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KILKERRYS GOOD WORKOUT Continues to Impress Observers With Mile in 1 43 Breezing Three Ds Candidate Apparently Is Ready Readyto to Go to Tost reparations for forOpening1 Opening1 Nearly Completed LOUISVILLE Ky May 5 Favored by excellent weather and track conditions train ¬ ers of the horses assembled at Churchill Downs for the fiftysixth annual spring meet ¬ ing opening on Saturday today got in much useful work in the preparation of their racers for the contests of the nineteenday season While the fast racing strip literally hummed with activity the large number of mechanics installing numerous important Improvements to the plant accomplished much and the next fortyeight hours should find near com ¬ pletion the new stewards stand private stand from which Lord Derby and party will witness the Kentucky Derby on May 17 pay off and approximate odds boards box addi ¬ tion painting and other betterments bettermentsThe The training featured distance gallops by Kilkerry and Broadway Limited which are to carry the Three Ds Stock Farm colors of W T Waggoner Sons in the coming Derby Other Derby hopefuls in action in ¬ cluded J 13 Respess Busy the Le Mar Stock Farms Maudlin H P Headleys Dark Entry and Valley Lake Stables High Foot FootKilkerry Kilkerry a son of Black Toney and Kil lana which has come in for high regard among the horsemen who have more closely observed his training since his arrival here from Texas was sent a mile by trainer Dick Vestal in 1 43 and was breezing from end to end It was one of the best moves of the morning and the colt offered every evidence of being ready for a top performance performanceHe He went the quarter in 25 half mile in 51 and threequarters in 1 16 Tommy May was in the saddle Broadway Limited in company with Dixie Dreamer the stables Kentucky Oaks candidate negotiated the Derby route of one and onequarter miles and was all out in traversing it in 211 while his filly companion kept on even terms from the start and finished handily Trainer Vestal is hopeful that Broadway Limited a son of Man o War The Star Flight will show to better advantage in actual competi ¬ tion and plans to start him in at least one race before the Derby DerbyIn In their long work Broadway Limited and Dixie Dreamer went the quarter in 24 half mile in 49 threequarters in 116 mile in 1 14 and one and oneeighth in 1 57 57Trainer Trainer John Partridge who breezed High Foot threeeighths in 3G Sunday morning today sent him over the same short distance in about 40 and intends to set him down for a brisk move at threequarters tomorrow tomorrowTO TO START SATURDAY SATURDAYThis This crack son of Prince Pal and Belle Fair an equal choice with William Wood ¬ wards Gallant Fox for Derby honors is scheduled to make his first start since the New Orleans season in a condition race the opening day here The race exclusively for threeyearolds will have running over six and onehalf furlongs and is expected to attract in addition to High Foot others from among the best of that age on the grounds groundsSunday Sunday morning J N Camdens Sydney which trainer D E Stewart brought over from Lexington on the day previous was sent a mile in l44Vs the half mile in 50 threequarters in 1 16 and seveneighths in 130 He finished in hand Stewart is satisfied with the manner in which the Craig angower gelding is taking his Derby prep and intends to match him with the best com ¬ pany in one of two races before the Derby His efforts at Lexington were encouraging particularly so his smashing second to the older Stars and Bars in the latters race at one mile run during the Lexington meet ins insBusy Busy acted better in his mile work this morning and trainer Art Goldblatt looks for him to redeem himself for his poor showing in the Ben Ali Handicap at Lexington Breezing throughout he clicked off the mile in 144 the quarter in 27 half mile in 52 and threequarters in 1 17 Goldblatt sent Bold Robin and Mary Toys with him for the opening and final four furlongs re ¬ spectively spectivelyAccompanied Accompanied by the sterling Misstep for threequarters which they ran in 1 17 Maud ¬ lin galloped out an additional quarter or full mile in l44Vi to turn in one of his best moves of the year yearDark Dark Entry II P Headleys entry winner of the Golden Jubilee Stakes at AVheeling exhibited a turn of keen speed when he stepped threeeighths in 35vf He may be seen in a longer trial tomorrow tomorrowHis His trial was directed by his owner who also worked Pigeon Hole his Clark Handi ¬ cap candidate a mile in 141 which marked the fastest of the morning at that distance The Clark as old as the Kentucky Derby will have its fiftysixth running over one and onesixteenth SaturdayWalter miles Saturday Walter Taylor traiifer of the Headley string is expected to return here Wednesday from Maryland with R M Eastmans Mike Hall Headleys Alcibiades and four others Mike Hall was not nominated for the Clark Handicap but goes in the 10000 added Grainger Memorial Handicap at one mile and a quarter on Saturday May 24 Alcibiades next important engagement will be in the Kentucky Oaks on the closing day of the meeting meetingKay Kay Spence chief of the Audley Farm trainers remains here with some twenty headed by Gallant Knight the crack Derby candidate Easter Stockings and other con ¬ sistent winners
