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] L DERBY TRAINING AT THE DOWNS » Latest News From the Scene of Kentuckys Famous Race : —Dixie Prince Improving— Blackwood and Dowagiac Good in Mud — Rurik Works Impressively ° h c r I j s a . in ~ c j r J J j t i | | , i , i s ► ? ? " 1 • on n to h ♦— LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 23.— Training operations at both local tracks Monday morn- g c ing were retarded considerably by the muddy - condition of the tracks, due to additional t rains that fed Sunday night. At Churchill S Downs a number of trainers of Kentucky r Derby eligibles braved the mud and sent - their charges along for short trials. u Dixie Prince, from the locally owned s I stable of Harned Brothers, absorbed the chief _ attention of the work watchers by turning c the best gallop of the morning. The big chestnut son of Prince Pal — Dixie, with R. Cheatham aboard, was sent out for a gallop f over three-quarters, and he showed fine mud r running ability by galloping the half in :53 * and the three-quarters in 1 :21. The colt had f McCulloch as a pacemaker. Dixie Prince, ■ which is a product of W. S. Kilmers Sun Briar Court, is showing steady improvement I in his work that is highly satisfactory to f his owners and trainer. The best workout of the morning was re- corded when Blackwood and Dowagiac. the Bloomfield Stables pair of Derby aspirants, I went out together and galloped three-eighths in :Z~Ya, running the first quarter in :24. ] This was highly creditable time in view of track conditions. Blackwood wore blinkers, as trainer Bert Williams finds that the son . of Black Toney — Rosewood will not extend himself without that equipment. Williams is fully convinced that both of his Derby colts are partial to the mud and believes • that if the track is muddy on the afternoon of the big race, that the colts will stand as good a chance as any of the other starters in the race. George J. Longs Braybant made a good impression as a mud runner when he reeled l off a half mile in :53as and three-quarters in 1:23";. I Doctor Fred, in the stable of J. B. Partridge, went three-eighths in :39 and the Fair Acre Farms Referendum stepped five-eighths in 1 :11. READY FOR CLARK HANDICAP. Flat Iron and Rolled Stocking, both candidates for the Clark Handicap, were given I light gallops. The former galloped three-quarters in 1 :21. while the latter ran three-eighths in :39. Both of these horses are ready to race to their best form. Sunday morning at Churchill Downs over a muddy track Misstep and Mop up were sent a mile. The pair of Le Mar Stable Derby hopes went along as though they relished the going, negotiating the distance in 1 :51l/5. They began together and went along like a team for the entire distance. They were timed for the quarter in :26Vs : the half in :52% and the three-quarters in 1 :22. Mose Goldblatt arrived this morning from Havre de Grace with six horses belonging to H. P. Whitney, and one of his own. Among the number was Pollywog, one of the Whitney eligibles to the Kentucky Derby, which will not be pointed for the race. Another one was Chicola. a bay colt by Chicle — Gladiola. which is one of the Whitney eligibles to the Bashford Manor Stakes. Others in the consignment were Afterglow, a winner in Maryland this year, The Bat, John Peel, Geyser and Golden West. a two-year-old Wrack colt. The last named is the property of Mr. Goldblatt. who paid ,100 for him at the recent Island Farm dispersal sale. MORE HORSES FROM TEXAS. The second shipment of the Three Ds Stables horses of W. T. Waggoner arrived this morning from their owners farm at Arlington, Texas, in charge of John Durnell. The shipment included the five-year-old Cuba and nine well-bred and costly two-year-olds. Three of the youngsters are eligible to the Debutante Stakes and they include Thats It, General Rickey and Nifty Nightie. The others to arrive were Eatonden, Round Up, Price Pal, Cardo Blanco, Yam Toi and Calf Roper. The last named is a brown colt by High Time — Free Love and therefore a full brother to Night Life. Nighty Nightie is a half sister to Master Chariie. Trainer C. E. Durnell had the Three Ds Stable Derby eligibles Stamford and Sandrine out on the track this morning for the first time since their arrival from their owners Texas farm. They were only galloped at a slow gait for a couple of miles. Stamford, which is said to have cost his owner 1928.sh0,000, is a big colt. He and Sandrine having both been in training before coming here are well advanced in their preparation. It is not believed that Sandrine. a filly, will be started in the Derby. She is also eligible to the Kentucky Oaks and she will be pointed for this rich stake. Good Shepherd, superior mud runner in the stable of Mose Goldblatt. v. ill be on the shelf for some time. The colt was this morning fired for ankle trouble. A. A. Kaiser, owner of Bonivan, winner of the Camden Handicap at Lexington Satur- day, was a visitor at Churchill Downs this morning. He announced that jockey C. Landolt, who rode the colt Saturday, had been engaged to pilot him in his Kentucky Derby engagement. The horses that Kd Trotter recently brought to Douglas Park from New Orleans include Law-ley, a Derby eligible. Revolver, Flag ; Lieutenant, Tirza, Violet Betty. Theo. Red i and East Side, all the property of the Viking Stable. He also brought a number of his own, , and these included Dearborn. Edith Alice and 1 the two-year-olds Greendale and Buntings I .Maid. Mr. Trotter reported that he had l blistered Dearborn for leg trouble and that I the colt would not be ready