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AMERICAN DERBY WORKOUTS Head Play Gallops Mile and an Eighth in 1:5 725. Charley O. Sent Seven-Eighths at Home-wood in 1:27 Head Plays Work Impresses Watchers. HOMEWOOD, 111., May 29. Head Play and Charley O., leading western candidates for Saturdays World Fair American Derby, were seen in sparkling triala for that race on a good track at Washington Park Sunday afternoon. The Preakness Stakes winner with jockey Lee Humphries in the saddle, went one mile and one-eighth, a furlong short of the American Derby route, in 1:57, breezing, and Charley O. covered three-quarters well in hand in 1:14 and eased up seven-eighths in 1:27. Both colts made striking impressions and looked every bit as good as in their final important trials for the Kentucky Derby, in which Head Play carried Mrs. Silas B. Masons colors into second place and Charley O., racing under the R. M. Eastman estate silks, was third, well in the van of Ladysman, Pomponius and others. Since the Kentucky Derby, Charley O. was transferred to the Strathmore Stable. Trainer T. P. Hayes instructed Humphries to rate the son of My Play and Red Head a mile in 1:43, and the young western rider showed his skill by piloting the American Derby favorite over that distance in 1:42, while he rated him along easily in the final or ninth furlong. Humphries directed the Mason three-year-old over a course a good distance out from the rail, and while he thus gained firmer footing, much ground was lost. After a short gallop, which limbered his muscles, Head Play broke at the "stand" and in easy strides went the quarter in :24, Lalf mile in :49, five-eighths in 1:02, three-quarters in 1:16, and seven-eighths in 1:29. The final eighth of the Continued on tioenty-third page. AMERICAN DERBY WORKOUTS Continued from first page. mile was negotiated in :13, and Humphries tightened his hold on the big chestnut a sixteenth closer to the finish of the long "prep." Head Plays move dissipated much of the apprehension resulting from his defeat in the Wood Memorial, and many horsemen who followed his preparation for the Kentucky Derby, and witnessed Sundays workout, are satisfied that Hayes will have him at his best for Saturdays race. After dismounting, Humphries said: "He. went easily all the way and could have gone much faster. He, is the freest running horse I ever rode and was pulling hard all the way. I hope I can win that Derby with him and from what he showed me it will take a great horse to beat him." Bill Roberts, who had the mount on Charley O., also obeyed instructions of trainer J. T. Taylor to keep him out from the rail, and he was fighting for his head as he opened the trial with Byphar as a pacemaker. Byphar went along with the full brother to Mike Hall for only three-eighths,-for which they were timed in :36, the quarter in :24. Unaccompanied, Charley O. whizzed on to the end of a half mile in :48 and after completing five-eighths in 1:00, added another furlong in :13 and with the utmost ease. From the close of three-quarters to the end of seven-eighths, Roberts had him under double wraps, but despite the strong restraint, he continued to give fine speed and was pulled up with no little difficulty. Notwithstanding, the splendid manner in which, the two western colts worked and assurances that the East will be represented 1 by the Catawba Stables Mr. Khayyam, winner of the Wood Memorial and Chesapeake Stakes, a W. S. Kilmer representative or two and others, possibly including Kerry Patch, De Valera, Utopian and others, A. A. Ba-roni seriously considers starting his Illinois Oaks winner, Bamboula. The latter came out of the Oaks in fine fashion and is now looking for new fields to conquer. Jockey George Woolf has reported to the Northway Stable here in charge of E. L. Fitzgerald, and will accept mounts within a few days.
