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Derby Candidates in Trials at Downs Harriet Sue Goes Three-Quarters Timed Distance in 1:14%; Signals Bloke, Fire Power, Shut Up Also Work Well LOUISVILLE. Ky.. April 17.— Several of the less conspicuous candidates for the seventieth edition of the 5,000 Kentucky Derby enlivened the training activities at Churchill Downs over the week-end. The I most familiar eligible to appear for a work was H. Friedbergs Louisville-owned filly. I Harriet Sue. The daughter of Bull Lea and I Bay Servant was clocked six furlongs in :484r . 1:1445. Sunday morning, moving! 1 j along in handy fashion throughout. The South Louisville strip, a course travelled by much history in the making, was in fast condition. Harriet Sues connections now appear inclined to fly in the face of history ■ and start her in the Derby, though Regret J | was the only member of her sex to capture j | "The Run for the Roses " in its 69 previous : runnings. Harriet Sue is expected to make her: seasonal debut in Wednesdays Ashland i Stakes, for fillies, in which she looms a prohibitive favorite. ,Col. C. V. Whitneys Signals Bloke and Alamein. one of whom may accompany Pukka Gin postward in the Derby, also worked six furlongs on Sunday. Trainer Lydell Ruffs charges worked together most of the distance. Signals Bloke beat his stablemate a full second. They arrived at the half in :4835. The Firethorn colt then finished out in 1:14%, whereas Alamein stopped the dockers* watches at 1:15%. Bell Buzzer Goes Seven-Eighths Bell Buzzer, who races for D. Ferguson 1 is another Derby eligible who trained Sun- ; day. He was required to go seven furlongs, , which he did in consummate fashion and ! the following fractions: :5135, 1:18 and : 1:31%. One of the Lexington hopefuls, Neville I Dunns Fire Power, breezed this morning, j The son of Flint Shot — Little America was ! ! timed a half-mile, very handily, in a flat :48. apparently in anticipation of a longer • | trial tomorrow. The Erlanger Stables Shut Up, who finished second to Challenge Me; 4 in the Arkansas Derby, turned in easily the i j most pretentious move of the Monday - morning training period. Trainer R. Priddy i sent the Menow gelding a mile in :4835, , 1:14%. 1:41%. His charge bowled along in i hand all the way and dockers were agreed ; it was the most impressive mile work thus ; far in the local spring season. By Jimminy, who made his initial three-year-old j appearance in last Saturdays ; Phoenix, was reported to have come out of : that engagement none the worse for wear. , Trainer Jim Smith was at Keeneland, training the Bradley division quartered at , J the Lexington course. Challenge Me, "the Arkansas Traveler," recovered sufficiently from his head cold [ to be brought to the course under saddle for the first time sinct his arrival from | Hot Springs. He wore a hood arrange- j ■ ment and sneezed a couple of times and was returned to his quarters.
