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Show 5rs y. i V to Eun Next Week and 4 Grand Time is Expected. L TAKE THE PURSE? ,e a Favorite With Sev tBi Others to Hear from. i jf;lV 7 As tho time for u of the sixteenth Kentucky ,vs near interest in the classic ' tlie south increases. Tho bu rim ouo week from ,,. aud iU probable out- 'now be discussed with a V degree of intelligence, "iho form shown by such as have appeared in races Land Nashville. Riley, the i',rite, has not yet beeu seen mJ this very fact lias raised ',.picion that the speedy son ,,, is not in tho best of ..jc it kuowu, however, that .' horse is iu condition ' for tho prize of "Downs it would bo if ho could now occupy the onor in the opinion of turf Iu 18S7, George V. Hankins i, wus disappointed in not be-,i,l be-,i,l with a Kentucky Derby lroii"b the defeat of Jacobin. inyear ll!s hopes were real-iMacV'th real-iMacV'th II., Jacobiu's half-r-illopod away with the prize i lie most sensational contests .takes history. This year no stable is again to t "with a most formidable nil brother to Jacobin liobe-were liobe-were the latter and llilcy the ease tomorrow, nauKins- undoubtedly bo first choice, re has shown himself of a an win next week's derby, ennessue derby at Mem-bowled Mem-bowled over several racers he is to meet nt ; in the Two Thousand at lie ran away from more of olive opponents, and in the hotel stakes last Tuesday he rare speed in defeating at a n, which has the fastest mile mi record. Robespierre must, he looked upon at this time uost dangerous candidate lor ucky Derby. He is a brown 1, Johnson out of Agnes. Out ii races is 1880 he won four iking lie first appearance in e and black in tho sapphire Coney Island, September Hi. tehed eighth in the tieid of His first victory was in a ; at Jerome Park, October 10, e.its rather indiiierent held, in UO. Most of his races ie Jersey tracks during tho It ii to be regretted that Rob I sot in tho American Derby, will meet all the 8-year'old the west and south, ion, winner of the junior , undoubtedly one of the best the derby, is a double starter, if backwardness in his prepar-esidos prepar-esidos this, Rob Campbell, his ho was in Chicago recently, ould very likely take his hor sncl he may ship his colt to ter to run in tho toboggan ldicap before the Kentucky i run. Although Prince has been deieated by ire, his handlers feel very san-his san-his chances. They claim his the Chicago hcrse was duo to ork, but offer no excuses for nay show at Louisville on May . Mi-gibbeu& Co. have three in W. (i. Morris; Eberle and ' The lirst aud last named lo be considered at nil, but when in shape, is a race-i- he has shown on sev-casions. sev-casions. It is conceded will be the stable's reliance ihe opinion of mauy turfmen Lberie is to be a dan-itoratthe dan-itoratthe end of the chase. Son. Blue Blazes, Outright, ind Grayson are among those started; but they are unknown ; and neither is likely to cause ie. Baldwin is not expected n.vthiug; if he does, Santiago 'uiluras will carry the ';ross. In casting about for ie winner many eyes are -reeled toward Wattersou, n made a dashing record in He is entered iu tho Derby it improbable that his owner ."mi quietly lo Kentucky and 'I lor tho stakes. Watterson 1 at Belle Meado and was i It- Tucker. He started ten u season, but wou only two 1 and was sold at Mon-"Klo Mon-"Klo J.Kneale&Co. Another nwy ho sent out to take the t lie is it will cause couster-"Mg couster-"Mg the Kentuckians. This V now in Lakeland's stable. ;t beaten last year, having Jii'c aud won twice. Little is its present condition. The u"'by is noted for the sensa-;,s sensa-;,s produced, and tho absence ' great favorite this year so 'je the race leads horsemen to ' that another surprise is at |