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BOATSWAIN AND GUSTO DUE TODAY With Their Arrival All Prospective Starters in American Derby Will Be on Hand for Saturdays Famous" Race at Washington Park HOMEWOOD, 111., June 15. With the arrival tomorrow morning from Aqueduct of William Jeffords slashing Man o War colt, Boatswain, winner of the Withers Stakes, and M. L. Schwartz Gusto, a son of Man o Wars good son, American Flag, and one of the most improved three-year-olds of the season, ail of the candidates for the 0,000 added American Derby, to be run at Washington Park will be at the scene of that great mile and one-quarter turf battle. Boatswain, probable favorite for Saturdays race, is 5 coming West in charge of Preston Burch, his trainer, and after filling the American Derby engagement, his most important of the year, goes back to New, York,- while Gusto and other of the eastern colts going to the post in Saturdays race remain in these parts for the remainder of the Washington Park meeting and the Arlington Park season. On the return trip to New York Boatswain will be accompanied by J. H. Louchheims Economic, which went amiss yesterday while having his next to final serious workout for the American Derby. Economic is out for the remainder of the year, according to M. Buxton, who assists his brother, Clarence, in the training of the Louchheim stable. When Boatswain, after meeting defeat by a small margin in the Preakness Stakes, easily accounted for the Withers Stakes, he moved to a position among the foremost three-year-olds, and carrying as he will top Weight of 126 pounds in the American Derby, a victory Saturday would place him on the top rung of the championship ladder. In the Withers he won from Osculator, Pair-bypair and others, including Burgoo King, the ill-fated winner of both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. In the Preakness Boatswain just failed to withstand Burgoo King and Tick On after making all the pace. It was his first big test of the year and many who saw the race were satisfied that only the more tightened condition of Burgoo King and Tick On, which a week before had contested the Kentucky Derby, was all that beat the son of Man o War. Stepenfetchit, the hope of Mrs. John Hay Whitney, was introduced to the Washington Park track this morning when trainer Jim Healy had the son of The Porter out for a limbering gallop on the muddy course. Continued on second page. BOATSWAIN AND GUSTO DUE Continued from first page. Aside from his concluding distance workout, the Whitney colt is ready for Saturdays engagement. He finished third in the Kentucky Derby and was not eligible for the Preakness. Like all of the colts and geldings save, Boatswain Stepenfetchits American Derby impost will be 118 pounds. Over at Lincoln Fields, which escaped the brisk showers that drenched the local track yesterday, Harry Unna breezed A. Bartel-steins Yonkel a mile with Hillsborough. He was timed in 1:44 and the light workout was the only important one by a Derby candidate during the morning. A re-check of the probable participants in Saturdays race revealed eleven certain starters with one or two others likely to get into the contest. In addition to Boatswain, Gusto and Stepenfetchit, others sure to go are Sunmelus, Yonkel, Osculator, Mad Pursuit, Adobe Post, Big Beau, Marmion and Our Fancy. The probable field follows: Horse. Wt. Jockey. Boatswain 126 B. Hanford Stepenfetchit 118 ..A. Robeitson Sunmelus 118 W. Elliott Yonkel 118 J. Maiben Osculator 118 R. Jones Mad Pursuit 118.. v C. E. Allen Gusto 118 S. Coucci Adobe Post 118 C. Landolt Big Beau 118 . C. Corbett Marmion 118 M. Lewis Our Fancy 118..... R. Leischman Prince Hotspur 118 A. Anderson Cathop 118. J. Smith Minton 118 H. Schutte I Say 113
