. which had been sent to the barrier, wheeled in their path. His rider, making no effort to take the youngster out of danger, jumped off and scrambled into the infield out of danger. I. Davis plunged into the younger horse, Fronk escaping danger by quickly pulling his mount out. I. Davis rolled over, throwing Clark on his shoulder and severely injuring him. Fronk continued the workout with Martie Flynn. but without a companion, the Derby hopeful loafed part of the remaining journey, finishing the mile in 1 :44. His fractions were: :23%, :49 and 1:16. Neither of the two horses were believed to be more than badly shaken up. DODGSON SHOWS SPEED. Given his first trial of the spring, Dodgson gave ample evidence of his speed by running three-quarters in 1 :14%. He was going so nicely at the finish that owner-trainer John S. Ward was highly pleased with the workout. Dodgson had jockey K. Hoffman up and ran the first quarter in M%, three-eighths in :35% and half in :49. It was work day for Lucky Hit and Charlie Bergin in the stable of J. C. Milam, and these Derby hopefuls went three-quarters in 1 :15% in handy fashion, the former going a trifle easier at the wind-up. They took :23% for the quarter and :48% for the half mile. Another good three-quarters was that of Mickey D., which went in 1:15% ; the quarter in :24 and half in :50%. Calvados and Carin, Derby and Oaks candidates, respectively, in the J. N. Camden stable, were asked to go a mile and they galloped the route in 1:42 and 1:43%, respectively. They went together, with Calvados soon distancing his mate, but both were driving at the finish. Their fractions were :24, :48ys and 1:15%. Dark Eagle. Little Colonel, Rumpelstiltskin. Black Flyer and Kentucky Ace were other Derby eligibles out. but they were not assigned difficult tasks. Canberra, an Oaks candidate, and Perle dOr, owned by Senator Camden, -were impressive in doing three-quarters in 1:14% handily, and Black Pattie just loafed along to do the came distance, in l :22. Two carloads of horses arrived during the morning. YV. J. Potter brought eight from New Orleans and L. V. Bellew came in with nineteen from Dade Park. The majority in the Bellew band belong to J. C. Ellis, owner of Dade Park, and they wintered there.
