Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-11
BOYCOTT ON CROKER
English stablemen Resent the ,rtation
of Am ericans,
TRY TO BAR HIM FROM TRAl : GROUND
Former Employees Not Resp g for His
Poor Success on the
OWNS A LOT OF DOGS WHICH CANNOT WIN
New Horses Brought Over May Prove 8
Better Investment
Mr.. BYNG GETS THE ESTATES AND TITLE
Countess of STAFFORD Gives Up Hopes
OF an Hcir-Miss May Goelct the
Catch of the Season
In England.

(Copyright. 1889 by Press Publishing Coz
LONDON, June 10.--(New York World Ca
blegram-Special Telegram )-Richard Gro
ker is still unable to wear stiff collar, but
his health is improved by his stay this
week at Brighton, whence he returned to
meet twelve horses shipped from New York
in charge of Wishard and Duke, who, with
their wives and families, Mr.. Childs, Ref,
the jockey, and string of stable lads reached
Vantage Thursday evening. The cOrtege
created quite a stir at Vantage where it
put UP at the Bear hotel until Friday, when
1t went across to Crokers residence,
couple Of miles away on the downs. This
importation of Americans has caused some
i'll feeling at Letcombe, as 1t means the
dispossession of an equal number of local
people, and one trainer, acting out of sym
pathy with Stanley, Crokers English
trainer, who was superseded by Wlshard,
withdrew from Croker the privilege of using
his portion of the downs for exercising his
horses. This is intended the first step
in a regular boycott of Croker's training
establishment but before the disaffected
trainers had time to organize themselves
the boss secured from one of their number
at fancy figure the right to use his ground
for exercising his horses. Although he
scored on this occasion, Croker's position is
unpleasant The local stable lads are bit
terly resentful of his preference for Ameri-
cans, and there probably will be further
trouble of some kind before long. Croker
thought 1t polite to keep Stanley on as
chief man under Wishard as a means of al
laying local resentment
| Stanley was not to blame for the poor
show Crokers horses are making, no trainer
on earth could make anything out OF them
and on that account the boss has brought
over this fresh string from New York. His
horses were no good anyway and are to be
| got rid of by auction Immediately. Croker
! is utterly disgusted over his racing ex-
periences this season, and has been little
seen on the race tracks, but hopes great
things from Wishard and Duke, and is still
keeping up his stable on scale of extrava-
| gance, even wastefulness, astonishing to
other owners at Letcombe. But money will
not do everything, even the turf, and
unless Croker gets some good judge to buy
him few promising youngsters, he is not
! likely to make a mark here. II the money
he has lavshed unwisely had been expended
under good advice, he should certainly have
! fulfilled his ambition to win some classic
races.
Byng Gets the Title.
! l hear Countess Strafford wrote to Mr..
Byng, heir presumptive to his brother her
| late husband. she would offer no further
objection to his taking up the title and en-
tailed estates. The countess has abandoned
the hope she first seems to have entertained
that there was a possibility OF am heir. The
relations between the late earl's family and
himself were very unfriendly and this feel
ing extended to Mrs. Colgate when she mar
rled, but the Byngs now breathe again and
/ Mr. iS making has tn hay ba &
ter of succession settled. Countess Straf-
ford is to be seen driving about already In
her widows weeds 1t is said the earl left
her nothing beyond what he settled on heI
at marriage, but she has title and social
position. The death of her husband makes
to her great difference, in that while he
was socially elect he had not the time, ow-
ing to bad health to give her a firm footing
in his set
Lady Nayror-Leyland has been left an in.
come Of $4,000 year and her husband
town house, valued at $500 900 at the low
est estimate. Her eldest son, when he come!
of age, will have $15OO0o year, as his
money is to accumulate in the hands Of trus
tees. Lady Naylor-Leyland will have $780,
900 year allowed her for maintenance
and the education OF her sons until the.
come Of age.
Mrs. and Miss May Goelet arrived at Vim
borne house and there is every hope tha
they will do some entertaining. The!
made their first temperance in society a
, Lady Rothschilds party this week, wheI
Mrs. Goelet was beautifully dressed in
scheme of black and white, which was GOV
cred with mass of embroideres and costl!
lace, while even her Jewels we're kept t
the same tints. They were entirely whit
and black pearls. May Goelet appeared il
! NJ white satin with
, broiderles and silver paillettes. Mrs. Goele
is not going into very deep mourning TO
, her husbands brother, although her children
inherit under his will $10,000,000.
Every one Is wondering who will be th
, lucky man to marry Miss Goelet. She ha
had any number of offers, but has her hea
screwed on the right way and is likely, whel
I she does marry to marry very well. Sh
q is called Baby May to distinguish her iron
her mother, who is known by the sam
name, but her manners are by no mean
, babyish. Although not tall, she has quite
stately air and is nothing II not sensible
matter of fact. What would be a yer
. popular alliance would be her marriage wit
a the young duke Of Roxburge and all tn
, friends OF the family seem to be workin
, TO bring them together and they will b
at the same stall at the Charing Cross ba
zaar.
Mrs. Cavendish Bentinck was proverbiall
unfucky last year She gave a splendid CO
tillion, which was quite spoiled by the elec
= trio lights going out, while this week
party, which was to have been given 10
her debutante daughter, also had to be post
poned. Then all the family were very muc
put out at the presentation of Miss Bent
= nck which fell through at the last draw
: ing room in May. when the queen was pres
ent on account of the ballot. Miss Bent
inck really has been specially unlueky, 10
o when in America she caught the whoopin
d cough from a younger sister and the effect
OF the illness have not yet entirely passe
. off.
}, Bringing Home Days Remains.
q SOUTHAMPTON, June I0.-The remain
d OF Augustin DAILY. who died in Paris o
J. | Wednesday, arrived here today from Havrl