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EXPERT OPINION ON THE DERBY In order that readers of Daily Racing Form may have every possible bit of information concerning the prospective Kentucky Derby candidates the predictions of trainers at Churchill Downs Jamaica Aurora and else ¬ where are presented one day before the big race These opinions are worth considering as they come from men well versed in the sport and who know horses Most of the trainers of the likely starters are included AT CHURCHILL DOWNS J J Flanigan I have a lot of good friends among the Derby trainers and I cant separate my friends but I hope the winner is the man who needs it most mostJohn John Oliver Keene War Admiral is my choice His last race was a good one and he is bred along lines I like for going a dis ¬ tance Dellor may be the one to beat beatC C Hye Smith Reaping Reward made a wonderful bid in his race the other day and he never gave up He should improve suf ¬ ficiently off that race to be at his best for the Derby DerbyJ J G McAtee After seeing the Derby horses in action I must like War Admiral off what he has done this year j Eugene Bury The race appears to be be ¬ tween Dellor and Pompoon Dellor handled himself like a good horse in his winning race Tuesday TuesdayJ J T Weaver I like Reaping Reward just because of his race Tuesday That effort should bring him up to the Derby in prime condition conditionJ J M Gaver War Admiral has the speed to get a position and hes bred to go the distance I look for improvement in Reap ¬ ing Reward RewardW W E Schmidt I like Heelfly I saw his dam race and she is bound to have foaled a good horse horseSherrill Sherrill Ward Reaping Reward ran a good race and it is bound to help him himG G F Mitchell Sceneshifter for me There is no telling how fast he can run runR R L Stivers After a long time away from the races Reaping Reward showed a splen ¬ did effort I do not believe they can beat him himEdward Edward Snyder James will give Dellor a great ride He has better than an even chance of winning the race raceJoe Joe Kederis I have not given up on Reap ¬ ing Reward He ran a corking good race raceT T C Worden I think the horse Melodist is the one to beat I saw him win the Wood and if not him then it will be Sir Damion DamionW W E Smith Looks like a tough race to me but I believe Reaping Reward will win it itTom Tom Brown One of the toughest Derbys I can remember but I am stringing with Reaping Reward RewardC C H Knebelkamp Reaping Reward be ¬ cause hes a good comefrombehind horse horseDan Dan T Morris I havent seen any Derby horses yet yetHoward Howard Stearns Pompoon has been my choice all along Any horse is liable to run one bad race so forget about the Wood WoodW W S Threlkeld War Admiral because he stands more chance of improving over last year on his breeding than the others in the race raceTom Tom Sanford My choice is Reaping Re ¬ ward All he needed was that race for a tightener tightenerLon Lon V Bellew Jr War Admiral How are they going to beat him himM M W Buck It is a very open race but I believe Reaping Reward will win winMose Mose Lowenstein If not Pompoon theyll have to give it to War Admiral AdmiralHoward Howard Wells War Admiral is my choice and has been for some time timeJ J P Jones My selection is War Admiral You must take him off his performance in the Chesapeake ChesapeakeJ J P Sallee War Admiral has done a little more than any of the others therefore I be lieve he will prove the one to beat beatRoscoe Roscoe Goose War Admiral with his jockey Charles Kurtsinger playing a big part in the victory victoryRoscoe Roscoe Troxler Why War Admiral cant lose loseJack Jack Howard It is a very open race and I have no choice choiceMose Mose Goldblatt If track conditions suit Scnneshifter beatingPhil will take plenty of beating Phil Reilly A horseman would not want a Derby horse than can do more than Sceneshifter has done here He is my selec ¬ tion tionJake Jake Lowenstein War Admiral with No Sir running a good race raceJames James Chesney The race is between Reaping Reward and War Admiral They showed the most last fall and appear to have 1 the edge on Jthe others othersOlin Olin Johnson Heelfly for me That work was