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GREENTREE COLT STARS Gangplank Attracts Most Attention at Downs by Workout. Tiger Remains Lame, but Status as Derby Starter Still Uncertain -Keeneland Departures. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 21. With the training1 of Kentucky Derby eligibles at Churchill Downs going forward, it remained for one of the candidates of secondary importance, the Greentree Stables Gangplank, to turn in one of the best moves of the spring prep season here. The Dis Done colt, the reserve candidate of Mrs. Payne Whitney, whose chief reliance is expected to be Redbreast, ran a mile over the prevailing-fast but deep track in 1:42 this morning, "and that effort was one of several of the fastest yet uncovered by Derby horses quar-teed at the scene of the 0,000 special. While Gangplanks trial .stole the show here this morning, the Greentree three-year-old was not the only Derby horse to be seen under saddle, for Herbert M. Woolfs Law-rin also was sent a mile, and Maxwell Howards Stagehand and The Chief, Mrs. Ethel V. Mars Mountain Ridge and Bert Friends Co-Sport indulged in long gallops. HOPES FOR QUICK RECOVERY. . The status of Tiger, Mountain Ridges stable companion and also eligible for the Derby, was undetermined this morning following his injury during a workout Wednesday. Trainer Robert McGarvcy reported the Bull Dog colt still quite lame, as a result of a bruised foot, and, naturally, the horse "was allowed to remain in his stall today. McGarvey still hopes to see the injury clear up quickly, as did a similar bruise suffered at Hot Springs some weeks ago. In the meantime McGarvey loaded Mountain Ridge and a stable companion, War-bridge, in a van and shipped them to Keeneland, where on Saturday Mountain Ridge will make his three-year-old debut in the J3en Ali Handicap, at a mile and a sixteenth. Well pleased with Mountain Ridge, although the son of Royal Minstrel has not worked kindly here, McGarvey will pit him against "older company in the Keeneland engagement. The Milky Way Farm mentor believes that the taste of competition Mountain Ridge will get in the Ben Ali will advance his conditioning many degrees. TRAINING SPLENDIDLY. Ever since arriving here from Florida, where he turned in several good performances during his winter campaign, Gangplank has been doing splendidly under the care of Leigh Cotton, assistant to trainer John M. Gaver, who is at Keeneland. Up until now, however, he attracted no especial notice, but his exhibition this morning was so impressive that he should command closer attention in the future. Should he eventually get to the Derby post, his qualifying will be one of the surprises. Trainer Cotton worked the Whitney horse Continued on twenty-fourth page. I GREENTREECOLT STARS Continued from first page. without the benefit of a companion and asked him to negotiate the two- turn mile of the main track. Maintaining an even pace throughout and only mildly indulged by his rider in the late stages, Gangplank went the quarter in :24, half mile in :50 and three-quarters in 1:16. LAWRIN FADLS TO IMPROVE. While not as impressive as trainer B. A. Jones had hoped for, the trial of the Flamingo Stakes winner, Lawrin, advanced his seasoning for his Derby engagement nevertheless. Also starting at the stand, he went the eight furlongs in 1:44. For the first half mile he was paced by Robert L., the two traveling the four furlongs in :49, the quarter in :24. Lawrin completed five-eighths in 1:02 and at this juncture was joined by Belle Sharmeer. Under urging, Lawrin rounded out three-quarters in 1:16 and with his rider still asking him for greater effort he reached the end of seven furlongs in 1:30. While completing the mile he was kept under pressure. Whether this was a good or poor workout is a matter of, conjecture, for the son of Insco and Margaret Lawrence is known for his refusal to extend himself fully in his morning exercises. Jones himself was not too disappointed with the effort, even though he had wanted the horse to work the mile about two seconds faster. It was not work day for Stagehand, The Chief, Mountain Ridge and Co-Sport, the latter two having received long trials yesterday, while the Howard three-year-olds were set down the day before. Stagehand and The Chief may be seen in light drills tomorrow and then called upon, once more, for more exacting tests the following morning. James T. Clark reports that stable registrations for the meeting are coming in rapidly and that this co-operation on the part of horsemen will expedite preparation for the meeting.
