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EASTERN DERBY HOPES AT DOWNS Gallant Fox Crack Brigade Gone Away and Ned O Reach Louisville Bradley Pair Also Arrive Tannery Gees Derby Route Probable Starters Number Sixteen LOUISVILLE Ky May 12 Much activity was noted along the Kentucky Derby front during the past thirtysix hours and when dusk settled tonight over Churchill Downs home of the great race due for its fiftysixth annual running on Saturday all but one of the probable starters were on the battle ground During the mentioned period arrivals included the crack eastern quartet Gallant Fox Crack Brigade Gone Away and Ned 0 and Breezing Thru and Buckeye Poet the representatives of E R Bradley while announcements kept Uncle Luther and Busy in and added Lougus to the probable field while Tannery and Kilkerry figured in noteworthy trials trialsGallant Gallant Fox the sterling son of Sir Gallahad III which races for William Woodward of New York and pronounced favorite for the impending fixture Crack Brigade Dr T M Cassidys star which finished second to the former in the AVood Memorial and Preakness Stakes and G W Foremans Ned O and Win Zieglers Gone Away reached Churchill Downs shortly after noon today while Breezing Thru and Buckeye Poet made the short trip from their owners Idle Hour Farm near Lexington Sunday morning All unloaded in satisfac ¬ tory condition conditionLONGUS LONGUS A STARTER STARTERWord Word was received from St Louis this afternoon to the effect that Longus the son of Waygood and Jane Francis which dis ¬ tinguished himself when he finished fourth in the Agua Caliente Handicap won by Vic ¬ torian would be here to carry the R C Stable colors of W IT Hoffman Jr in Saturdays race L Stivers owner of Uncle Luther and A Goldblatt trainer of J B Respess Busy let it be known that barring a change in plans both horses will be saddled for the Derby DerbyThe The addition of Longus makes for a probable field of sixteen including in addi ¬ tion to the aforementioned Audley Farms Gallant Knight J N Camdens Sydney Southland Stables Play Time Three Ds Stock Farms Broadway Limited stable companion to Kilkerry Valley Lake Stables High Foot and William Ziegler Jrs Gone Away AwayTannery Tannery crack son of Ballot and Blem ¬ ished selected to carry the colors of Edward F Prichard Kentucky owner and breeder worked the Derby route of one mile and a quarter in 209 handily He was on the fast track about 9 oclock this morn ¬ ing and galloping over the exacting Derby ground went the quarter in 25 half in 49 threequarters in 115 mile in 141 and mile and an eighth in 1 55 It was an excellent move and deeply impressed all of the many good persons who witnessed it itKiLKEiMsYs KiLKEiMsYs SORE KNEE KNEEAs As a result of a heavy shower the rac ¬ ing strip was in a sloppy condition when Kilkerry visited it and breezed a like route Sunday morning He was timed in 2 1G for the long trial the quarter in 2G half in 51 threequarters in 119 and mile in 148 The son of Black Toney emerged from the work manifesting no little sore ¬ ness in a very unsound knee and the infirm ¬ ity is of much concern to R N Vestal his trainer trainerBreezing Breezing Thru and Buckeye Poet like Tan ¬ nery will not start in a race before Satur ¬ days engagement Both colts products of their owners Idle Hour Stock Farm came in for the approval of the numerous good judges who witnessed their unloading and ex ¬ ercise gallops this morning H J Thomp ¬ son trainer of the pair today asserted that while neither comes to the Derby with the following and reputation of Bubbling Over Mr Bradleys winner of the 1926 Kentucky Derby they are a real threat and stand far better than outside chances to carry their owners white and green home in front in the classic classicThompson Thompson this morning indulged Breez ¬ ing Thru with a light assignment the son of North Star III breezing a half mile in 53 while Buckeye Poet galloped with the former for one mile and a quarter quarterTuesday Tuesday such of the Derby aspirants as Play Time Broadway Limited Sydney Ned O and Uncle Luther along with five oth ¬ ers of their age are scheduled to meet in the Trial Purse at one mile mileSomewhat Somewhat unexpected was the early ar ¬ rival of Gone Away the car in which the son of Runantell made the trip from Ja ¬ maica being coupled outside New York with those in which Gallant Fox Ned O and Crack Brigade traveled from Maryland Previously it was understood here that train ¬ er W J Spiers would not ship the Ziegler racer until Wednesday WednesdayGallant Gallant Fox vas accompanied by Wrat tler also eligiule for the Derby and a pony while Equation shipped with Ned O and Gone Away and Crack Brigade were each accompanied by a stable pony Gallant Fox Continued oa twentieth page DERBY HOPES AT DOWNS Continued from first page and his stable companion traveled under the care of George Tappan who announced that James Fitzsimmons trainer of the Wood ¬ ward horses will arrive Thursday and Earl Sande engaged to ride Gallant Fox in the Derby is due the following day dayGallant Gallant Fox and Wrattler found quar ¬ ters in the Greentree Stable barn while Crack Brigade went into the Audley Farm barn and Gone Away in the stable of the Le Mar Stock Farm horses Ned O and Equation likely to remain here through ¬ out the meeting were put up in the new Gallaher Combs barn barnOwner Owner Foreman who also directs the training of his racers lost little time en ¬ gaging J D Mooney to ride Ned O in his race Tuesday George Ellis and Mack Gar ¬ ner respective pilots in the Derby of Crack Brigade and Gone Away are expected from New York on Friday
