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I0 IMPORTANT DERBY TRIALS . Many Derby Candidates Scheduled for Active Competition Today. Indian Broom and The Fighter Get Long, Slow Gallops Brevity in Short Speed Gallop. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 24. With a large number of the candidates on the scene scheduled to engage in active competition tomorrow, there was little important activity among Kentucky Derby hopefuls at Churchill Downs or Douglas Park this morning. What work was asked of the hopefuls amounted to little more than final "blowouts" or speed sharpeners to put them on edge for public exhibition tomorrow, though the recently arrived Indian Broom, The Fighter and Grand Slam, none of which is slated to race Saturday, excited a great deal of attention. Indian Broom, owned by Major A. C. Taylor, and The Fighter, which is the Derby mainstay of Mrs. Ethel V. Mars Milky Way Farms, were given only long, easy gallops, while Grand Slam, the property of Bohn and Markeys Bomar Stable, "opened up" a half mile in preparation for a more strenuous trial, probably tomorrow. Grand Slam, one of the stronger contenders for the Derby, breezed a half mile in :53, and during the test impressed spectators with his fine appearance. Mrs. P. A. B. Wideners Dnieper, a carded starter in the Derby trial here on Tuesday, went a handy seven furlongs, and in a manner to indicate he is ready for his best, or nearly so. He ran the seven furlongs in 1:27, and was timed in 1:14 for the first three-quarters. Completing their preparation for racing tomorrow, J. E. Wideners Brevity, winter book choice for the Derby, C. B. Shaffers Coldstream, one of the foremost western candidates, and the more lightly regarded Watercure, owned by Mrs. J. L. Carrick; E. D. Shaffers Noble Star, J. F. ONeils Judge Kavanagh, and Mrs. H. Hectors Wise Duke, also were given short speed trials this morning over the fast track. Watercure went only three furlongs, for which he was timed in :35, while the others worked a half mile. Brevity accomplished his trial in :48, Coldstream in :50, Judge Kavanagh in :51, and Wise Duke in :49. Indian Broom which arrived here yesterday from California, had as traveling companions on the long trip his stablemates, Red Ensign and Greenspring Lad. Forest Play accompanied Grand Slam, which also reached the Derby course yesterday from Maryland, while The Fighter was in the large consignment of Milky Way Farms racers that came in from Texas. All of these late additions to the fast growing galaxy of Derby aspirants either at Churchill Downs or Douglas Park, came through their journeys in good style, according to their respective handlers.
