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CAMP DOUGLAS DERBY CHOICE John J. Coughlin Colt Outstanding Three -Year-Old at Jefferson Park at Present Time. NEW ORLEANS, La., Jan. 16 Twenty-one three-year-olds, including the best already seen under colors here this winter, along with several so highly regarded as to be reserved almost exclusively for the more important and valuable races, were nominated for the ,000 added Jefferson Derby, to be run for the first time at Jefferson Park next Saturday. Entries closed Thursday, and eleventh hour nominees included William Kanes Gailmont, whose subscription was forwarded from California. This new feature, to be decided over one mile, is the first derby of the year, and Jefferson Park officials look for it to develop into one of the most coveted events of the winter season. In an attempt to bring it into such importance, general manager R. S. Eddy, Jr., and his associates will do everything possible to justify the fullest co-operation of owners. Judging from the response of horsemen for the first running, the feature will get off to a successful start, regardless of conditions for the inaugural staging. J. J. Coughlins Camp Douglas, a winter development, and Flying Don and Lucky Tom, J. J. Robinsons brilliant pair, head the list of eligibles. Col. E. R. Bradley will be represented by Bertjohn, while W. T. Waggoner and sons, owners of the Three Ds Stock Farm named Sir Melton and Texas Knight, and S. W. Labrot, Spring--steel. Colonial Belle, A. Pelleteris sterling filly, tops the three of her sex among the eligibles. Joseph Leiter, whose Prince D Amour accounted for the Derby Trial Handicap at the Fair Grounds last winter, and brilliantly acquitted himself in the Louisiana Derby a few weeks later, has named Prince Farthing, while the Shandon Farm, maintained by R. J. Nash and P. A. Nash, entered Prince Rock and Evergold, and Simple Singer is to represent John Marsch. Others named were W. L. Brodies Louis Merryman; R. Dohles Cloido; Jackson Park stables Crystal Prince; C. Januskas Sand-wrack; Knebelkamp and Morris Thundertone; William Kanes Gailmont; J. O. ONeils Quando; Young Brothers and Delaneys Chicon, and L. M. Seversons Volta Maid. The latter two round out the quintet of fillies among the score and one. Camp Douglas, probable favorite and winner of his last four engagements, and other of the hopefuls are expected to meet in the Derby Preliminary Purse, to be run Tuesday, and if the Coughlin colt accounts for this engagement, he is almost certain to rule choice for the closing day stake. In his last start Camp Douglas defeated such of his Jefferson Derby rivals as Flying Don, Bertjohn, Springsteel, Colonial Belle and others, and but for the fact that Flying Don and the others named were making their first appearances of the winter, Camp Douglas would rule undisputed leader of the three-year-olds campaigned at Jefferson Park this season. With a good or fast track prevailing a large percentage of the eligibles will accept for the race, which is expected to have, a value of about ,000 to the winner.
