The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-13

good things" will be turned loose
opening day at Lexington.
Two workouts OF the past few days
have attracted considerable atten-
ton. Hawthorn. favorite in the win
tor book for the derby. reeled off q
mile and an eighth al Churchill
Downs In 1:5s. He had always been
classed as a sprinter and many be-
lieved that the big gelding would not
be factor In the running OF the
derby. After being worked mile,
Trainer Treaey called on his stable
boy TO give Hawthorn his head for
another eighth Of u mile. The big
son of Hastings. under wraps, stepped
The distance In IL 1-5 seconds handlly.
He pulled up fresh, and horsemen
figure that he can go the derby route
now In splendid time. Being a geld
Ing, Hawthorn probably will get into
the derby with only III pounds. The
only chance of Hawthorn having 10
carry greater weight Is for him To
win a stake which has valuation of
more than $500. The derby is an all
lowance race. Colts arc supposed To
carry I22 pounds. geldines 1l9 pounds
and fillles III pounds. However five
pounds Is allowed for entrants not
having won a stake after March l
with valuation OF $500 or over.
Maidens are allowed ten pounds.
FOUNDATION, Charley McKcn-
mas derby candidate. Is at
tracing considerable attention
McKenna's colt IS training at Lex'ng-
ton and after stepping a mile in
l:39 1-5 Immediately dropped from
30 to ], TO 10 l. In the winter book.
II now looks as though McKenna,
who up until few years ago was
interested only in cattle and hogs.
has q splendid opportunity OF getting
into the class of the select few va
have owned derby winners. To
horsemen. winning the Kentucky der
by is Just about as large an honor
as they can well expect these days
on the American turf.
Every section win be represented
In the Kentucky derby this spring.
This year the west does not seem
TO have much Of n chance to win
the event. Weyanoke. T. Carroll's
colt. which showed up well at Juarez
last winter. and e. Pnlomar. another
JuareZ racer, are being trained for
the derby, but according 10 turfmen
they are not In the class ot Heiios,
Hawthorn or Leochares.
In the eastern bunch OF horses,
A. l.. Astes Ten Point is looked upon
MS contender. He Is by Jack Point.
dam Gold Ten. This youngster has
fDr NN aid
and may round out into a splendid
racer, Frederick L, owned by II.
II. c. Hallenbeck. who won the derby
year ago with Worth. has shown
aire looks upon the SON OF Dick Fin
nell as hard nut 10 crack. H y.
Knapp. another easterner. has a cou-
pie OF likely three year -oIds In Yam
kee Notions and Strenuous; The FOR
me- defeated some good handicap
horses last fall In the east and if he
trains Wen will make some of the
derby horses hustle to beat him.
Yankee Notions IS one OF the best
bred colts In the race He is by
Yankee out OF FSirie Queen. Siren
uous has not shown so much class.
si- Is Il son OF Stalwarl out OF Prin-
cess Titania.
The south has but one represen-
tatlve which has shown strength
enough to be classed as n contender.
I.eoch1res. from the stable OF j. w
Scborr, the Memphis turfmaD. "A son
of the great Broomstick. looks like
4 three-year-old of sterling quality
However. Johnny Schorr. who is
raining his fathers horses. will not
send this youngster to the post un-
css he is ready FOR a grueiling race
.eochares was considered a corker
IN the Canadian circuit last sum-
ner. The south has not taken
icrby since 1910. when Donau. the
'rraic son of Woolsthorpe-Al Lone
" William GerE.'s stable. won the
vent from J. y. Camdnn's Boola
5oola.
II HE north seems To he out OF tho
running in candidates. There
was not u younSster named for
he classic by II northern turfman.
n the past few years Canadian turf
nen have failed To enter In The big
ace, Rod Mackenzie. the old Do
ninion railroad magnate. has not
andidate this Year. though NJ pres
mt he owns some of the greatest
Stcers OF the west today. HorscmeI
you'd not be surprised TO see tho
come 10 the fore Ia another
ear with n derby candidate equal tc
winning the Kentucky classic, and
ihers who know of his enterprises
n the past would not be surprised to
ee him purchase on OF the eligibles
his spring and run the horse under
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