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Derby Horses Welfare Always Prime Concern Stables Under Guard of Special Police 24 Hours Daily at Downs CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, Ky„ May 1. — The high value that is placed on the thoroughbreds scheduled to start in the seventy-ninth Kentucky Derby is reflected in the precautions which are taken to insure their welfare while stabled here. From the time a Derby horse unloads here, the barn assigned to him is placed under special police guard, who maintain constant vigilance 24 hours a day. These police are augmented by regular watchmen in the employ of the various stables, who • are on hand around the clock. Annually, thousands of early Derby visitors frequent the stabling area, and they are afforded the run of the grounds. Therefore, proper policing becomes a necessary detail in the vast operation of the huge plant. These extraordinary protective steps not only serve to keep undesirables away, but protect the visiting patrons. Proper patrol-ing of the stabling area also reduces the possibility of fire and other hazards that might disturb or cause injury or harm to the valuable thoroughbred tenants housed at this historic racing grounds.
