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FAST TRACK AT LOUISVILLE Prince Atheling Gallops Three-Quarters in Fast Time Harned Stable Arrives. LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 31. The most pretentious Derby move of the morning was that of John Marschs Prince Atheling, which negotiated six furlongs in 1 :19, accomplishing it in commanding fashion. This black son of Atheling II. Miss Laura, was timed the first five furlongs in the fractional time of :25. :50, 1:04. Other Derby candidates were given useful gallops, and canters at the Downs, which was fast and in good condition. The first of the horses to arrive from St. Johns Park was the string of ten of Harned Bros., Louisville turfmen, which embraced the following : Boris, Cleora, Betty Ann, Fire Under. Congo II., Estin, Sir David ONeil, Lord Concord, Brown Flash and Miss Onine. Trainer John Reed had the horses unloaded at the L. and N. chute about 9:45 a. m. and found them in good shape. In the same car that transported the Harned horses from the Florida track C. A. Bidencope brought two, Jeff ONeil and Miss Scotia, while Dee John, a two-year-old and Chicago Lad, belonging to Tommy Doyle, were brought to the Downs in the same shipment. , Lon Jones, owner of the National Stock Farm, located near Beauchel, Ky., returned from Florida and will apply for a trainers license this spring to train some horses he wintered at his farm. Jockey J. Majestic has sent in papers to secure a riders license since his arrival from Youngstown, Ohio, his home, where he spent some weeks. He will join the stable of Frank P. Letellier on the arrival of that establishment from New Orleans. R. W. Collins and John Hardy, owners of Elmhurst Stud, in Lexington, were among the visitors at the Downs. Mr. Hardy spent the better part of the winter in Florida witnessing the racing at Miami. Mr. Collins will train two good looking two-year-olds for racing in Don Leon, a chestnut colt, by Lee O. Cotner, and Arthur Lee, a bay colt, by Hot Foot Ildrim. which are at the Kentucky Association track. Lee O. Cotner -will be bred to thirty mares this spring. Hieover, a Derby candidate in the barn of R. S. Clark, of New York, which Jack Baker is preparing for his Derby engagement at Lexington, was sold as a yearling for 0,000, he being from Precious Pearl, the dam of Lee O. Cotner and by High Time. Hurley Meyer arrived from New Orleans. He makes engagements for his brother jockey C. Meyer.
