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READY FOR FAIRMOUNT DERBY Gallant Knight Ned 0 Thistle Ann and Other Prospective Starters in Fast Workouts COLLINSVILLE 111 May 21 Probable starters iu Saturdays renewal of the Fairmount Derby indulged in preliminary exercises for the race which is the out ¬ standing one of the many stakes that will be decided here Gallant Knight which will probably rule favorite was given a hard gallop in preparation for a more strenuous effort Thursday The son of Bright Knight and Ethel Gray seemed to be in good condition and his work subsequent to his gallop today will be watched with added interest It is not likely that he will be sent over a long distance as his effort in the Kentucky Derby has served to bring him up to his best Jockey H Schutte who had the mount on the Audley Farm representative was astride the colt this morning and after dismounting remarked that he was much pleased with the manner in which Gallant Knight acted in his exercise exerciseNed Ned O which will probably share honors as favorite with Gallant Knightwas not on the track this morning as he is scheduled to go through some light work between races Jockey J D Mooney who will ride the G W Foreman representative in Saturdays race will guide him in his workout and ar ¬ rangements have been made to have the exact weight of 118 pounds up which is the impost Ned O will carry Saturday SaturdayASHLAND ASHLAND OAKS WINNER WINNERThistle Thistle Ann winner of the Ashland Oaks at Lexington In which she conquered such notables as Niato Chelys Patricia Ann and Alcibiades will be the main dependence of George Collins in Saturdays big race The sterling daughter of Sir John Johnson and Even Money was given a good workout Wed ¬ nesday morning when she went the Derby route of one mile and onequarter and nego ¬ tiated the distance in 2 14 an excellent per ¬ formance considering track conditions which were slow Jockey H Thomas who was up on the filly rated her cleverly completing the first quarter in 25 the half in 51 and threequarters in 1 15 The mile was j covered in 1 44 the mile and oneeighth in 1 58 and the mile and a quarter in 2 14 In the event she comes out of Saturdays race in good condition it is probable she will be shipped to Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Oaks OaksThe The works of J N Camdens Sydney and W H Hoffmans Longus were deferred Wed ¬ nesday morning on account of track condi ¬ tions The pair were only given limbering up exercises in anticipation of their work Wed ¬ nesday afternoon which was arranged for between races racesPRELIMINARY PRELIMINARY WORK WORKBy By Product one of the fillies which is slated to race against masculine opponents negotiated one mile in 1 52 over a heavy track Tuesday This was in the nature of a preliminary for her engagement in the Kings Highway Purse which will be run Thursday and her effort in that race should bring her up to the Derby in the best possible condition By Products winning performance at Fair mount when she beat a good band of older horses from the handicap ranks has served to encourage her owner to give her a chance in the Derby DerbyGeneral General manager R S Eddy Jr has hopes of obtaining the good filly Pansy Walker of the W T Waggoner establishment which races under the name of Three Ds Stable In conversation with Guy T Waggoner Tues ¬ day night Eddy was informed that Mr Wag ¬ goner would confer with trainer Dick Vestal relative to sending the daughter of Sir Galla had III and Erne to Fairmount It is the intention of the Texas outfit to send eight or ten horses to the Collinsville course to be campaigned during the remainder of the meeting
