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KILKERRY PLEASES VESTAL f Three D.s Derby Candidate Goes Mile in 1 : 43 in Workout. Itichard McDonnell Makes Rood Impression in Easy Trial Churchill Downs Is Badly in Need of Itaiu. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 24. Kilkerry, the Three D.s Stables Derby candidate, was sent a mile and one-eighth with jockey Tommy May in the saddle in 1:57, the best move made by any of the Derby candidates on the track this morning at Churchill Downs. It was too foggy when he worked for time to be secured in fractions for the first six furlongs of his move, but his time for .the mile was 1:43, according to the watch of trainer "Dick" Vestal, who was well pleased with the manner in which the son of Black Toney Killana performed in his trial. Trainer "Billy" Snearly hooked up Jack Spratt and Big Stuff for a workout over a distance this morning, the pair going a mile and one-eighth in 2:02. The fractional time was :25, :52, 1:21, 1:48 for the first mile. Richard McDonnell, the A. E. Barrett Derby candidate, showed trainer Hayward a good move over the mile route in the fractional time of :52 for the half, 1:18 for the first six furlongs and 1:47 for the full distance. He was breezing all the way and acts like a real runner. The Senator and Colonel Mc-Cart were worked together for a mile by trainer Bryant Ott of the French Lick Stable. The time given out by trainer Ott was :27, :54, 1:21, 1:48. Devlin, C. N. Lewis Derby candidate, was blown out three furlongs in :38?3. Most of the prominent Derby eligibles were simply put through cantering and galloping exercises. The track was fast but dull and it needs a good hard rain to place it in its best condition. Track superintendent Tom Young is having it sprinkled every afternoon that the course is free from horses working, but this but a drop in the bucket to the water it needs. Col. M. J. Winn, president of the "American Turf Association and executive director of Churchill Downs, arrived in Louisville last night after a short visit to Chicago. Silas Mason, who with Arnold Hanger is owner of the Warm Stable, was a visitor at the Downs. Trainer Tommy Taylor, of the Warm Stable, delegated Price Salle to saddle the Warm Stables horses at Lexington and he left for Lexington this afternoon. Work on the erection of the 350-foot stand on the back side of the track for the benefit of the stable help, who will thus be enabled to see the Derby run from a point of vantage, has been started. Norman W. Church, president of the Elgin Watch Company, has wired for stalls at the Downs from San Jose, Calif., for his Derby candidates, Sailor Boy and Plucky Play. W. C. Weant will ship the horses he has been racing at Lexington back to the Downs.
