The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-20
Hard to Get a Line Up on the
Probable Winner.
PARADER A FAVORITE,
Eastern Colt Has Shown Great
Speed This Spring.
Robert WaddeIl Is a Likely Can
didate For HOnOrs.

Chicago May 20.-American Derby can
didates have already captured all the
stakes for which 3-year-OldS are eligible
that have been run east or west this year.
It is peculiarly unusual for any one stake
event to contain the entries Of all the
good horses of class that have yet been
shown to the public. but the big event
at washington Park is more than ordi-
narily fortunate.
Among the Derbys that already have
fallen into the hopper of the Washington
Park candidates are the California Ken
the Tennessee and Kentucky have been
won BY American Derby FLIES and Turf
l~or1~.sss esrsciaI- have been Won AT 117-ac-
tfcally all the tracks. This show OF class
has given the American Derby more
While the Performances that won some
Of the stake events listed above We're not
strong as regards class, weight and dis
tance stili the 1act remains that allthat have
shown thus Tar in the way OF good S-year-
olds are entered for the Washington Park
feature, and the same holds true regard
ing some OF the other fixtures at the
HORSES 10 BE RECKONED WITH.
At the time Joe Frey won the California
year-o1d On the Pacific coast. Royal Vic
tors success in the Tennessee Derby was
~ be regarded as strong Derby material
Terminus performed at Nashville in
he IS a great colt. Horsemen who could
have bought this colt for $500 last win
"
and would be glad to get him at that
price His owner, W T. Shafer, however,
the American Derby.
his Eminence, who viii carry 127 pounds
in the American Derby by reason Of win
ming the Clark stakes and the Kentucky
Derby. has beaten nothing much. but
tor in the big race. He has not vet gone
the full Derby distance but has beaten
there is no reason 10 doubt his ability
70 so short distance farther than he
HERNANDO AND PARApER-
fernando is the only 3-year-Old entered
In the Derby which has gone the full
route, a mile and half and he did not
< i tns MeiElI ~, tllsAS VII De ASKED OF
Torrance is creditable enough, but in his
shown that he is a colt OF quality.
The Parader's performance on May IL at
1eat- lie IS the best S-yesr-old that has
shown UP in the east thus far. He carried
winners mile with ease. mis- Is always a
hard race and rebounds considerably to
tLie ereult Oh Inc FarsAusr- Cntn the bei-
mont stare Is run AT MOTIFS Park next
The Parader in a class by himself. so
1ar as the eastern colts are. concerned
On the Chicago tracks Robert Waddel.
while he has Won no stake events, is I'M
questionably the best of the local Derby
Candidates. He has not yet carried any
Jumps OF weight but appears to be a
SAlAsy cott ana WITH good handling can
not but be counted as a promising candi-
date i've weeks in advance of the Derby.
ROBERT WADDELLs HANDICAPPED.
It would be a great boom for Robert
" addells chances if the son of Aloha
should change hands between now and
Derby day. Virginia Bradley. the pres
ent owner of the gelding, is strictly a
trainer of iron horses. having owned two
In Bitten and Boney Boy. He viii start
Robert Waddell at all distances, over any
kind Of track and with any kind Of
weight siege that no horse can stand
Tor any great length of time Bradley
holds Robert Wadden at the prohibitive
figure Of $4,000 Except by an unusual
occurrence Robert WaddeII Will not win
the American Derby if he has 10 continue
In the Bradley school of training.
The other American Derby candidates
which have shown this year on Chicago
tracks are not much. Robert Waddell is
fifteen pounds or more better than Oper-
ator, Hardy Durham's colt. while Pos
aart has shown nothing more than the
form OF a good selling platter.