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GALLANT FOX FINAL DERBY TRIAL Favorite for Kentuckys Famous Race Works Over Muddy Track Bradley Hopefuls Loom Up Formidably High Foot Disappoints Gone Away AwayShows Shows to Advantage Probable Field LOUISVILLE Ky May 14 Headed by Gallant Fox William Woodwards favorite for the fixture five prominent aspirants for honors in Saturdays fifty sixth running of the 50000 added Kentucky Derby this morning had their final important preparation for the testing one mile and a quarter Those in addition to the choice sent through brisk gallops over the muddy racing strip were Nash Partridges High Foot E R Bradleys Buckeye Poet William Ziegler Jrs Gone Away and J N Camdens Sydney SydneyGallant Gallant Fox with Earl Sande his Derby rider in the saddle was breezed over a distance of one mile and an eighth and worked in company with Wrattler The crack son of Sir Gallahad III which comes to Saturdays race unbeaten in competition as a threeyearold and winner of the Preakness Stakes and Wood Memorial covered the long route in 203 and eased up the full Derby course in 2 19 Sande snugged the sterling colt along all the way and was well pleased with the manner in which he accomplished his concluding assignment assignmentGallant Gallant Fox began with appreciable slug ¬ gishness and after running the first quarter in 27 negotiated the following one in 25 There followed a quarter in 31 which many considered as evidence of his moodiness but he came through impressively thereafter and finishing the mile in 1 50 added another eighth in 12 before Sande tightened his hold to a strong pull under which he gal ¬ loped out the last eighth Wrattler which began some five lengths in advance of his illustrious stablemate also succeeded in traversing one mile and a quarter in 2 19 but put more effort in his work and was headed by Gallant Fox before completing a mile mileIt It will be remembered that the final work of William Woodwards Gallant Fox before his victory in the Preakness at Pimlico was generally reported as a sulky exhibition and a move that was anything but impressive When Sande galloped the son of Sir Gallahad III through the mud this morning there were watchers who had a like opinion of the work workThe The move lacked dash in the opinion of several good judges and it was freely ex ¬ pressed that the colt evidently was handi ¬ capped in the muddy footing It was a move to hearten some trainers with candidates and altogether to those who expected a speed exhibition it was a gallop at least that was disappointing disappointingBut But there were others with possibly a better acquaintance with the colt who were Continued on eighteenth pnge GALLANT FOX FINAL TRIAL Continued from first page entirely satisfied and it was remarked that he finished out the mile and an eighth go ¬ ing faster than he ran his first quarter Sande had a strong hold of his head at all stages of the gallop and there was no time that he was really asked to run runPerhaps Perhaps the most impressive of the five lengthy trials was that turned in by Buck ¬ eye Poet whose stable companion Breez ¬ ing Thru clicked off one of the best works credited any pf the candidates when he ran the Derby route in 2 11 handily over a muddy track Tuesday Late this morning Buckeye Poet not to be outdone by Breez ¬ ing Thru and offering further evidence that the two make up another serious Bradley threat ran over the same testing course in 212 He was in hand throughout in footing a trifle more holding than that en ¬ countered by Breezing Thru ThruThe The son of Black Toney and May Bird opened with a quarter in 25 and after running the subsequent two lurlongs in like time went the end of the threequarters in 118 Following that quarter in 28 he negotiated the fourth one in 2C and the fifth in 27 Jockey Eddie Legere who is to ride him in Saturdays race piloted him in the final drill under the direction of H J Thompson ThompsonSydney Sydney manifested no little distaste for the going was almost fully spent in cov ¬ ering one mile and a quarter in 217 and such footing for the Derbys decision may result in his absence from the field Frac tionals of time for his workout were 24 50 118 and 147 After completing the mile he was subjected to brisk pressure and finishing under vigorous driving drivingGone Gone Away looked good in his test over a mile and rated along cleverly by Willie Garner the son of Runantell traversed the distance in 140 and eased up an additional eighth in 201 Garner kept him well in hand at every stage and he was timed in 25 51 and 118 118There There was some criticism of High Foot after he negotiated one mile and an eighth in 159 many good judges contending that the son of Prince Pal was all out in adding a furlong in 14 after having run the mile in 145 The Valley Lake Stable colt came through with fine early speed for his concluding conditioner and ap ¬ peared to be well suited by the watery track He ran the opening quarter in 23 the half mile in 49 and threequarters in 116 After going a mile he was quite distressed and the final eighth represented a severe task in his fatigued condition conditionGallant Gallant Knight B B Jones hopeful which has a wide following among the horsemen here was made ready for his last distance workout Thursday when he went a half mile in 49 handily He did the quarter in 24 and threeeighths in 3G 3GAnother Another fitted for final route preparation was Dr T M Cassidys Crack Brigade which arrived here Monday with Gallant Fox Gone Away and Ned O Trainer Joe Bauer prescribed an opener of threeeighths for the son of Light Brigade and he showed smartly in stepping the short distance in 3C driving drivingTannery Tannery E F Prichards ace of the west ¬ ernowned candidates was galloped a mile over the main track and tomorrow morn ¬ ing will have his last preliminary when he is set down for an easy mile A Jack Baker trainer of the son of Ballot also unbeaten in competition this year is thor ¬ oughly satisfied with the manner and con ¬ dition in which his highly regarded charge is approaching his greatest test testWith With the arrival of trainer Fred Forst ing from Fairmount Park the R C Stables Longus was given his first exercise of con ¬ sequence since reaching here from that Illinois track Forsting had the son of Way good galloped two miles and not unlikely Thursday will see him in his concluding re ¬ hearsal hearsalR R N Vestal trainer of Kilkerry and Broadway Limited the candidates of W T Waggoner is making every effort to fit the former slightly ailing colt for ambitious work Thursday An unsound knee has been giving the son of Blac c Toney no little trouble but if is believed that ij majf e possible to get him to the Derby post Final decision as to his Derby status is to be withheld until after his Thursday trial trialG G W Foreman today engaged jockey J D Mooney who rode Ned O in his race Tuesday to guide the unsexed son of Camp fire on Saturday SaturdayBarring Barring unforeseen developments no less than twelve and possibly as many as six ¬ teen will answer the bugle call for Sat ¬ urdays Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs The certain dozen as indicated this afternoon are composed of Gallant Fox Crack Bri ¬ gade Ned O and Gone Away the sterling1 eastern quartet and Tannery Gallant Knight Breezing Thru Buckeye Poet High Foot Uncle Luther Longus and Broadway Lim ¬ ited confirmed westerners The uncertain four is made up of Busy Playtime Syd ¬ ney and Kilkerry KilkerryBusy Busy Playtime and Sydney have failed to measure up to required standard in their training and racing while a disturbing un soundness may prevent the starting of Kil ¬ kerry kerryA A fast track for the Derby running may result in Sydneys starting although his trainer is strongly in favor of his uncon ¬ ditional withdrawal
