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. J LEXINGTONS BUSY M Sunny Spring Weather Results in Intensive Training Work. Starter William Hamiltons Assistant Begins Schooling Horses Mad Hatter-Alcibiades Foal. LEXINGTON, Ky., March. 25. This was another glorious day, as weather goes, and trainers of thoroughbreds at the Kentucky Association track and the numerous private farm courses took such advantage of the sunny spring weather and excellent training conditions that scarcely a horse escaped the most strenuous work asked of him this season. Activity at the Association track outstripped that of any day since the spring training drive was inaugurated and with some three hours of schooling thrown in, the day compared with the liveliest in several years here. Todays schooling session, the second of the season, were well attended and in charge of "Ruby" White, one of starter Will Hamiltons assistants. Although wet and cooler weather is forecast for the week-end, Easter will find Lexington entertaining more horse enthusiasts than on any previous Sunday this year. Many owners of farms, breeding stock and horses in training are coming from widely scattered points to spend the week-end in the blue grass belt. Breeders are anxious for a first look at recently arrived foals and many owners will inspect horses at the local track Saturday and Sunday. PREPARE PROGRAM BOOK. Copies of the program books for the local Associations meeting of ten days, opening Saturday, April 16, will be distributed here Monday, according to word from racing secretary W. H. Shelley, who is at Louisville. John P. Nicholas of Carr and General In surance Company, a visitor here the past week, left today for his home in New York. H. H. Cross, owner of the Tranquility Farms and racing stables, and Mrs. Cross left by motor for Chicago, where they reside. They planned to make a brief stop at Louisville to purchase reservations for Derby day at Churchill Downs. Mr. Cross Zegora and two-year-old filly E. S. A bay, by Sun Flag Valencia, are among the horses Fred Morris is training here. Alcibiades, the fleet and sturdy daughter of Supremus, which raced so successfully for Hal Price Headley, has her first foal at her side at Headleys Beaumont Farm. The youngster, foaled several days ago, is a chestnut colt, by Mad Hatter. Alcibiades goes to . St. Germans this season. HEADLEYS STATEMENT. Before leaving last night for Baltimore, Mr. Headley took occasion to assure friends here that inclusion of his Kentucky Derby candidates Indian Runner and Big Beau, among the horses he shipped to Bowie yes- terday, does not indicate their elimination from the Churchill Downs race. He explained that if either or both of the three-year-olds prove of Derby caliber in their early engagements at Bowie and Havre de Grace, his colors will be seen in the Derby. Departure- of Indian Runner and Big Beau contained some disappointment for the local or Blue Grass enthusiasts who have been looking forward to the coming meeting here as an opportunity to observe the best of the Derby candidates, locally-owned, in action. D. E. Stewart, former trainer of the H. M. Woolf and Johnson N. Camden stables, will have a string of considerable number for racing this year.. Stewart is to train a few horses for Desha Breckinridge and Jouett Shouse and will have five or six, if not more, carrying his own colors. A half brother to Joseph E. Wideners great gelding Osmand, and by the sire of Gallant Fox Sir Gallahad III., arrived at Wideners Elmendorf Farm this week. The newcomer, from Ormonda, is a bay and fine looking youngster. If this Sir Gallahad III. youngster comes anywhere near approaching the record of his older half-brother he will have to be a good one. Osmand won the Flash and Nursery Stakes, the Saratoga, Jerome, Toboggan and Carter Handicaps, along with numerous other engagements, and was narrowly beaten by Whiskery in the Kentucky Derhv.
