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MISSTEP IN FINE FETTLE , « Le Mar Stables Derby Hope Shows Steady Improvement. r-« Rurik in Sparkling Performance — Tiger Flowers Doing Wei! — Latest Gossip from Louisville Tracks. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 18— The steady improvement being shown by the Le Mar Farms Kentucky Derby candidate Minstep, in his preparation for the big race, is winning for the son of Upset— St Theresa many n.w adherents among local horsemon, iiuiio a number of whom are strong in the conviction that he will prove his mastery over those which will oppose him in the race. In his most recent trial at one mile last Sunday, he demonstrated beyond any prcadventure that he has reached an advanced stage in his preparation and will require but little further strenuous work to fit him thoroughly for the contest. This morning at Churchill Downs, over a track that could not be.classed as fast. Misstep supplied the outstanding Derby trial of the day and gave further evidence of his fine condition when, in company with Mop Up. he breezed a half in :48% and five-eighths in 1 :02, and was eased up to finish the three-quarters in 1 : 1 6 vf, . Mop Up covered the five-eighths in 1 :0:,. Jockey W. Boganowski was substituted for Joe Peters on Misstep this morning and will gallop the colt in all of his future trials. Misstep was carrying around 120 pounds and was well rated, but showed a keen desire to run. Mop Up headed him for the first three-eighths when Misstep passed him easily, and finished the five-eighths well to the forefront. Trainer Jack Flanigan called upon Cartago and Golden Racket, R. EL Leiehleiters pair of Derby cligibles, for their first ambitious mile work in the training season. The colts raced like a team for the entire distance, with Cartago having a slight advantage at the end Continued on twelfth pas;p. I MISSTEP IN FINE FETTLE Continued from first page." of the mile, which they completed in 1:46%, and galloped out an extra eighth in 1:59%. They covered the quarter jn :26%, half in :53 and three-quarters in 1 :19%. The work was pronounced excellent. Mr. Leichleiter came from his home in Shelbyville to witness the trials and was well pleased with the showing of his colts. Braybant was given an easy mile in 1:52% and pulled up sound. Jim Everman gave Bonivan his final gallop over the local track when he set him down for a breeze at three-quarters. His fractions were :24%, :50, 1 :18. Tomorrow Bonivan and four other horses in the Everman stable will be transferred to Lexington. Colonel Shaw was given a slow three-eighths in :43. Reigh Count and Reigh Olga were galloped a slow mile and a quarter and both colts appeared in fine fettle. Don Diego, four-year-old in the Keeneland Stable, showed fine speed when he breezed a half mile in :4S%. Training operations at Douglas Park were marked by much activity, and during the morning some useful Derby trials were recorded. Rurik. the Derby eligible in the stable of Newgass and Lowenstein, showed a sparkling performance when, with jockey Yelton up, he ran five-eighths in the good time of 1 :02. and galloped out three-quarters in 1:16%. The dark gray son of Stefan the Great, rated nicely, ran the quarter in :24%, three-eighths in :36%, and half mile in :49. There is not another Derby hope training better than Rurik. Blessefield, which is also being handled by Jake Lowenstein, was breezed five-eighths in 1 :02%. This colt is also doing famously in his training. Tiger Flowers, the property of Mrs. P. P. Flaherty of Chicago, was breezed three-eighths in :36% and pulled up sound. This colt is being well handled by former jockey Tonv.ny Cameron. The colt is ridden in all his tials by J. Bobbins and always carries more than his Derby weight. Emil Herz arrived from New York and was at Churchill Downs early to view the Derby workouts. He witnessed ihe work of Misstep and was much impressed by the colts splendid appearance and his way of running. Mr. Herz also got a close-up of Reigh Count as he was being galloped around the track. He is laying 3% to 1 against the Derby favorite and is taking little money at this short price. John E. Madden has disposed of three of the Lest two-year-olds he has had in training at Churchill Downs since last fall. The youngsters were purchased by Mrs. P. P. Flaherty of Chicago, owner of the Derby eligible, Tiger Flowers, and they have been turned over to trainer Tommy Cameron. The juveniles in question are Strike, a chestnut colt by Friar Rock — Falcon : Milton Moore, a bay colt by Paragon II. — Juvenescence. and Linda, brown filly by Peter Quince — Dulcey. The youngsters are well advanced in their training and have worked half miles in better than :50. Four of the two-year-olds which arrived here recently from New Orleans in the stable of J. C. Ferris will race in the interest of Matthew Quail, a Chicago business man and a new recruit to racing. Their names and breeding are : Tommy Doyle, brown colt by Beaverkill — Doric ; Veronica Stirling, brown filly by Beaverkill — Hazel ; Martha Sue, bay filly by Beaverkill — Thaka, and Miss Beaverkill, bay filly by Beaverkill— Malva. The youngsters were all bred by George J. Long at his Bashford Manor Farm. They were in training at the Fair Grounds track in New Orleans but never faced the barrier in a race. J. C. Ferris, who had been visiting his home in Nash. Mile, Tenn., following the close of the Jefferson Park meeting, reached here this morning. Geo. V. Barnes, owner of Whiskarm. a Derby candidate which worked a mile in 1 :45 easily a few days ago, has received several tempting offers for the colt from a number of Eastern" sportsmen. While the price offered was not made public, it was not suffi-cently high to tempt Mr. Barnes to part with the colt. Earl Newman, who served in an official capacity at Washington Park last summer, arrived from New Orleans. Mose Shapoff shipped five horses to Lexington this morning.
