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i JOHNSTOWN HOT FAVORITE i. a Johnstown ruled a 2 to 1 favorite for the Kentucky Derby at noon Saturday and undoubtedly that price will be slashed after his easy victory in the Wood Memorial. El Chico was at 4% to 1 before the Wood running, but may recede after his poor showing in that race. Other Derby eligibles rated highly in the latest quotations are: Technician, 4% to 1; Challedon, 5 to 1; Xalapa Clown, 10 to 1; Heather Broom and Porters Mite, each at 15 to 1. These prices were quoted before Saturdays races. The latest figures on the most provable starters in the Kentucky Derby follow: Horse. Odds. Horse. Odds. American Byrd 25-1 Easy Mon 60-1 Ariel Toy 40-1 El Chico 4-1 Book Plate 30-1 1 Equilibrium ... 60-1 Boston Lad 60-1 False Lashes. . . 60-1 Challedon ..... 5-1 Gala Hour 60-1 Challenge ..... 60-1 Giles County... 60-1 Decatur 60-1 Heather Broom 15-1 1 Deil 40-1 Johnstown .... 2-1 Lostagal 40-1 Technician w...4%-l No Competition 60-1 Timeful 25-1 Our Mat. 40-1 T. M. Dorsett. . 12-1 Porters Mite.. 15-1 Up the Creek.. 60-1 Silent Witness. 40-1 Viscounty 25-1 Steel Heels 40-1 Xalapa Clown. . 10-1 Syracuse 60-1 Yale o* Nine... 30-1
