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, i HIGH FOOT NOW 6-1 CHOICE Kearney Makes New Cut in Odds Against Valley Lake Colt. Ioar Second Choices for Derby In St. Louis Mans IJook Offered at 12 Deposit 31 arte to Safeguard lMaycrs. High Foot has definitely broken the ranks of the Kentucky Derby favorites, which stood solid for some time, with 10 to 1 offered against several equal choices, and has stepped out as the 6 to "l favorite in Tom Kearneys future book. The cut was announced Tuesday, and the odds against the Valley Lake Stable candidate are the lowest yet reached in the future betting. Kearney makes no announcement of an unusually heavy play during the last week so it is presumed that since the colt arrived at Louisville, after his spectacular races at New Orleans during the winter, there has been constant demand for him in Kearneys book. Last week Tom Shaw, who is making a future book on the Derby in the East, cut Higli Foot from 10 to 8 and Kearney followed in line. It was at a corresponding period last year that Blue Larkspur became the decided favorite for the Derby. On April 25 he won his first start of the season, beating Qlyde Van Dusen, subsequently the Derby winner, by a neck. Odds against the Bradley colt soon dropped from 4 to. 1 to 3 to 1. As the odds against High Foot are pruned, his erstwhile rivals for favoritism recede at about the same ratio. Odds of 12 to 1 are now offered against Flying Heels, Gallant Fox, Desert Light and Dedicate. In the slate announced by Kearney, the first Of April, all four of these, and High Foot, were held at 10 to 1. There have been few other changes of importance in Kearneys book this month, although Tannery seems to have been the object of considerable attention as his price was cut from GO to 1 to 20 to 1. Crazy Coots price was cut from 100 to 1 to 40 to 1 ; Woodcrafts from 100 to 1 to 50 to 1; Buckeye Poets and Busys from 100 to 60 . Ned O. is now offered at 20, as against the previous 15. An interesting statement is contained in a newspaper article to the effect, that "Uncle Tom" Kearney has posted 00,000 in cash with an official Of a St. Louis bank "to safeguard possible obligations due winning players in his future books on the Preakness and Kentucky Derby, in the event of death or serious accident to himself. Charles Burke, his right-hand man, has been given power of attorney to wind up any necessary business if such a situation should arise."
