The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21
THIRTEEN HORSES
 IN THE GREAT RACE
Owners of CrusadoS Change
 Their Minds and He Starts
TRACK NOT IN GOOD SHAPE
As Result Several Selling Platers Will Take Chances and Try to Capture the American Derby-List
 of Horses and Betting.

0nlCdBOt June SU-l nlTleeu nOTSFS are entered to start in tomorrows derby, and it is likely one or two others will be added to the list tomorrow morning, making one of the largest fields ever seen in the race. The practical assurance of heavy track is responsible for several of the starters. who think they will have a chance in this kind of going which they would not have under other conditions. Owners do not have to make their final declarations until 10 o'clock tomorrow. and 1t Is possible that some surprise may be sprung at the last moment. The list as announced tonight, together with the latest betting. IS as follows:
 Otis 121 (Singleton), 10 to l.
 @ Lord Quex, 125 (Claywood), 10 to 1.
 Heno, 122 Bullman), ? to l.
 Pentecost, 122 (Redfern), 1 to 1.
 Arsenal, 122 (OConnor), to 1.
 Bells Commoner, 122 QKnight, 8 to 1.
 Hermiss, 122 (McCue). [ to l.
 Wyetn. 122 Gyne), 10 to l.
 @ Lucien Appleby, 122 c. Woods), 10 to 1.
 Aladdin, 122 Helgerson), 15 to l.
 Prowl, 122 (Davisson), 15 to l.
 Corrigan, 122 c. Ransch), 25 to 1.
 Crusados, 122 (Ransom), to 1.
 o-Hildreith entry.
 Crusados Will Start
 Although Baldwin and Trainer Spiers both announced positively yesterday that CTs;sados would not start. owing to a slight injury he received in the derby trial at Harlem Wednesday. they apparently changed their minds today. There has been rumor also that the famous Santa Anita stable Is counting on Escalante to carry its colors. and that Crusados Is not really as good a colt as Escalante.
 There Is much disappointment at the promise of a muddy track for the great race.
 Charles Hill. the trainer of Heno. main tains that the Mackay colt can negotiate muddy going, but he has admitted he would prefer fast track. Those in charge of Arsenal declare the eather. stone colt can go in the mud, but this fact cannot be gathered from his races. Much the same can be said of Pentecost. although the latter's supporters declare emphatically he Is a good "mudder." |" Hermis is pronounced a good mud horse and 1t Is believed Bells Commoner can negotiate such going. Prowl the winner of the Arkansas Derby. is selling platter on a fast track. but will start to- morrow because of the condition of the track ss .f
 Lucien Appleby Has Chance. S. c. Hildreiths Lucien Appleby has been conceded a royal chance in the big race In case of slQw track. Lord Quex the other Hiidreith colt. is' declared tc dislike slow tracks, yet he won the Cres- cent City Derby on a slow track. Wyeth, the Drake entry. likes fast going. Alad- din, the c. c. Bennett starter. Is not conceded a chance except in slow going, and small chance at that.
 The announcement that Corrigan. the Burns and Waterhouse colt would start comes in the nature of a surprise. II generally has been believed that he has not chance in a Derby
 Otis. the St. Louis Derby winner, al though he won that event on fast track Is an excellent mudder. McChesney, the pride and hope of the West until he met with the accident at Harlem on last Wednesday. worked at the Westside to- day and showed no traces of lameness yet his name is not given out as a starter
 Most trainers believe that the tracl, will be only slightly slow tomorrow. and some even look for it to be moderately fast. The weather promises fair day and it may be that the track will be in | fair condition.