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1 I ! 1 MORNING DERBY WORKOUTS Co-Sport Gallops Mile in 1:41, j Eased Up Mile and an Eighth inl:5635. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 23. With the trials of Stagehand and The Chief postponed until the afternoon, the only Kentucky Derby candidate of importance to work over the track at Churchill Downs early today was Bert Friends Cincinnati-owned Go-Sport. Trainer R. T. Runnels had the small but hardy son of Cohort under saddle at an early hour with jockey Raymond Yelton at the reins. The Ohio candidate traveled a mile over the fast track in 1:41 and eased up an additional eighth in 1:56. Co-Sport swung into action after making a short gallop and inaugurating his trial at the stand traversed the first quarter In :24. Here he was joined by Colonel Jim and reached the half-mile marker in :48. Co-Sport was timed in 1:15 for three-quarters and was taken up steadily after completing the mile in 1:41. Had he been urged he probably could have shaved considerable off his time for the nine furlongs and might also have turned in a faster mile. TAKE LONG CANTER. The Woolford Farms Lawrin and the Greentree Stables Gangplank indulged in long gallops for their days exercise, while the Milky Way Farms Tiger, injured several days ago during a workout, remained inactive. In the meantime, Tigers stable companion, Mountain Ridge, a popular Derby choice, was at Keeneland to make his 1938 debut in the Ben Ali Handicap. One of the choices for the Clark Handicap, Mrs. E. H. Bartletts Zevson, runner-up to War Admiral in the Widener Challenge Cup at Hialeah Park, went a mile this morning in 1:44, showing an inclination to loaf at times during his trial. Zevson had to be urged slightly by his exercise rider.