good enough to win it Lee ODonnell I am stringing along with Pompoon He topped them all last year and I am throwing out the Wood Memorial ef fort Milton Rieser Dellor will win it He can run on any kind of a track and is a fit horse J H Skirvin War Admiral is the only horse that has stood up this year He should win it T L Pierce I must stick with the sons of Old Erin and James Fitzsimmons will send out the winner in Melodist E E Moar War Admiral for me He has done everything asked of him himW W L Hoag I think War Admiral will win it He is the best horse Tommy Oliphant It is a hard race to pick but I must choose War Admiral Aron Frost Reaping Reward for me He looks to be the best horse horseS S G Baker Sr I like Reaping Reward He is a good horse has a good trainer and Robertson is a great rider Jack Hanover Reaping Reward for me He needed the race and it will fit him for the Derby Harry Saladin War Admiral all the way He has it on the others Harry Trotsek No one but Reaping Re ward I believe he is a great horse W D Covington War Admiral for me He is coming up to the race in fine style AT AURORA C E Davison Case Ace has been training good all winter winterS S N Holman Heelfly home in front frontAl Al Horton War Admiral has the speed and stamina needed neededW W Jordan That recent race will help Reaping Reward RewardR R T Watts Theres little doubt that War Admiral is best bestF F Barton War Admiral has done every ¬ thing asked of him himG G L Tilden Its another Bradley year with Billionaire BillionaireC C E Dale The past record of Reaping Reward is best bestL L Beyda War Admiral has proved his mettle mettleJ J R Bridwell On best races Pompoon looks like the winner winnerT T edgeH Fleming Pompoon has a slight edge H C Riddle Pompoon has a splendid record recordE E E Russell Theyll have to catch Heel fly to beat him himAl Al Gaal War Admiral on his last race raceJ J P Ebelhardt War Admiral won right handy handyDan Dan Hardy Reaping Reward figures to improve over his first race raceW W C Reichert Reaping Reward looks like the best horse horseH H O Simmons Sceneshitfer should score for Sande SandeC C R Parker Billionaire is better than rated ratedJ J C Hodgins Case Ace has speed and will go the route routeR R Mozer War Admiral races like the best horse horseL L Dilger Past performances show War Admiral best bestS S J Molay Dellors last winning race was impressive impressiveJ J Bainton War Admiral is still improv ¬ ing ingJ J W Johnston Reaping Reward has everything needed neededW W Zeigler Billionaire is better than or ¬ dinarily rated ratedJ J A Best War Admiral is the best horse horseG G H Neal Like the way Reaping Re ¬ ward has been brought up to the race raceD D J McAuliffe Reaping Reward is best horse and has top rider riderRush Rush McCoy Reaping Reward is the solid horse horseE E F Morris War Admiral races like a Derby horse horseH H Hockenbury Reaping Rewards last race should help him himC C R Freeman Dallors recent victory was impressive impressiveS S Orr Reaping Reward has the quality qualityC C Helm Billionaire has trained impres ¬ sively sivelyB B Parke War Admiral has speed and is a stayerJ stayer J Williams Heelfly has the speed to do it itA A Graffagnini Reaping Reward is the best horse horseP P L Kelley Military looks best of the Milky Way band B Hernandez Heelfly is speedy and can go the route AT JAMAICA A B Gordon I still like Pompoon de ¬ spite his poor race in the Wood WoodAbe Abe Hallow commissioner The Derby I will call it War Admiral Reaping Re ¬ ward Melodist and Dellor DellorJohn John Rogan commissioner Pompoon is still my choice with Sceneshifter next nextLinus Linus Pony McAtee who rode Whisk ¬ ery and Clyde Van Dusen War Admiral appears to be a nice threeyearold and on his Maryland form is the best in my esti ¬ mation mationFrank Frank Brown trainer War Admiral is a standout on comparison with recent race raceBill Bill Clancy trainer Put me down for Pompoon That Wood Memorial was not his race by any means meansT T J Shaw commissioner Who do I like in the Derby Why Pompoon of course He is a better colt than what his last race showed showedFrank Frank Shannon commissioner Reaping Reward is my choice He is a natural