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DERBY RIVALS ME READY Show Fitness in Fast Trials Over OverThistle Thistle Down Track Ten TenExpected Expected to Start CLEVELAND Ohio June 5 Decidedly keen interest was in evidence at Thistle Down Park this morning in the final workouts of a majority of the candidates for the 15000 Cleveland Derby the inaugural running of which will take place here on Saturday Trainer Kay Spence sent the Audley Farm stables Gallant Knight over the mile and eighth jpurney in 155 and he was never extended at any stage He went the first half in 50 the six furlongs in 114 and the mile in 139 139Trainer Trainer Spence was well satisfied with the move and pronounced his charge ready for the important classic Jockey H Schuttc who has been riding the colt in all of his important engagements this spring will be on hand on Saturday to pilot him in the big race and he is likely to be the one most fancied fanciedAnother Another keen contender for the Derby Reveille Boy went a trifle faster than Gal ¬ lant Knight in his work and appeared to be full of run His first half was in 48 six furlongs in 1 14 mile in 1 3S and mile and an eighth in 1 53 handily handilyDixie Dixie Lad went the full Derby distance of mile and a quarter in 2 09 eased up in the last quarter He stepped the first half in 49 flat threequarters in 114 and the mile in 141 Jockey Carl Meyer will pilot this one on Saturday SaturdayDark Dark Sea went under restraint over the Derby route in 2 10 flat the first half in 51 threequarters in 117 and the mile in 143 This one also is ready and is expected to go well on the strength of fast recent trials trialsAfter After the satisfactory move of Sydney im ¬ mediately following his last race here when he was worked out to the mile in 1 39 and the mile and an eighth in 153 the J N Camden representative is conceded a royal chance in the big race raceTwo Two additional candidates for the Derby are W R Coes pair Maya and Cesare Trainer Bennie Creech has the latter two in excellent shape and jockey J Inzelone came along to pilot one of them in the big race on Saturday SaturdayPlucky Plucky Play another Derby eligible came from Chicago ready for the race raceJockey Jockey R Reeves was an arrival from Louisville this morning and will probably have a mount in the Derby on Saturday From present indications the Cleveland classic will attract a field of at least ten starters startersGallant Gallant Knight and Sydney will carry equal weights 123 pounds The probable field with weights and probable jockeys follow JockeyGallant Horse Vt Jockey Gallant Kniglit 123 n Sehutte SehutteStar Star May 111 It IJeeves IJeevesDark Dark SeaN 114 P ColHIctti ColHIcttiDixie Dixie Lad 119 C Meyer Sydney MeyerSydney 123 J Dell Delllleveilie lleveilie Boy 119 M Hose Hose1Iucky 1Iucky Ilay 114 D Trivett TrivettMaya Maya 119 J Inzelone InzeloneCesare Cesare Ill J Iteddins IteddinsIlayfcllows Ilayfcllows LeylamlMiss Dream 114 J Leylaml Miss Bess 101 No boy
