New-York tribune., 1901-09-22
INELIGIBLE TO THE DERBY
YANKEE AND NASTURTIUM TO STAY
HERE-W. C. WHITNEY TO WITH
DRAW FROM THE ENG
LISH TURF.

Harry Payne Whitney yesterday announced
that his father. William C. Whitney. would not
send Nasturtium, Yankee and Blue Girl, any
one of them, to race in England next year, as
he had planned to do. Mr.. Whitney has come
to this determination. far Blue Girl and
Nasturtium are concerned, in view of the fact
that the partnership in their ownership between
himself and John f. Madden had not been duly
registered. and hence their nominations for the
English Derby and the English Oaks, respec-
lively, were not binding. In other words. Yankee
is not eligible for the Derby and Blue Girl is
ineligible for the Oaks.
This development will be source of deep
regret to all American racegoers and lovers Of
the turf for ii had been expected confidently
that Yankee would prove that American breeders
can send to England an American bred colt mt
to race with England's best for the greatest OF
all English turf prizes and filly of American
breeding capable of winning the Oaks Cap
and Bells il this year, or of making the flly
who did win it know there had been race.
Just what influenced Mr. Whitney in deciding
not send Nasturtum to run in the Derby
and the ST Leger is not positively known. 1t
is not outside the bounds OF possibility. however
that there is also mixup regarding the owner
ship of Nasturtium before he passed into the
hands of Mr.. Whitney. II was announced at
the time of the sale of Nasturtium that Mr..
Whitney had bought him from A L. Aste for
sum in excess of $4,000. 1t has been said, how
ever, since that transaction that Nasturtium
owned in part. and probably to a large
extent, by ]. p. Kramer. ]. G. Foansbee once
had an interest in him. II this be so. it may be
that the difficulties about registering part
nerships that have made Yankee and Blue Girl
ineligible for their English engagements have
operated to deter Mr. Whitney from sending
Nasturtum to England
On the other hand, some light is shed on Mr
Whitneys plans and motives by the additional
fact announced yesterday by his son that Mr..
Whitney is going to retire entirely from racing
in England, that he will sell all his horses In
England next spring. with the exception Of two
three of those he fancies most and that he will
thereafter confine all his racing operations to
the American turf Among the horses which
Mr.. Whitney will retain and bring back to this
country are Kimarnock and the Elizabeth
NJ Just what is to be done with Voodyovsk
the winner of the Derby of this year, whose
racing qualities leased by Mr. Whitney. and
who ran in Mr.. Whitney's colors in that famous
race. has not yet been decided. The important
fact, however. is that Mr. Whitney will retire
next spring from the English turf. A close friend
of his said yesterday that he had tired Of going
to so much pains to maintain a creditable racing
establishment in country where he seldom
saw his horses Whether John Huggins
the old American trainer who has handled Mr.
Whitney's horses in England. will return to this
country not is not yet known. 1t is likewise
impossible to say just what weight the unfortu-
nate misunderstanding in the cases Of Blue
Girl and Yankee has had in inducing Mr. Whit
ney 70 retire fI'oFa the English turf. It il Wei
known that he had set his heart winning
the Derby with American bred colt. but
doubtless he would rather not make the attempt
than to succeed only to be ruled out Leonora
Lorng ruled out of the Great Ffy Stakes
on the ground of ineligibilty.
The lessons of the Leonora Loring are
far reaching. It is likely that breeders and own
ers will hereafter take the trouble to assure
themselves that their colts and ies are en-
tered for valuable engagements according to due