The morning times., 1896-03-09
YANKEE HORSES IN ENGLAND

Inc racing season ttltE dliGut ready TO
open any news received from the American
horses in England viii! bc read With int tcrcst.
A letter received In New York from EnOCh
Wshard, OF the firm of Duke & Wishard.
who is in England, reports that The outlook
for a successful season is -yery bright
The English hOrsemcn are, rather inclined
to undcrrate the American horses sent over
with possibly one or two executions. owing
no doubt to the poor showing df Mr.. DIVERS ;
horses last year.
The handtcappers. however. do not
share the opinion OF the other horscmen.
A one time IL was feared that the, adverse
feeling TO Americans and anything Ameri-
can caused by the Venezuelan question
would compel the American horsemen 10
return 10 this country, but thanks to cooler
heads tr ouble has been aveFted.
Wtshard is using the grass gallops almost
exclusively To train on. and he say VS. that he
prefers them 10 the dirt tracks The tracks
in training grounds at Newmarket cover
$500 acres and are III fine condition.
The season has been very mild with
scarcely frost. and the American horse
men have not been slow To take advantage
Of this fact. The horses in the Duke and
Wtshard string are in racing condition,
and they will undoubtedly keep the English
men guessing as much as they did their
sure thing" brothers in America.
An English critic speaking of Ramapo.
says that he is one OF the finest developed
horses ever seen on an English track.
With MesSrs. LurillaTd. Croker Belmont
and Duke and WiShard To buck against,
the Englishmen have got their hands full,
sure.
Morton, the English trainer for Mr..
Croker, is working the string at Canters
twice daily at Wingate where the stable
Is located. AmeriCus. Eau Gallie and Santa
Anita are getting mile gallops al half speed.
Amertcus is not quoted in the Lincolnshire
Handicap betting, run on March "a al
though old reports show that 33 to l has
been taken about his chances. The dis
tance is The straight mile. ana americus has
to carry l13 pounds.
The Bemton Stable holds a powerful
combination on the turf this year. with
John Hyland as trainer. Harry Griffin as
Jockey. and Henry of Navarro. Dorian,
Keenan,, Ha StingS. and over twenty other
good horses in training.
In securing Hyland and Griffin ms trainer
and jockey, Mr.. Belmont showed that he
had keen eye 10 business. For the past
five years Hy!and has had phenomenal
luck, training the winners of three Fu-
turtles, a Suburban. and, in fact. almost
every stake of Importance at Eastern
meetings.
Since Harry Griffin left the Catholic Re-
formatory, about eight years ago, his luck
in the piG-skn has also been something
marvellous. His salary with the Blemton
Stable is said to be from SIS 900 to
$50 900 for the season.
Beside this handsome income, he has
sold the second ana third call on his
services, besides taking some outside
mounts. These are the horses in the Blem-
Ton string: Henry of Navarro, Dorian,
Keenan,, Ha stings Carino, Floretta ",
Toltec, Margrave, Merry Prince, Patrol
Refugee, Woodvine, Don Dora, Octagon,
Eastern Ray, Falerman. st. Bartholomew,
laramie, Detection, Fidcna, Friskall, Golden
Dream, Ignarra, PianiSsmo. and Diver
sion