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I I I j I I DERBY COLONY INCREASING Broadway Limited and Kilkerry Now at Churchill Downs. Vestal Arrives There With Thirteen Three Ds Stable Racers From Texas Farm 3Iaudlin Showing Speed. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 17. Few long moves were made by Derby candidates at Churchill Downs this morning. Playtime, working with Southland Boy, from the Southland Stable, covered a mile in 1:44, after turning his half mile in :52 and three-quarters in 1:18. Southland Boy was timed his mile in 1:45 . Trainer F. P. Letellier gave All Upset, from the same barn, a good long gallop. Jack Spratt did an easy mile for trainer W. H. Snearly, going the distance in 1:45. His fractional time was: Half in :52, 1:18 for the first three-quarters. This maiden Derby candidate, ffbm the stable of Watson and McCaffrey, is a grand looker and his training has been very satisfactory all spring. The fastest workout of the morning was turned in by Maudlin, tiie Derby candidate from the Le Mar Stable, which worked with the three-year-old Morse L., the pair going a half mile in :4S, after stepping the first quarter in :24. The Senator, from the French Lick Stable of Thomas D. Taggart, was gi-en a three-quarters spin by trainer Bryant Ott in 1:24. Billy Champ, the Derby prospect from the Warm Stable, went three-eighths in :3G. Prince Atheling was blown out a quarter in :24 in preparation for a longer move Friday. Trainer Cecil Howard is well pleased with the present condition of this Derby representative of John Marsch. High Foot was galloped with the stable pony, trainer Partridge holding the colts bit ring, once around the oval, wlen G. Wilson, his exercise boy, sent him a mile. The colt was rank and Wilson had him under stout restraint all the way, being far out in the middle of the track almost all the way. Messrs. R. J. Thomas and P. A. Nash, who are interested in the Valley Lake Stable, which owns High Foot and other high class racers, motored to Lexington to be on hand for the opening of the sport at the Ken-I tucky Association course this afternoon, Trainer Partridge has delegated two of his Continued on fourteenth page. . DERBY COLONY INCREASING Continued from first page. stable employes as watchmen, one a day man and the other a night man, to guard his barn at the Downs to see that no prowlers do damage to his stock in any manner before High Foot fills his engagement in the classic. Elizabeth Kennedy, a Kentucky Oaks candidate, in the string of . Dan Lehan, worked three-quarters in 1:16. Two additional Derby candidates to the big number that are undergoing preparation for the classic at the Downs were brought in this morning by trainer R. "Dick" N. Vestal of the Three Ds Stable, owned by W. T. Waggoner and Sons of Arlington Park. Texas. Broadway Limited, the 5,000 yearling, and Kilkerry head the band of thirteen head. Kilkerry was a hard horse to load at the chute at the farm and occasioned a long delay before the horses were placed on the cars, as he crashed through the guard rail and fell in tight quarters. He suffered no mishap, however, outside of a few bruises. The Three Ds Stable was only twenty-four hours on the road from Arlington to Louisville. Dan Louder, former rider, is assistant to trainer Vestal, while G. E. Mcintosh is the veterinary for the Waggoners. Dr. Mcintosh came up with the trainer and his horses, but returned to Texas this afternoon after seeing the stock unloaded in good shape. Pansy Walker and Dixie Dreamer, both Kentucky Oaks candidates, Vermajo, Thats It and seven two-year-olds, Red Wright, Canfili, Winning Hand, Rough House, Marjorie Nell, Donna Mine and Texas Dreamer, were in the Waggoner consignment. Jockeys Tommy May, O. Laidley and F. Dunlop will ride for the Three Ds Stable, all the lads accompanying the outfit to the Downs. A. Pelletieri, owner of Purple Lady, and A. B. Letellier, owner of six head of horses at the Downs, in charge of A. L. Thomas, are among the recent arrivals from New Orleans. Len Johnson got in from Latonia with four head of W. H. Whitehouses horses, headed by Royal Julian, winner of the Grainger Memorial Handicap last year ; Take Off, Glycine and Susans Sister. Al Hanover, ex-jockey and brother of Jack Hanover, is in the employ of Mr. Whitehouse and will exercise the horses in this establishment. These thoroughbreds were in winter quarters at the Latonia track and have been going along well at the Covington track. Al Luzader received stall room at the Douglas Park track for Frank Bradsbys Louisville Lou, Miss Way, Morton Caldwell and Emergency. The latter two were turned out all Winter, while the former two were raced at New Orleans. He brought Boys Preferred and Beekeeper up from the South for L. Rosenberg and Pretty Run for Harry Bensinger.
