Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-10-03
Chief TURF INVASION.
Whitney to March on British
Courses With Big Field.
BLUE GIRL NAMED FOB THE OAKS

Nasturtium and Yankee Are to nep-
resent the Millionaire Turfman In
the Derby, Which He Won This
Year Twenty-six Horses to BE
Shipped This Fall.
William G. Whitney in his prjncely
way is preparing for an Invasion Of
the English turf that will make the
B%ritishers open their eyes wide with
wonderment, says the New York Press.
His first step along tbs line was taken
the other day, when he purchased the
interest which John Madden had in the
filly Blue Girl, the recognized queen Of
the American turf. 1t Is now stated
that Mr.. Whitney has purchased Mr..
Madden's interest in the colt Van
kee, the colt which Mr.. Madden be-
lieves is the horse of the year, and he
is a bold and reckless man who dis
putes Madden's Judgment in horsetiesh.
When any man goes up against MIG
den in horse racing. 1t Is a case of fools
rushing in where angels fear to tread
Blue Girl and Yankee We're owned
Jointly by Mr.. Whitney and Mr.. Mad
den. Mr.. Whitney has purchased Me-
Madden's interest in Blue Girl. Mr..
Whitney's chief object is the English
Oaks and the English Derby of 1902
He wants to win both Of these races
and thus achieve a greater triumph
than has been won by any turfmaD
who was not to the manner born.
Advices from the other side are to
the effect that John higgins, Mi.
| Whitney's trainer in England, has been
Informed that twenty-six head OF
| horses will be shipped to him this fall
to be prepared for next seasons rae
ing in England. Mr.. Whitney already
has won the Derby with an English
horse.
Being a thoroughgoing American, he
is ambitious to win it with an Amerl-
can horse. That is why he will send
Nasturtium. the pride of his stable, for
which he paid $4,000, over for the
American Derby and why he has
bought Yankee in order that he also
may send MIN over to try for the Der
by.
If he could send John Madden over
to train these horses, he would come
pretty close to having the Derby in his
pocket, but Mr.. Madden's turf interests
in the United States are so large that
Mr.. Whitney cannot induce him to
part from them. Therefore he must
send the horses over and leave the man
he has declared to be the greatest
trainer in the world, John Madden.
here.
Blue Girl will go across to fill her en-
gagement in the Oaks, won this year
by the American bred and owned FLY
Cap and Bells, by Domino, out of Ben
My Cree and owned by James r.
Keene. In order u have Blue C:i1
start in his colors 1t Is probable that
Mr.. Whitney will start Blue Girl in the
Great FIlly stakes at the present meet
ing of the Coney Island Jockey club.
After this meeting, however, she will
be prepared for shipment to England.
where, it is hoped, she will earn the
honors which her supreme triumphs AZ
a ~two-year-old indicate for her. With
whatever hanors she or Yankee may
earn here q elsewhere the lame Of
John E. Madden, who developed both
t~wo-year-olds, always must be ,asso-
ciated. 9
That good luck may attend the Whit
ney colors and the Whitney fortunes ,n
England, whether those colors are
borne to victory by Yankee, Nastur-
! tium or Blue Girl, is the wish of every
| American turfman.