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Show STABS WILL ICE 1 DEJlfjOIIESt Kentucky Race Arouses Unusual Un-usual Interest; Crack Three-year-olds to Compete. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 2. Though thc coming Xcntuck- derby marks tho fortieth running of this classic raco, 'never boforo has it arousod mora interest in-terest than it has occasioned this spring. This is not wholly duo Lo the fact that it will be" richer this season than any derby race ever run in Kcutuckyj but rather because tho prospective fit-Id embraces tho most spectacular band of 3-year-olds over trained in this country coun-try for a derby race. Thc date is sot for Saturday, May 9, leaving plenty of timo to se"e ull'tho cracks in their best condition for a mile and a quarter contest on that date. No bettor evidence of tho widespread interest iu tho groat race can bo given than tho fact that leading turfmen of the country aro making enormous bids for horses oligiblo to tho derby, and in the last ton days the price has boon askod for no loss than six of these stars, and in ovcry instance bv bona iido biddors .for them. Tho enormous sum of $40,000 was asked for Old Rosebud, and $35,000 has boon offered for that gelding, a record price for n 3-ycar-oId gciiRug, while Hodgo 1ms boon priced at $20,000, ns have Bradley's Choice. Black Toncy and Boots and Saddle, while inquiries have been made if Kalpb can bo bought for $25,000. Thcro is a halo around a Kentucky derby winner. This has ruled mdco Aristidcs won the first renown I of this historic race in JS75. Little Is publicly known of some of the Kentucky derby candidates this cprlnx nominated by eastern turfmen. For Instance. In-stance. August Belmont, the chairman of tho Jockey club, has two bcautlfullv bred 3-ywir-olds. eligible to tho derby, in D6-fendurn D6-fendurn and Thornhlll. The latter Is a full brother to Hawthorn, wio tho former is a son of tho triple crown winner. Rock Sand, tho sire of stake winners In both England and this country. Thotias F. Ryan haa thc llllv Stake I and Cap onwiueJ In the nice, and Rul I Parr haa a derby eligible In the The Governor. Gov-ernor. Any one of these niny ttlrp out to bo a crack 3-ycnr-old. and the tame applies to such other dark horfes In tho big raco as Tenor. Brleklf.y. Robert Kav, Indolence and Thomas Callowav, Both Tenor and Rrlcklny have already called for considerable play In the future books on the big i nee. Mnnv Improvements aro now under way ut the Churchill Downs course to he npulo ready on the openinc of tho wiring mooting at thiH tlnnt, Derby day. "When the gatos arc thrown open on th afternoon, after-noon, of May 0 the grounds of tho new I Louisville Jockey club will nronent an appearance ap-pearance unexcelled by any race track In tho world. i |