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TIGER DOUBTFUL DERBY STARTE DUE TO INJURY SUFFERS JOTE BRUISE Aggravates Injury in Workout Over Churchill Downs Course. Falters Badly in Final Stages of One Mile, and an Eighth Gallop in 1:57. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 20 The Milky Way Farms Tiger, one of the outstanding two-year-olds last year and among the early favorites for the Kentucky Derby, became a rather doubtful starter in the 0,000 special at Churchill Downs on May 7, when he suffered an injury during a workout here this morning. The colt, owned by Mrs. Ethel V. Mars of Chicago, is believed to have aggravated a bruised foot sustained at Oaklawn Parlf some weeks ago, but which, however, did not prevent his winning the Arkansas Derby. This was the opinion of the colts trainer, Robert McGarvey, after a hasty examination. McGarvey said that it probably would be another twenty-four hours before the seriousness of the injury could be determined. The stone bruise suffered at Oaklawn Park disabled the Milky Way horse for only a short time, according to McGarvey, and if this aggravation clears up as quickly Tiger may be able to continue training within a few days. However, as time is short, no lengthy setback could be overcome if the horse is to fill his Derby engagement. MEETS MISHAP. Tiger met this latest mishap during a long trial, in which he traveled a mile in 1:42 and galloped out an additional furlong in 1:57. Many who witnessed the workout noted that the horse faltered badly during the late stages of the move, indicating that the injury probably was received early in the drill. But for the misfortune the Bull Dog colts performance might have been the best yet shown here by a Derby candidate. With Alfred Robertson in the saddle, McGarvey intended to have the horse sent along at top speed after running the first three-quarters under a strong hold. He went the six furlongs in 1:16, the first quarter in :26 and half, mile in :51, but did not rally to Robertsons urging thereafter, due, of course, to the injury, which was so painful that he limped badly upon pulling up. CRACK JUVENILE. Tiger, regarded by many as good a juvenile as campaigned last year, has been pursued by ill fortune ever since last fall. He picked up some gravel in one of his forefeet, either just before or during the running of the Belmont Futurity, in which he finished second, despite considerable interference. Later the gravel infected the foot, necessitating his withdrawal from the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes. On the Coast during the winter he developed an ailment in one of his hocks, for which he had to undergo a long period of treatment. Fortunately, Mrs. Mars stable is fortified with another good three-year-old, Mountain Continued on twenty-fourth page. TIGER DOUBTFUL DERBY STARTER DUE TO INJURY Continued from first page. J Ridge. Substituting for Tiger last fall, this son of Royal Minstrel won the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes and now becomes the main reliance of that stable in the Derby. Mountain Ridge was on the track this morning and, accompanied by the four-year-old filly, Mars Shield, worked a mile in 1:44 in handy fashion. Not a kind worker, Mountain Ridge went well in this mornings rehearsal over a fast track until he had taken a lead over his stablemate in the final quarter, whereupon he began to loaf. The two Milky Way horses traveled the first three-quarters on even terms in 1:16, the first quarter in :26 and the second in :50. As Mars Shield was not up to a hard work at the full distance, she was kept under a snug hold to complete the mile in 1:45. Had she been asked to keep up with her masculine running companion, Mountain Ridge might have been able to have improved on his effort. Bert Friends Co-Sport and Herbert M. Woolfs Lawrin were two other intended Derby starters to get into action this morning. The former, a Cincinnati candidate, went a mile well in hand in 1:44 and pulled up an additional eighth in 1:57, while the Missouri colt and winner of Hialeahs Flamingo Stakes, breezed five furlongs in 1:04. Dave Shaw, who passed up racing during the winter, reports his three horses well advanced, but they will undergo only limited racing here. They are Scotch Boy, Birds-eye and Natalie Alice.
