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H0LLYR00D SPARKLES H. P. Headleys Derby Hope Works Sensationally in the East. Covers Mile in 1:42 at Belmont Park Wood Memorial His First Objective. NEW YORK, N. Y April 7. Hal Price Headley", Kentucky owner and breeder, will within the next few weeks establish a long distance commuting record between his home in Lexington, Ky., and Belmont Park. The proud owner of Hollyrood, second choice in the Kentucky Derby, is due to make another trip from his home to witness his colt work a mile and a furlong the latter part of this week over the main track at the Nassau County course. Last week end he arrived in New York early Sunday morning, journeyed to Belmont Park by automobile, witnessed his colt breeze a mile in 1:42 and then was homeward bound at noon. The big colt was led out to the track from his stable, which is situated near the A. G. Vanderbilt barn and, after a preliminary gallop, was called upon for an eight furlongs trial. He was unaccompanied, and the first half of the journey was on the slow side. He was timed for the half mile in better than :53 and finished out resolutely. Due to the excessive rain and mud of the past few days, Hollyrood will not be called upon for a strenuous trial until the latter part of this week. He was galloped over the main course this morning at a slow pace and appeared to be in excellent condition. Owner Headley is expected in New York from Lexington on Friday or Saturday and shortly after his arrival the colt will be worked. PLANS FOR HOLLYROOD. Present plans for Hollyrood are an overnight race at Jamaica before starting in the Wood Memorial, his main eastern objective at the present time. Following that race the colt will be shipped to Louisville for the Derby in charge of his trainer, Duval Headley. H. P. Headley is slated to make three trips to New York before the colt is shipped West. He will witness his next trial, his first engagement, and later come East again for the Wood Memorial. Confidence reigns in the Headley stable that Hollyrood will account for his most important engagement, the Kentucky Derby. No definite plans following that race have been mapped out. It is likely that the three-year-old will be shipped back to Belmont Park and pointed for important races here. A cold, steady rain and fetlock-deep mud failed to halt training operations at the Long Island tracks this morning. Short breezes predominated, but despite the footing several good moves were recorded. Ogden Phipps, youthful owner, who had visions of winning the Derby and Belmont with his colt, White Cockade, may be doomed to disappointment. The three-year-old did not cool out properly following his recent work, and a suspicion that a knee injury which caused him to bear out badly in his late two-year-old form has returned caused trainer Fitzsimmons to let up on him. The colt turned in a good work last week and flashed high speed throughout. This morning he was an absentee when the three-year-old candidates were led out for exercise, .Continued on eighteenth page. H0LLYR00D SPARKLES Continued from first page. and trainer Fitzsimmons stated that the colt had him worried a trifle. "There is a slight suspicion that the old knee injury is about to return," he said, "and as a result of the mud and bad weather I dont want to take any unnecessary chances with him." However, another candidate in the stable loomed up in Teufel, a son of Diavolo, that races for the Wheatley Stable. This fellow as a two-year-old was a strong finisher in his races, but in his recent trials he kept up with his company and finished stoutly under the strongest of restraint. This morning he was breezed a mile and a furlong and went along the first half in :52, the six furlongs in 1:17, the mile in 1;44 and was galloped out the full distance in 2:02. Work watchers were impressed by the manner in which Teufel went about his task and the way in which he finished. The Wheatley Stable colt earned many friends in the past week and is looked upon as a certain starter during the early part of. the Jamaica meeting. Granville and Merry Pete owned by the Belair Stud, also breezed a mile and a furlong. Under stout restraint all the way they finished in 2:07 and could have gone much faster had their riders wished. Granville is the main reliance of the Belair Stud in the Wood Memorial, the leading three-year-old fixture of the Jamaica meeting. Work on the grandstand extension is progressing steadily at the Queens County track. The foundation and steel work is completed and the remainder of the work will be rushed along at top speed. The two new sections will increase the present seating capacity- 1,500. The work on the club house and other details will be started within the next few days. Jamaica was a busy place this morning and, while no outstanding trials were re-i corded due to the muddy condition of the track, several useful moves were registered. No candidates for the Paumonok or the Wood Memorial were on the track. Sgt Byrne, Jamaicas leading candidate for the Paumonok, is well advanced in his training and is looked upon as a certain starter in the opening day fixture. Among the arrivals at Jamaica today were Cliff Porter with the Southland Stable, and Paul Codd. They came from Florida and reported that many other stables would arrive from that point within the next few 1 days.