to race for some time. g c - t S r - u s I _ c f r * f ■ I f I ] . • l I I ; i , 1 I l I LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 2L— Rurik. dark ! gray son of Stefan the Great, scheduled to t carry the colors of the Chicago stable of L. j M. Newgass and Jake Lowenstein in the Kentucky Derby, supplied the outstanding Derby gallop this morning. The workout was at ] Douglas Park, where the track was still t muddy but, with all, had a good bottom. ] With jockey R. Yelton in the saddle and j under the direction of trainer Jake Lowenstein, Rurik was sent three-quarters, which c he negotiated in the good time of 1 :16%, which mark would have been considered good ] on a fast track. The colt began at the stand and, with £ Yelton tugging at the reins, he ran the first quarter in :24%, the three-eighths in 136%, half in :49 and the five-eighths in 1 :02. After j that he slowed down somewhat to turn the final eighth in :14%. The work was pro- , nounced excellent by a few horsemen who -witnessed it and strengthened the belief of j trainer Lowenstein that the colt will be fit j and ready when called upon for the big contest of May 19. After this latest work , of Rurik, there can be no question regarding his ability to run creditably on a muddy | track. D. F. Kelly and Two Dans, the J. J. Cough- , lin Stables main dependants in the Derby, were also given good gallops at Douglas ; Park. The pair went out together for a ; journey over one mile, the watches catching . them in 1 :47. D. F. Kelly began fully three lengths in front of his stablemate and maintained the advantage for the entire distance. | Jockey J. Heupel, astride D. F. Kelly, had , considerable difficulty in restraining the big chestnut colt. Both colts pulled up in ex- | cellent condition. The Churchill Downs track was also somewhat muddy, notably next to the inner rail, , but this condition did not prevent trainers of the numerous Derby eligibles at that course from sending their charges along for useful gallops, which were in the nature of either brisk spins or long gallops. DERBY FAVORITE IN ACTION. Reigh Count, the Derby favorite, accompanied by Reigh Olga, his regular work companion, was called upon for a speedy gallop in the mud, and he responded by running the first quarter in :25, the half in :50% and the five-eighths in 1:05%. The colt was cantering for the first half and pulled up in the final eighth. The pair began at the three-eighths post and Reigh Count, taking the lead and racing in the middle of the track, maintained his advantage over his stablemate to the end. Both colts were returned to their stalls in good condition. George Barnes dispatched Whisk-arm a mile in 1 :53. the colt running the first half in :53% and the three-quarters in 1 :23. Jockey C. Churchman, who was up on Whiskarm, kept the colt in the deep going all the way. Mr. Barnes is well satisfied with the manner in which Whiskarm is taking his training and predicts that he will be a thoroughly fit horse when he dons the colors. Blackwood and Dowagiac, the Bloomfield Stables Derby aspirants, continue to go along in their preparation in a manner that ner in which Whiskarm is taking his train-Bert Williams sent them out for a mile gallop and, racing close together, they completed the trip in 1 :5325. The Parkview Stables Keith, which has been working with Rhinock in all of his gallops, went out unaccompanied and ran a half in :52 and five-eighths in 1:07%. Nick Cul-Iop was given a slow mile in 1:58, and Mulligans Son was galloped three-quarters in 1:26. Irish Pal and Stamford went out together and galloped three-quarters in 1 :23. Stamford is a Derby eligible in the Three Ds Stable and it was the first time for him to work since coming here. ROLLED STOCKING IN FORM. The other Derby eligibles were given only short gallops. Golden Racket and Cartago worked together three-eighths in :37% quite handily, while Bar None an! Longridge went an easy half mile in :55. Colonel Shaw ran a quarter in :25%, and Oregon Fir negotiated a similar distance in :24%. Handy Mandy, the Tijuana Cup winner, was galloped three-eighths in :42, and Rolled Stocking, candidate for the Clark Handicap, went a mile in 1:52. Rhinock ran three-quarters in 1:22%. L. M. Newgass, who has been paying a lengthy visit to this city to watch his horses at Douglas Park in their training gallops, departed today for his home in Chicago. Jockey L. Pichon and trainer Bert Williams of the Bloomfield Stable have parted company. Today Pichon left for Havre de Grace to join the Seagram Stable. Ike Weil of Chicago arrived today for the purpose of shipping President Kelly and Mariolla Agnes, his pair of promising two-year-olds, to the Aurora track. Both youngsters have been training nicely and will be in fine condition for the Aurora meeting. Jim Gass arrived at Douglas Park with four horses belonging to C. E. Hamilton of • Covington, Ky. They included Our Own, a Kentucky Derby eligible, Royal Son, an 1 eligible to the Latonia Derby, Gold Handle ; and the two-year-old Harry W. Brown. Our Own and Gold Handle were both secured by Mr. Hamilton out of the recent Island Farm ! Stables sale, the former costing ,000 and the latter ,100. Mr. Gass reported that his . good two-year-old The Conqueror, the son of Wildair — Thistle Green which won at Ha- vana, succumbed to sickness shortly after his arrival at Lexington from the Cuban track. Mr. Gass also reported that the three-year- old Adelota, winner of two races at Havana, developed a bad knee shortly after arriving j in Kentucky and had to be sent to Goodloes farm to be turned out.
