New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-04
H. P. WHITNEY TO RACE.
ENGAGES SH4W TO RIDE.
Cream of ". c. Whitney Stable To
BE Retained by Son.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. 7

Payne Whitney will race. Willie" Shaw. IL Is
entirely probable. VIII wear the Whitney colors
Mr.. Whitney has to-day fled a contract with
the jockey.
Despite the statements that the entire racing
stable OF William G. Whitney was 10 be sold. the
Tribune correspondent can assert the best
authority that Harry Payne Whitney's present
intentions are TO maintain his fathers stable
along lines similar those pursued by his
father. The Information 20 this effect has been
withheld because the stable, being asset Of
the Whitney estate could only be retained. as
asset by the consent OF all the heirs. The
heirs viii meet shortly 10 decide the question
as TO what horses shall De sold. Should any heir
object 10 the retention OF any part Of the stable
this must be sold. Even In this contingency, how
ever Harry Payne Whitney will buy in the bulk
OF the stable in his own name.
Mr.. whitney will not race under his own name
until the usual period OF mourning is over In
the mean time the hcrses may he entered under
Frank r. Hitchcock's name.
As an earnest OF Mr. whitney's desire ho.u to
race and have Shaw ride for him. 81 can be said
that the Whitney retainer doubles that Of any OF
the others To Shaw has been offered as high a
retainer as SlOOco abroad but he prefers to re-
main here and obtain complete vindcatIon Of
the charges which led 10 his suspension
SHAW TO RIDE UNDER HITCHCOCK
shortly before &. death
been agreed that Shaw. provided he obtained his
license. which seemed entirely probable. should
ride for Mr. whitney under Mr. Hitchcock's
tutelage. BY Mr whitney's death Mr. Hitch
cock q is said considered that Shaw was now
out OF his ha nds. James r. Keene and Andrew
H. Miller made bid for Shsw's services. and
practically obtained them.
4 few days after Mr. whitney's death how
ever and TO the surprise Of many OF his in
innate friends Harry Payne whitney announced
that he intended TO continue I'm his fathers
footsteps with regard 10 the racing stable and
wanted Shaw for himself Naturally enough
and especially in a stable containing a number
Of animals kept for breeding purposes Mr..
Whitney viii dispose OF 4 certain part or the
pre- esent stable. just as his father would have
done such other animals can most readily
be spared VIII also DO disposed Of The cream
Of the racing and breeding animals. however.
viii undoubtedly be kept. Scattered In the
various Whitney stables and studs around the
country are more than hundred mares and
stations. In England there number Of
horses that have wor striking victories in sew
eral OF the classic events of the English turf.
STUD ANIMALS TO BE KEPT.
Among the stud animals which will probably
be retained are Hamburg. for which William
C. whitney paid 10000; Meddler. Addie. Ad-
Iniration. Black Venus. Equality. Faithful
Haudspun Hypocrite, Irish Reel. Maori. Melba
Peg Womngton. Ruperta, Tulla Blackburn
1-rania and Yorkville Belle. Among the racing
horses are Gunfire. the winner OF the Metropol-
Itan Handicap last year; Irish Lad. which won
the Rrooklvn Handicap last spring; Endurance
bv Right. winner Of the Champagn- Stakes Of
1901. Yankee the winner OF the Futurity: Blu
Girl which won stake after stake in 1901;
I.eonidas King Hanover. Inhexible. Inspector b.
Goldsmith, BallyhoO Bey. Girdle and many
others
Horses in the English stables include Ballan-
trae Hammerkop. Itruder II. Nasturtium and
watershed. Besides those now in this village
the whitney horses in this country are AT
sheershead Bay. Gravesend Aiken 5. C.,
and AT La Belle Stud near lexington. Ky.
Nj whitney. lacking his fathers experience
on the turf will for the present at least rely to
some extent on the opinions OF his own and
his fathers friends in The conduct of his stable.
I, was learned yesterday In this city that
papers setting forth tha: Harry Payne Whitney
had obtained the ce-vices OF Shaw are on file at
the Office OF the Jockey Club. II is supposed !
that the contract is effective only II Shaw has
the ban lifted this year For some time Ii has
been intinlated that the stewards of the Jockey
Club think license should be given TO Shaw.
II was even reported that the license had been
given.
The suspension OF shaw's license last May. al
most simultaneously with the Jockey Clubs
refusal to accept any further entries from George
p Smith c'Pittsburg Phil'D. was perhaps the
most widely discussed incident of the turf year
The Jockey was under contract TO ride for Smith.
bu, as the latter had only a small stable, made /
nm for the most part OF selling class horses he !
frequently accepted outside engagements and u
~, thnca mn
a, .,,nnosed 10 have led the racing authorities 10
,ate the Summary action they did. The affair /
reached a crisis az the Westchester Racing
Associations spring meeting when lliyria- one
OF "Rili" Days horses. with a stable boy up. /