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Gallant Knight in the Limelight Audley Farms Chief Reliance for American Derby May Go to Post Favorite for Saturdays Rich Prize PrizeTannery Tannery Regains Some of His Lost Prestige HOMEWOOD 111 June 11 Gallant Knight B B Jones chief dependence for Saturdays twentysecond running of the 50000 added American Derby at Washington Park had his first gallop over the Homewood racing track today when traiuer Kay Spence sent him a slow threequarters His presence on the track attracted much attention and a big gallery of horse ¬ men watched him in his workout Kept under strong restraint by Herman Schutte his Derby rider and with close to his impost of 121 pounds for Saturdays race up the good son of Bright Knight and Ethel Gray went the threequarters in 116 He was timed in 25 for the quarter and in 50 for the half mile Not unlikely Gallant Knight which accounted for the Fairmount Derby after finishing second to Gallant Fox in the Kentucky Derby will have the largest individual following for the Washington Park fixture Race fans are inclined to disregard his poor performance in the Cleveland Derby at Thistle Down and having the assurance of trainer Spence that the muddy Ohio track stopped the colt in that race and that he will under favorable conditions show a return to good form in the American Derby the rangy brown has many friends friendsREVEILLE REVEILLE BOY HEADY HEADYReveille Reveille Boy the son of Last Reveille and Little Ann which races for J A Best and finished second to Gallant Knight in the Fairmount Derby also was under saddle for a workout Trainer John Paul concluded his training of consequence when he had him galloped one mile and an eighth in 2 01 Not exacting yet most beneficial the long trial brought the colt to a satisfactory condition and aside from the customary speed test the morning preceding the race he is ready for the contest contestFor For the opening quarter he was timed in 2G and after adding another in like time he completed threequarters in 121 and one mile in 146 146Tannery Tannery Edward F Prichards good son of Ballot bidding for lost prestige came out of his encouraging and winning performance in the Trial Purse Tuesdays feature in ex ¬ cellent condition and certainly will have no excuse on condition Saturday His camp followers are convinced of his dislike for mud and are satisfied that the slippery con ¬ dition of the Churchill Downs track was responsible for his disappointing showing in the Kentucky Derby Incidentally Tannery finished third in a race which marked his Washington Park debut and which was run over a watersoaked track He was defeated by Ellice and Ned O but came back in the Trial Purse and decisively defeated Ned O Prince Atheling and others of his age agerniXCE rniXCE ATJIELIXG STARTER STARTERCecil Cecil Howard trainer of John Marschs Prince Atheling announced his intentions of sending the son of Atheling II after Amer ¬ ican Derby honors Howard explained the colts failure in the Trial Purse by the fact that it was the first time that he had been asked to set the pace and is satisfied that his fine showings in previous engagements this year justify his participation in Satur ¬ days race raceHornpipe Hornpipe the maiden son of Chantry whom James Fitzsimmons is sending from Belmont Park to carry the colors of the Wheatley Stable today left the New York track in company with Erne an Illinois Oaks entry and they are due at Washington Park Thursday noon noonThe The ranks of the invaders had an early ad ¬ dition today when Willis Sharpe Kil ¬ mers Dark Sea arrived from Thistle Down where he finished third in the recent Cleve ¬ land Derby He was accompanied by Sun Memory work companion for the former
