The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-29
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP.
~. e. WHITNEY'S NASTURTIUM
SAILS AWAY TO ENGLAND.
The Noted ssO.OOO Colt VIII start in the
Derby After BcinE Especially Trained
10y tIugE gins More Lasht On the Game
Of Freexe-Out in baseball Afairs.


10y Hug gins More Lasht on the Game
of Freezc-Out IN baseball Arairs.
In A luxuriousiy padded stall, William
C.. Whitney's noted colt Nasturtlum sailed
away on the Atlantic Transport steamer
s~iinnehaha yesterday for a campaign in
England that win be Of especial interest
to tho followers Of racing In this country.
Earring accidents. Nasturtium will be a
starter In the English Derby next year,
the event which was won last season by
Mr.. Whitney's leased colt. volodyovski.
Sasturtium will bc well taken care Of on
the trip across the ocean In order that
he may land on the other side In good trim.
II was Upon the advice OF his traine m,
Huggins and Rogers. that Mr.. Whitney
decided to enter Nasturtium In the Derby
instead OF the colts noted stable mats
Goldsmith. IL was Rogers who made the
statement recently that Easturtium was
the best ~two-year-old that he had ever
handled. while Huggihs, though he had
never seen Nasturtium In q race. wa quite
sure that he could get some fine work out
Of tho splendid animal when he got hold
Of him In England. for Higgins will train
the colt for the Derby, together with all OF
the horses Mr.. whitney will have to rep
sent him on the English turf next season.
Nasturtium is a big, powerful chestnut
by imported Wateroress, out Of Margsrique.
He was bred by J. b. Haggin at the Rancho
del Paso Stud. and As a yearllng he was
sold 10 William Aston CHAMBER N ]. @.
~Follansbee, then partners. When they
dissolved, the colt was sold to A. L.. Aste.
the former b~ootblack, for s4,2o1. II was
not until the Great American Stakes was
run at Gravesend In May that Nasturtium
had a chance TO show what he could do In a
field Of top-notchers. In hat event he
was ridden BY 0arrigan. John r. Mad
denis Blue Girl WAS hsrdled by Tommy
Burns. During the race II was charged
tina Burns purposely interfered with Mas
turtium % that the colt was Knocked TO
HE knees. In Q rafting finish Blue Girl
heat Nasturtium. whose performance d
the adverse circumstances called forth the
most favorable comment from the horse
men who saw the race. Nssturtium won
the first part Of the Double Event ct Sleeps
head Bay . couple Of weeks Late, and then
the announcement was made that Mr..
Whitney had purchased him from Aste for
$4,000. Mr.. whitney wa bent on winning
the Futurity with Easturtium. and the
colt received q special preparation for the
event.
In the betting before this race, Nsstur-
tium and King Hanover, his stable COM
panion. were coupled and went to the post
favorites at 8 to s. John Madden's great
hanover colt, Yankee, was second choice
and heavily played. Nash Turner had the
mount on Nasturtium and whom the big
field was sent away the son Of Watercrcss
$40. ,;xt,,al. loft at Tia vaat anI Tor lhat
reason Turner did not extend him at all.
There was much dissatisfaction over this
incident together with some ugly rumors.
hut Turner WA not severely dealt With.
Mr.. Whitney was greatly disappointed and
~ were thousands of persons who had
backed the stable to win, But Nssturtium
redeemed himself In the Flatbush Stakes
not long afterward by winning easily In fast
time, Goldsmith being second and the star
flly Of the year, Endurance by Right, being
third. The Wstercress colts performance
upon ,his occasion convinced many ex-
perta hat he was pretty nearly the best
~two-year-old colt In training, though II
was conceded that Yankee. Heno and Gold
smith were not far behind as to real merit.
When Mr.. Whitney announced last fall that
he would not race again in England there
win Tnl'u CVIllil'lAAs buN ~ inv NhbN io
has decided to be represented there again
il taken TO mean that he has no fault TO
find with the English racing authorities
who have been charged with being preju-
diced against American Jockeys. owners
and trainers. Nssturtium's career in Eng
land will be closely followed. The Derby NJ
present Is his only engagement, but II u
prob able that Mn Whitney will enter him
H. a number Of uher rich stakes.
Robert Ftzslmmous said for publication
Yesterday hat be II still In retirement and
viii not fight Jeffies for the champion
ship H. spite 81 this " Sus man Was
assured by certain pcrsons who have been
b" has had the challenge of Jefri-s under
consideration and thai " the b1ilermaker
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