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HORSEMEN MARK TIME Only Two Days Intervening Before Opening at Lexington. Racing Secretary Shelley Directs Work of Registering Horses on Grounds Many Works. f LEXINGTON, Ky., April 14. With only two days intervening before the inauguration of the 1930 season of racing in Kentucky, the local track of the Kentucky Association, where a meeting of fifteen days opens Thursday, was the scene of activity today not unlike that noted when the season is in full swing. William H. Shelley, racing secretary, his son, Robert, and Lawrence Boganschutz, who assists him, were early arrivals at the course and it was almost no time before they had the office of the senior Shelley functioning. Secretary Shelley immediately directed the work of registering the many horses assembled for the meeting and careful perusal of the lists, as filed by the trainers, revealed an abundance of high class material, he said. He is satisfied that the quality of the horses exceeds that in recent years and is hopeful of bringing into action all of the top-notchers. "Especially well pleased am I with the outlook for the best fields in years for the Ashland Oaks, Camden Handicap and Ben Ali Handicap," the veteran official concluded. It was another summer-like day and, while office details went ahead in such order that it would be possible to open the historic track tomorrow, the course again came in for extensive use and a large number of horses were under saddle for training gallops. In many instances the horses showed fine speed and the schooling sessions from the Waite starting devices were the best attended and most protracted of the season. IMPRESSIVE WORKOUTS. Kentucky Derby eligibles got back into the spotlight when Edward F. Prichards Tannery and C. W. Riedingers Alvin Ranshaw showed impressively in advancing another notch in their preparation for the Churchill Downs fixture "and others of the candidates looked good in less ambitious workouts. A. Baker, who is in charge of Tannerys training, w-ent easy with the crack son of Ballot Blemished, which" ran a mile in 1:42 last Friday, and gave him a much easier workout over the same distance. Hard held from start to finish, the colt ran the distance in 1 :47and, just one-fiftn of a second faster than Baker directed the colts rider to work him. Following the trial, out of which the three-year-old emerged in such condition as to indicate that it-was nothing like an effort for him, trainer Baker declared his charge ready for competition and assured that he will be an early starter here. Tannery was timed in :27 for the first quarter, reached the end of a half mile in :54, and completed three-quarters in 1:21. It was with difficulty that his rider held him to such a slow pace and he concurred with his employer in the opinion that the colt is in racing trim. Alvin Ranshaw was sent one mile in 1 :43, the quarter in :24, half mile in :49 ; three-quarters in 1:16, and seven-eighths in 1:29. This son of Last Coin is taking his work in a manner satisfactory to his owner-trainer, and only a mishap can prevent his being ready for the Churchill Downs race. FAST GALLOPS. II. W. Steeles Mike Carey, a son of Jim Gaffney Little Black and F. F. Brants Eil-Weir, among the less prominent Derby nominees, were seen in fast moves, the former traversing three-quarters in 1:14 under a drive and- the latter, also under brisk pressure, a mile in 1:41. Eil-Weir went the quarter in :24 ; half mile in :49, and three-quarters in 1:15, while Mike Carey ran the first quarter in :24, and the half mile in :48. Henrietta Hardies, half sister to Clyde Van Dusen, last seasons Kentucky Derby winner, accomplished the latter in an easy trial of five-eighths in 1 :04. She is named for the Derby and various Oaks. Sunday morning, Manta, Brownell Combs highly regarded Oaks candidate, offered evidence that a previous fast move over the distance was no fluke when she ran a mile in 1 :40. She went the quarter in :24 ; half mile in :47 ; five-eighths in 1:00; three-quarters in 1 :14, and seven-eighths in 1 :27fc. She came out of the fast trial in good condition and this, combined with her good effort, revealed the excellent preparation she has received under trainer H. Cavanagh. Charles Bacharach, owner of All Upset and Playtime, Derby eligibles, and other horses at Louisville in charge of Frank Letellier, visited these parts yesterday. Bill Hinphy is an arrival and has several horses to campaign at the local meeting. Frank and John McAtee, owners of the Serenata Stock Farm, report the death of the .Continued on sixteenth page. HORSEMEN MARK TIME Continued from first page. broodmare Billy W., which three weeks ago foaled a filly by Chilhowee. The foal may be saved. Phil Reuter, whose stable has been here for ten days, carfie in from Hot Springs. He has Galahad, Jovial Friar, Gold Ridge, Roy Gibson, Lucky Hit, Black Beetle, and Brown-Eyed Mary available for racing here. Divisions of the Johnson N. Camden, H. C. Hatch, L. Gentry and Harry Payne Whitney stables are due here from Churchill Downs and Douglas Park tomorrow. C. H. Trotter shipped a division of his string from the latter track this morning and they arrived here in good condition. Apprentice Willie Carroll came from La-tpnia arid reported to L. V. Bellew, Jr., while N. Barrett, who expects to ride freelance here next month, reports to C. R. Anderson at Fairmount Park. R. L. Bakers Manicure foaled a bay filly by American Flag at Piatt Steeles farm and is the first of the Baker mares to foal a filly. Charles F. Price, presiding steward in charge of the racing at Churchill Downs, Latonia, Washington Park, and Lincoln Fields, returned to Louisville after serving with T. C. Bradley and S. C; Nuckols in the work of the license committee. Matt Lair reports the following foals at his Wildwood Stock Farm in Bourbon County: Chestnut filly, by Bubbling Over Killanna ; bay colt, by Bubbling Over Clintonville, and chestnut filly, by Bubbling Over Beach Beauty. Cecil Knight is acting as agent for the stable trained by B. B. Williams and will make the engagements of jockeys R. Deprema and L. Jones. Charles Waite, designer of the starting gate bearing his name, arrived from Havre de Grace, where he installed two of the devices and will make an indefinite stay here. Two of the AVaite gates are to be used for the starting during the local meeting, after which they will be transferred to Churchill Downs.
