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WAR ADMIRAL FAVORITE IN SHANNONS DERBY BOOK NEW YORK N Y May 5 Further changes in his future book on the Kentucky Derby were made by Frank Shannon the New York clubhouse commissioner Glen Riddle Farms War Admiral winner of the Chesapeake Stakes at Havre de Grace is the solid favorite his price having been cut from 5 to 2 to 2 t o 1 Reaping Reward owned by Mrs Ethel D Mars Milky Way Farm remains the second choice at 4 to 1 Maxwell Howards Sceneshifter and J H Louchheims Pompoon which was decisively defeated in the Wood Memorial Stakes won by the Wheatley Stables Melodist at Ja maica Saturday are next in line at 10 to 1 each Immediately after Pompoons down ¬ fall Shannon lengthened his price to 10 to 1 Sceneshif ters price was reduced from 15 to 1 to 10 to 1 1Shannon Shannon lists twentyone candidates as possible starters in the Derby but he marks five of these doubtful Following are the prices pricesHorse Horse Odds Horse Odds OddstBernard tBernard F 501 Merry Maker 201 201tBurning tBurning Star 1001 Melodist 151 151Billionaire Billionaire 201 Military 151 151Court Court Scandal 201 No Sir 151 151Clodion Clodion 201 Pompoon 101 101Dellor Dellor 101 Reaping Rewd 41 41Fairy Fairy Hill 101 Sceneshifter 101 101tFencing tFencing 201 tSunset Trl II1001 II1001Gerald Gerald 401 Sir Damion 201 201Heelfly Heelfly 301 War Admiral 21 fDoubtful starter
