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DEDICATE IMPRESSES Astonishes Lexington Spectators With His Brilliant Speed. Goes Three -Quarters Without Being Extended in 1 :1 6 Uncle Luther Lame Again. LEXINGTON, Ky.. April 1. Dedicate, the brown son of Dodge On Time, which is being .trained for the Kentucky Derby over the Kentucky Association track here, this morning turned in the fastest workout of any of the Derby eligibles which were sent through their paces. Beginning from the three-quarters post and working to the stand, the three-year-old being trained by John "Ward, worked the first quarter in :24, three-eighths in :37, half in :51, five-eighths in 1 :04 and three-quarters in 1 :16. A few dockers caught him in 1 :1G fiat, but Mr. Ward said he timed his colt in 1 :16. It was not the time but the way Dedicate sped over the ground that impressed those vvho saw the workout. He did not seem to be out of a strong gallop and much surprise was expressed on all sides when it was found that he had negotiated the route in 1 :16. Mr. Ward said his colt pulled up in fine condition and cooled out perfectly. The injury which Dedicate received in his last race in Maryland last fall has left only a scar, and the son of Dodge looks as sound as a bell of brass. Gold Step, which was sent three-eighths Monday morning, was asked for three-quarters todayrand responded with 1:17 handily. The colt worked with Night Cry, his usual running mate, and the pair went along at an even pace, :24 for the quarter, :49 for the half and 1:03 for the five-eighths. It was another standout work for the son of Sweep On Golden Stairs. POOR PERFORMANCE. Of general interest at the track this morning was Uncle Luthers poor performance in his three-eighths work in :41. It developed after the work that he had suffered a recurrence of the leg trouble which hindered his training last year and L. I. Rogers, who is training the Derby eligible for Luther Stivers, said lie did not entertain any hopes of getting the horse ready for the spring meeting here at Lexington. Last year Uncle Luther developed a cracked heel on his right hind foot and now the left hind leg is giving him serious trouble. The three-year-old was fired last fall, but this does not seem to have eliminated the trouble. Mr. Rogers says he intends to go along slow with his charge until the trouble is cleared up. Jack Keene, who is training Jean Lafitte for the Kentucky Derby, sent the son of Sand Mole Jeanne Bowdre over the half mile route this morning, and the colt ran the distance in :52 under a strong pull all the way. Jean Valjean was out for a gallop and he ran three-eighths in :41 in handy fashion. Busy, which Art Goldblatt is training for J. B. Respess, was galloped three-eighths and turned in his most impressive short workout of the season. The Busy American colt ran the quarter in :25 and the full distance in :3G. He ran in blinkers this morning and , turned in a workout much improved over his last appearance. The three-year-old Bold Robin accompanied him today. EXCELLENT "WORKOUT. Lieutenant Mansfield, the old horse in the stable of C. W. Moore, was timed three-quarters in 1:17, going the half in :50 and five-eighths in 1:04 flat. There has been an influx of New Orleans racers arriving at the Kentucky Association course during the past few clays, and this morning the stables of Phil Reuter, J. P. Headley, Kelly and Dean, George Collins and W. A. Sutherland checked in. Reuters stable of nine horses was headed by the handicap horse Galahad, and it will mark the first time that he has ever been trained and raced at Lexington. J. P. Headley brought in two carloads of horses, including the two-year-olds Afrost, Norias, Dovey. Sugar Lane, Winters Moon, Rare Charm, Charm, Chaumiere, Issaqueena, My Companion and Match Box, and the fol- lowing older horses: Film, Yam Toy, General Jackson, Brushing, Pink Blossom, Evening Sky, William Penn, AMcksburg and Confederate. The two-year-old Winters Moon, a bay colt by Angon Red Head, is the property of Mrs. Headley. The old campaigner William Penn was taken to the farm for a long rest after being unloaded from the car. Jockey J. Cavens, who did most of the riding for the stable at New Orleans during the past winter, came along and expects to get into the saddle the first day at the Lexington meeting. Joe Tigue is training the string, Continued on second page. DEDICATE IMPRESSES Continued from first page. while A. Frost, for whom the two-year-old Afrost is named, is agent for the stable. "Goldie" Johnson, formerly a star jockey for Col. E. R. Bradley, is with the stable and is helping trainer Tigue in the training end. Frost went to Cincinnati after helping get things in order around the stable and will remain there for a few days, returning here in time for the local meeting. "Pop" Herndon brought the Phil Reuter stable here. He said that Mr. Reuter had gone to Hot Springs for a short rest. Head Pin and Helen Dean were the two horses which the stable of Kelly and Dean brought from Jefferson Park.
