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Palestinian Palestinian Shows Shows Speed Speed in in Trial; Trial; Kentucky Kentucky Oaks Oaks Brings Brings Forth Forth Twelve Twelve Jacobs Charge Well in Hand In Mile Derby Prep of 1:402/s Ky. Colonel Also Drills to 1| His Trainers Satisfaction; To Enter Thirteen Overnight CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, Ky., May 5. — Speed sharpeners were the order of the day for several of the Kentucky Derby colts after loafing about backstage at the Downs yesterday. The weather continued hot and the track fast for the candidates final, important trial runs, and the knots of work-watchers were particularly impressed by Isidore "Kid Beebe" Biebers ranger Palestinian. Trainer Hirsch Jacobs brought the flashy chestnut to the course shortly after 8 a. m. for a mile move. He worked from the five and a half furlongs pole and did not go off very nimbly, but fell into a long, steady stride and was timed in :48, 1:12% and 1:40%, moving well in hand. The Downs strip, incidentally, seems less tiring for long-striding horses than for the short-legged quick striders. Jacobs watched the Sun Again colt cool out, roll and contentedly munch some greens picked by his groom. "Well, he is past his work, in any case," the noted trainer said. Then he nodded down the shedrow in Olympias direction and declared "theres the one we all have to beat." Ky. Colonel, who beat Olympia in the mud for the Bashford Manor a year ago, also was on the track for work this morning. With Eddie Terreberry up and breaking from the five and a half furlongs pole, he was timed six handy furlongs in :473/5, 1:00 and l:132/5. Trainer John Goode was pleased with the way in which he cooled out and said that he will confer later today w/th owner Joe Goodwin concerning the colts Derby status. Walter Lee Taylor breezed Jacks Town a mile, breaking him off at the stand and steadying him along a mile in :50, 1:16 and 1:42%. The only other to warrant the dockers attention was Mrs. Ada Rices attractive Model Cadet, who breezed from the five-furlong pole to the stand in :48% and 1:01%. Capot, Wine List, Olympia, Lextown, Ponder, Halt and Old Rockport all galloped, the most exacting part of their Derby preps behind them. Johns Joy and Duplicator, who had worked yesterday, walked this morning. Meanwhile, there were some new developments, concerning the plans of several Derby eligibles and their riders. Petey Cotter definitely was withdrawn and trainer H. C. Wolfe departed for Suffolk Downs. Trainer Sam Sechrest of the California colt Duplicator seemed unable to be at all Continued on Page Thre* Palestinian Drills One Mile In 1 :405 for Derby Renewal Continued from Page One enthusiastic about saddling him for the classic, unless the track should be off, but it was decided to run anyway, and Basil James will have the ride. Trainer Ivan Parke said that arrangements have been made to fly Olympia to New York on Monday morning, taking off at 5 a. m. via Eastern Airlines. After some little indecision, in the course of which he felt out Capot and Wine List in their races here in Kentucky, jockey Ted Atkinson picked Capot to ride in the "Run for the Roses." Doug Dodson is to have the mount on Wine List, the other half of the fashionable Greentree Stables entry. Atkinson fancies that Capot will go in better form Saturday than he did in the Trial. Johnny Longdens inability to return here for the mount on Johns Joy in the Derby left the Arkansas traveler momentarily a "loose horse," but it was learned this morning that jockey Johnny Adams will have the leg up on the son of Bull Dog in his most important engagement. Johns Joy is among the very few members of the Derby field who appear to have the dash to make Olvmpia turn it on from the drop of the flag. At this point, with entries closing in 24 hours, it seemes that the names of 13 may be dropped into the box. There will be only one stable coupling in the Greentree entry of Capot and Wine List and indications are that there will be no necessity for using an extra section of the stall starting gate.