router routerC C H Knebelkamp owner Reaping Re ¬ ward should outrun the field at the end where it counts He is the best at the dis ¬ tance tanceBob Bob Smith who saddled Cavalcade Pom ¬ poon did not run his race in the Wood and he is a highclass colt and I will give him another chance chanceHerbert Herbert Bayard Swope chairman of State Racing Commission Pompoon was my orig ¬ inal choice but after the Wood I must switch to Melodist Always string along with a winner is my belief beliefEddie Eddie Arcaro War Admiral should never be headed in the raqe and is my choice by a wide margin marginJohn John J Moran I have to stick to Melo ¬ dist after the Wood but if it is real muddy I think Dellor is a good thing I wont throw out Pompoon for one bad race Any horse may run one bad one He should be sec ¬ ond and War Admiral seems to be better than the others othersHugh Hugh Collins That race run by Melodist makes him my choice but I have a high regard for Reaping Reward and probably the horse that beats him will be winner War Admiral should hold the others safe safeW W D Babcock I watched Pompoon in the Wood and he had some misfortunes in the running His race was not within twenty pounds of his form and I look for him to win War Admiral seems to be the colt to beat and while Heelfly will go well I expect to see Reaping Reward third thirdJack Jack Campbell handicapper War Ad ¬ miral figures to win the race but he wont have any easy assignment Reaping Re ¬ ward is the main contender on a fast track trackBill Bill Brennan trainer of Greentree Stable I am another War Admiral supporter He appears the best horse with Reaping Re ¬ ward next in line lineA A J Joyner I am selecting War Admiral and Reaping Reward as the main conten ¬ ders War Admiral showed good form in Maryland MarylandMax Max Hirsch Naturally I will string along with my family Mary has a good colt in No Sir and he will carry my hopes and root ¬ ing interest Pompoon and War Admiral are the ones to beat beatJack Jack Healey War Admiral on recent races is my choice and appears best bestJohn John Loftus War Admiral and Reaping Reward shape up as the two main factors with the shade in favor of the Glen Riddle colt coltJudge Judge E C Smith Reaping Reward is a router and on general form is best over the others with War Admiral next nextJoe Joe Healy I will string along with E R Bradley and my choice is Billionaire a nice colt coltJack Jack Adler Sceneshifter and Pompoon are my two choices in the race with senti ¬ ment the deciding factor AT PIMLICO R Emmett Potts trainer for Bomar Sta ¬ ble War Admiral I think he is best and I bet on him himEdward Edward J Brennan official Fast track War DellorW Admiral Slow track Dellor W M Hurley trainer for E R Bradley Billionaire of course Colonel Bradley should win his fifth Derby DerbyHarry Harry Richards jockey of Pompoon I think it is a tough race with everything having a chance chanceH H G Bedwell trainer for A C Compton Only one horse in the race War Admiral Edgar AdmiralEdgar Horn publisher Dellor on his race in Derby Trial and Florida form formA A G Vanderbilt War Admiral Why Simply because I think he can run the fastest fastestHenry Henry S Horkheimer If Pompoon runs his best race it will be no contest contestJohn John P Turner official When War Ad ¬ miral won the Eastern Shore last year I liked him for the Derby and still do doJames James Milton starter He has speed and has done everything asked of him Who will beat War Admiral AdmiralC C Kurtsinger jockey War Admiral I know that he is a good colt I am sure hoping we win it itW W Loftus turf writer Reaping Reward will be running when the others are stop ¬ ping pingJ J H Stotler trainer for A G Vanderbilt War Admirals races this spring are best bestJohn John T Kermath trainer War Admiral has done everything asked of him himJ J B Bond owner and trainer War Ad ¬ miral has lived up to expectations and should continue to do so soSammy Sammy Renick jockey That speed of War Admirals is going to make him hard to catch catchM M L Daiger secretary Maryland Jockey Club War Admiral on past performances performancesFrank Frank J Bryan racing secretary Pom ¬ poon victories were decisive Defeats in a way excusable
