Louisville Track Muddy: Training Somewhat Curtailed by Adverse Weather Conditions.; Clyde Van Dusen Goes Mile and An Eighth in 2:02 4/5 in Soft Going--Several Other Derby Eligibles Work., Daily Racing Form, 1929-05-06

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LOUISVILLE TRACK MUDDY Training Somewhat Curtailed by Adverse Weather Conditions Clyde Van Dusen Goes 3lie and An Eighth In 202 In Soft Going Several Other OtherDerby Derby Ellgiblcs Work LOUISVILLE Ky May 4 The standout Derby work of Saturday morning was turned in by H P Gardners Clyde Van Dusen which was accompanied the first part of his mile and oneeighth journey by Torch Boy The gelding went the route in 202 handily being timed the first mile in 2C 52 120 148 148Torch Torch 3oy led him for the first five fur ¬ longs but it was on sufferance the geld ¬ ing running along easily with the appearance of being ahle to go to the front at will Clyde Van Dusen showed a disposition to bear out after going six furlongs but aside from this his work was most impressive impressiveTorch Torch Boy was timed threequarters in 121 and a mile in 150 150The The track was muddy again this morning from the hard showers of last night nightJack Jack Lowenstein trainer of Windy City took advantage of the slightly better track conditions of Friday afternoon to work the colt a mile He went in the fractional time of 51 110 149 149The The Choctaw and Easter Stockings were sent a mile and oneeighth by trainer Kay Spence on Saturday morning the pair going the first quarter in 27 three quarters in 1 23 mile in 1 54 and a mile and an eighth in 2 OS H Philpot was on The Choctaw and the promising lightweight in this establish ¬ ment H Schutte on the filly fillyOui Oui Monsieur from the Audley Farm Stable was sent six furlongs in company with Le Flore and turned the trick in 1 20 20Borris Borris and Congo II worked a mile in 55 123 l504s which was a clever move over the muddy track trackTrainer Trainer Tommy Taylor sent Mrs E Swi kards Derby candidate Chip up with the older horse Duelist for a mile in 25 52 119 1 0 The Tattler breezed a half in 52 and five furlongs in 105 Suitor was sent three eighths in 40 and Paul Bun yan went a like distance in 37 Flat Iron and Marte Flynn worked a mile in 1 49 49Trainer Trainer Bianchi sent Hiram Kelly a mile and oneeighth and his stable companion St Ignatius a mile and one quarter both go ¬ ing at a two minute clip Trainer Boots Durnell of the Three Ds stable breezed rris Derby colts in sets late Friday afternoon Calf Roper Double Heart and Prince Pat in one set going a half in 50 and Royal Ford Pancho Vermajo and War Time a half in 52 These representatives of the Texas million ¬ aires stable had been going a mile a mile and oneeighth and a mil 3 and onequarter before being shipped to the Downs DownsLOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE Ky May 4 There was lit ¬ tle in the nature of Derby trials at Churchill Downs Friday morning as the track bore a close resemblance to a sea of mud precluding any possibility of good workouts A cold wind swept the course all morning morningThe The Choctaw the Audley Farm candidate for the Derby was hooked up with Easter Stockings candidate for the Clark Handicap the feature of opening day Saturday May 11 Trainer Spencer indulged the pair in a easy threequarter gallop in the fractional time of 5545 125 This move was simply in the nature of a preparatory work for more am ¬ bitious work Saturday morning morningMrs Mrs James B Browns Pebony with his workmate C N Lewis Bonoby splashed through the mud for a half mile in 25 52 where Froggatte eased Pebony up and Bonoby went to the fiveeighths post in 107 107C C M McKenna Mose Lowensteins Derby hope breezed threeeighths in 39 Chip was opened up a quarter mile in 27 Up ¬ time went a like distance in 41 Flat Iron breezed threeeighths in 40 his present con dition being excellent and he is ready for his engagement in the Clark Handicap HandicapClyde Clyde Van Dusen Paul Bunyan Highway Prince Pat Boris Scarlet Brigade and other Derby candidates were given slow canters cantersTrainer Trainer C E Durnell of the Three Ds Stock Farm sent the 65000 colt Broadway Limited out in company with another of his juveniles the Man o War colt and his work ¬ mate going threeeighths in 41 41Joe Joe McLennan racing secretary at Arling ¬ ton Park and other tracks was among the few visitors that ventured forth to the Downs DownsThe The erection of the nine foot wire fence which will encircle the outside rail is almost completed It will be 6000 feet in length and is estimated to cost 12000 12000Roguish Roguish Eye has not been on the track since he worked Wednesday afternoon


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