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GERALD GIVEN BREEZE Works Out Over Churchill Downs Despite Bad Track. Furst Colt Gallops Three -Quarters in 1:26 Chigre Goes Mile at Douglas Park in 1:52. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 7. Gerald, Mrs. W. S. Fursts Chicago candidate for the Kentucky Derby, was formally introduced to observers at Churchill Downs this morning, trainer Bert B. Williams breezing the Fharamond II. colt for the first time since he arrived here from Santa Anita, where he performed with distinction. Track conditions for Geralds debut were the worst in several weeks, but Williams decided to work him nevertheless. The arrival of Mr. Furst, who later took a hasty departure for Tennessee and Texas, accompanied by Williams, probably had something to do with the trainers decision to return Gerald to more rigorous exercise, irrespective of track conditions. The Furst colt was sent three-quarters, but strongly restrained, moving easily at all stages. He was timed in 1:26, the first quarter in :28 and the second quarter in :27. With his important Derby preparation now under way, Gerald will be seen in action regularly at the Winn track. On a mission presumably designed to acquire several more horses for racing under Mrs. Fursts colors, Furst and Williams plan to stop at Mrs. Ethel V. Mars farm at Pulaski, Tenn., before going to Arlington Downs, where they will inspect several horses with a view to purchase. Trainer Williams expects to be back in Louisville by Saturday. ACTIVITY AT DOUGLAS PARK. Over at Douglas Park, where training was resumed after several days-of idleness due to unfavorable conditions, the Louisville Derby hope Chigre, owned by Hamilton C. Appiegate, climbed another rung in the training ladder and again made a fine impression while doing a mile in 1:52. The Douglas track also was far from its best, and in view of conditions under foot, Chig-res move was an excellent one. After the Peter Hastings gelding had worked, his trainer, John P. Jones, said that his plan for the Cincinnati Trophy winner was to ship him to Keeneland, there to mark his three-year-old bow. This should add interest to three-year-old racing at the Lex- Continued on eighteenth page. GERALD GIVEN BREEZE Continued from first page. ington track as several other prominent Derby aspirants also are slated to don colors there. Some of them will clash in the Blue Grass Stakes, but as Chigre is not eligible for that feature his opportunities must be found in overnight races. TWO MORE ARRIVALS. Two more candidates for Louisvilles 0,000 spring special arrived at the Downs late today. They were Petrose and Valted, which were included among twenty-four owned by Edward F. Woodward, who maintains the Valdina Farms. In charge of trainer J. J. Flanigan, the Woodward horses came from Epsom Downs, Houston. Earlier in the day Jack Hanover, with the winter-raced division of the Friedberg-Axton stable, arrived from Miami, although the consignment included no eligible for the Derby. Several other less important strings also reached the local tracks during the day. Anthony Pelleteri of New Orleans, trainer of the largest string quartered at the two Louisville courses, arrived to take personal charge of his horses. Although the Pelleteri stable is well fortified with horses of handicap and stake calibre, it is without a Derby candidate.
