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22 REMAIN TN ENGLISH DERBY v a Perifox Now Third Choice Due to Slight Leg Injury Two Ameri ¬ cans Are Represented CablegramLONDON Special Cablegram LONDON England May 26 This was final acceptance day for the Derby which will be run next Wednesday at Epsom Downs Twentytwo colts and fillies among them two owned by American sportsmen remain eligible for the great mile and a half race William Woodward and Ralph Beaver Strassburger are the Americans whose colors will be flaunted the former be ¬ ing represented by Perifox and the latter by Le Bambino BambinoPerifox Perifox is a bay son of Gallant Fox Peri ¬ winkle II and was bred in the United States Le Bambino is a bay colt by Cava liere dArpino Rose of Devon and was bred in France Following are the Derby eligibles Le Ksar Cash Book Perifox Battle Royal Fair Ford Full Sail Frank Hals Goya IL Gainsborough Lass Honquan Inglefield Le Grand Due Midday Sun Pascal Renardo Solfo Le Bambino Snow Fall Scarlet Plume Sand Sprite The Hour and Winne bar barLe Le Ksar owned by F de St Alary and win ¬ ner of the Two Thousand Guineas first of the classics comprising the English triple crown is the Derby favorite Cash Book the property of Lord Astor is second choice Perifox which supplanted Le Ksar as the favorite last week receded to third place in public fancy due to a slight interruption in his training caused by a leg injury injuryReports Reports from Newmarket today stated that the American colt had resumed train ¬ ing With bandages on both legs the son of Gallant Fox worked seven furlongs at a brisk pace He strode freely and when returned to his quarters appeared sound Whether the trouble has passed will not be definitely known until he is set down in a more strenuous trial probably two days hence
