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PROBABLE DERBY FIELD LOUISVILLE Ky April 30 Derby I week has arrived and speculation is I keen over just how many will go post j ward in the sixtieth running of Amer icas outstanding threeyearold race i At the present time twentytwo are J listed as prospective contestants I though four are doubtful The deci sion of the Preparation Purse at Churchill Downs tomorrow may cause the withdrawal of several The follow ¬ ing are the threeyearolds still con ¬ sidered among the probable starters Horse Wt Rider RiderI I Cavalcade 126 M Garner Mata Hari 121 H Schutte SchuttetBazaar tBazaar 121 D Meade fBlue Again 126 Peace Chance 126 W D Wright WrightDiscovery Discovery 126 J Bejshak BejshakSinging Singing Wood 126 R Jones JonesTime Time Clock 126 J H Burke BurkePrince Prince Pompey 126 F Springer SpringerBender Bender First 126 Vitamin B 126 Agrarian 126 C Kurtsinger KurtsingerSpy Spy Hill 126 S Coucci CoucciSpeedmore Speedmore 126 F Horn HornRiskulus Riskulus 126 L Humphries HumphriesSgt Sgt Byrne 126 S Renick RenickJ J Sir Thomas 126 A Pascuma Dan Sabath 126 j Thomasville 126 C Corbett CorbettI I tNaval Cadet 126 L Ruder RuderWar War Pledge 126 Quasimodo 126 fE R Bradley entry Starts if track is muddy or heavy Doubtful starters CAVALCADE REACHES CHURCHILL DOWNS Winner of Chesapeake Stakes Together With Singing Wood Time Clock Agrarian Discovery and andSpeedmore Speedmore Arrives From East LOUISVILLE Ky April 30 Headed by Cavalcade favorite for the race one of the strongest eastern contingents ever sent out for the Kentucky Derby arrived at Churchill Downs scene of the race shortly after noon today The group arriving in three cars also included Time Clock Singing Wood Agrarian and Discovery which like Cavalcade loaded at Havre de Grace and Speedmore which came from Jamaica The Brookmeade Stable pair Cavalcade and Time Clock Mrs J Hay Whitneys Singing Wood and Agrarian which is owned by Mrs Frank J Heller shared a car with Discovery and a pony companion in the other of the two from Maryland Speedmore hope of J H Louchheim was also accompanied by a pony on a fast overnight trip from JTew York YorkSo So far as their attendants could determine all of the crack threeyearolds shipped in good fashion Upon unloading Cavalcade was quite washy the result of nervous ¬ ness but his condition was described as natural by J J Connors assistant to Bob Smith trainer in chief of the Brookmeade Stable Connors lost little time unloading the Derby favorite and his stablemate Time Clock winner of the Florida Derby and soon after being put away at the Downs Cavalcade became quite at ease easeWith With the exception of Discovery which traveled in regal fashion trainer J H Stot ler sending along enough special water to last the son of Display while in Kentucky all of the candidates walked the half mile from the unloading chute to the Derby course Discovery was loaded in a motor van for the short trip tripArrival Arrival of the eastern candidates com ¬ pletely eclipsed all other activities and de ¬ velopments in connection with Saturdays race the sixtieth in as many years During the morning John Simonettis Sgt Byrne another eastern aspirant had his first long workout since arriving here trainer James Ritchie sending the son of Stimulus nine furlongs for which he was timed in 159 159Bender Bender First lightly regarded Ohioowned colt which races for the Medina Breeding Farms also worked at an early hour trainer N Skaggs asking him to go the Derby route of one mile and a quarter He was timed by several watches in 210 210The The Simonetti colt ran the quarter HI 26 half mile in 53 threequarters in 119 and the mile in 146 while Bender First covered the quarter in 25 50 116 and 143 Sgt Byrne probably is one of the poorest workers in the coun ¬ try and trainer Ritchie was pleased with what he did without being paced and sub ¬ jected to severe pressure pressureChas Chas Slate who is in charge of Discovery expects trainer Stotler tomorrow Bob Smith is due Wednesday and Jim Healy trainer of Singing Wood is looked for early tomorrow George Strate who developed and trains Agrarian personally looked after the colt on the trip West WestThose Those attached to the camps of the vari ¬ ous invaders found western horsemen and enthusiasts greatly interested in the out ¬ come of the mile Preparation Purse here to ¬ morrow Engaging both eastern and west ¬ ern owned candidates the Preparation holds the key to the probable field for Saturdays Continued on twentysixth page CAVALCADE REACHES REACHESCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS DOWNSContinued Continued from first page contest Sir Thomas Peace Chance Thomasville Blue Again Dan Sabath Prince Pompey Quasimodo Vitamin B Likewise Naval Cadet Fogarty and Ridge Mor are Derby eligibles among the fourteen threeyearolds named for tomorrows race raceTodays Todays arrivals from the seaboard also Charles T Fishers Mata Hari and western favorite Col E R Bradleys Bazaar and Norman W Churchs Riskulus are scheduled to conclude their Derby preparation in pri ¬ vate either Wednesday or Thursday morn ¬ ing ingWord Word also was received by Col M J Winn that Mrs Payne Whitneys Spy Hill would be here for the race leaving Jamaica on Wednesday The son of Spion Kop will be the last of the candidates to reach the battle grounds where on Saturday a field of fif ¬ teen is expected to vie for Derby honors before the largest crowd since 1930 1930Yesterday Yesterday saw Riskulus and War Pledge the latter owned by Bianchi Scott and a definite starter in long gallops under much the same fine conditions as prevailed this morning Trainer E L Fitzgerald put the Church threeyearold through a mile and an an eighth spin while War Pledge stepped the Derby distance Riskulus was timed in 156 and the BianchiScott threeyear in 210
