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NO SIR IN FAST GALLOP Works Five-Eighths in 1:01 at Churchill Downs Monday Morning. CbJgre Going to Lexington for Race on Keenelands Opening Day Gerald Goes Mile In Handy Style. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 12. With a return of a fast track today and fair conditions prevailing yesterday, fine progress wa3 made over the week-end by horses at Churchill Downs and Douglas Park. Kentucky Derby candidates, of course, were conspicuous in the two training sessions. This morning at Churchill Downs No Sir, the son of Sortie, which Is to carry the hopes of Miss Mary Hirsch in the 450,000 added Derby to- be run at the Winn- track Saturday, May 8, took speed honors when he worked five furlongs in l:0i. It marked his first real test since he came to the Downs from Florida, and he made a good impression. Paced by Grey Jack, from the stable of Anthony Pclleteri, the Hirsch three-year-old clipped off the first quarter in :23 and the half mile in :48, and toward the end of the work was drawing away from Grey Jack, which was timed in 1:01 for the full distance. Miss Hirsch, who directs the training of her own horses, seemed well pleased with the performance of her Derby eligible. OTHER TRIAL GALLOPS. Among others on the Derby list to work were Tranquillity Farms The Runner, which went seven-eighths in 1:30, handily; Iko Weils My Grandson, which breezed a mile in 1:48, and J. H. Skirvins Morristown, which toiled five furlongs in 1:05, easily. Over at Douglas Park arrangements were being made to transfer Hamilton C. Apple-gates Chigre current popular idol of Louis-villlans, to Keeneland, where he is to fill an engagement Saturday, the first day of the meeting there. J. P. Jones, trainer of the locally-owned three-year-old, indicated this morning that the son of Peter Hastings would be a starter in the six furlongs Faraway Purse at Lexington, barring a bad track. The Applegate horse will have hi3 final brisk work for that engagement tomorrow and the trip to Keeneland will be made Thursday. Chigre is probably as far advanced in hi3 training as any horse quartered at either of the two local tracks that have not had the advantage of winter racing. He has done everything asked of him in impressive fashion and many good judges of thoroughbreds predict a bright future for the Cincinnati Trophy winner. In the race Saturday, Chigre is almost certain to find several Derby candidates among his opponents, and his fortunes in that event will be looked forward to with interest. BILLIONAIRE OPPONENT Billionaire, one of the Idle Hour Farm Derby candidates, is one of those expected to compete against Chigre in the Faraway Purse, while the two others are Old Nassau, owned by H. P. Headley, and J. B. Respess Main Man. Some of the horses John M. Gave is training for the Manhasset Stable and Mrs. Payne Whitney and which will campaign here this spring unloaded at the Downs yesterday. Included among them was Manhassets White Tie, which remained only a short time, Gaver transferring him to Keeneland. where he is slated to start Gave has eight here, and the division at Keeneland numbers thirteen. As was expected, yesterday was one of the busiest mornings of the spring for Derby candidates at the Downs; for practically all of them were out on the track, those not actually working being given long, easy gallops. Mrs. W. H. Fursts Gerald was given his first stiff test since his arrival from California, trainer B. B. Williams having sent him a mile, while others asked to go as far as eight furlongs were Col. H. Maxwell Howards Sceneshifter and Fencing and Phil Relllys Come to Taw. T. H. McCaffreys John Frances and Heuvelton, Valdina Farms Valted and Ike Weils My Grandson were seen in shorter drills, while most of the Derby eligibles here, including Miss Mary Hirschs No Sir were out for lighter exercise. The track was slow, but otherwise training conditions were ideal. WORK TOGETHER. Trainer Earl Sande had Sceneshifter and Fencing out together, and they covered a mile in 1:45 in handy fashion, the quarter in :24, th6 half mile in :49, and the three-quarters in 1:17. Fencing dropped behind his stable companion at several stages of the trial, but Sande explained that Fencing never was one to do his best while working. The two candidates, however, finished on even terms. Geralds time for the eight furlongs was 1:48, and he wa3 under a snug hold throughout as he traveled the first quarter in :25, half mile in :53 and six furlongs in 1:17. Come to Taw, accompanied by Belle Espoir, went a mile in 1:48 and also worked in handy style. Unable to match strides with the Derby horse, Belle Espoir finished the trial about two lengths back. Come to Taws fractions were :23 for the quarter, :51 for the half mile, and 1:20-for the six furlongs. John Francis and Heuvelton kept on even terms with each other as they reeled off a handy five furlongs in 1:05, while Valted accompanied by Calculator and Solar Hawk went a half mile In :49. My Grandsons work was confined to three furlongs, which I he negotiated in :35.
