The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-12
SPORTING TALK OF INTEREST
HORSES or MARRY PAYNE WHIT
AEY NOV SEa5.OgS THIS YEAR. O.

gR.mSnN and DInRa kcn BeRd the List
-N1SIbeF taS Ridden More Than 500
winners -NeIsOn Wants to fright Cans or
MacFaFERnd. the Latter n Coming star.
IL has been figured out that the racehorses
owned by Harry Payne whitney and trained
by John W. Rogers won a total Of Si35. O3s
In stakes and purses this year, which places
Mr.. whitney second 10 Mr.. Keene in the lst
Of winning owners. For, several years the
Whitney stable has been "A victim of mis-
fortune. With such greaa racers a. Artful,
B-uTROmRsteT and Tanya going wrong the
stable has suffered n severe handiCap, but
Rogers has persevered aud has made n splen-
did showing under the circumstances. Mr..
Whitney's stamina. easily the best two
year-Old hlly OF the year. won n total Of s2a.-
sRl, which included the Double Event. the
Brighton Produce and Matron stakes. She
also was the runneTup TO the unbea ten Colin
in the Champagne Stakes. Dinna Ken. by
Yankee. was che best threr-ycar-Old in the
stable. for no cleaned up ~s:5.79O. which in
cluded n victory over Peter Fan IN the Carlton
Stakes and an easy triumph in the classic
Realization. BTOokdalr Nymph. tho best
race mare IN the older division. captured
stakes and overnight events to the extent of
Si2, $50. while Baby Wolf won five races for
q total Of SIT .pSj. Bar None. u MA %gnIficcnt
son Of NaHtuTtium. was the best tWO-ycar-Old
colt in the Whitney barp. hut he found Colin
too much for him Oh several occasions aud
never won n race. But he gathered s. .gS3
in second and third moneys before he broke
down IN the fall aud was forced into retire
ment. All told tho Whitney horses won
thirty -four races. Next spring Rogers viii
have a fine lot of y%carlings bred nv Mr.. Whit
ney and sired by Hamburg. Nandring CHAM,
Nasturtium and other noted atallions.
Before New Years bay Walter Milsr,
Americas hest race rider. will perhaps have
handled go winners. ~ to Yesterday he
had ridden in i.,07 races. with 20 hrst,. ~
seconds and $50 thirds. Hut taken as u whole
his saddle work has NOT been 40 good a. in
1908. When he hung up y worlds record for
Winning mounts. In all prob hiltty Miller
will not do SO well in IGOS, for he * taking on
flesh rapidly AMI may he So heavy when
next season rolls around that h" will not he
able TO ride 80 often ~ IN IN past. When
Miller left here for o. kland nc found il n
dihiCu't matter to reduce 10 1913 pounds,
although his contract with T.. ~. Williams
calls for QUE Mound less Miller told several
friends here that III" ~cNcrcis" required 10
keen down his aVolTd upOis wa, 80 weaken
ing that IN the near future he would h" com
PEELED 10 cs'sc up and ride over a'isht. II
Miller comes bHck here unable 10 a. under
40 pounds he will have to connnt his mounts
TO stake events aud handicipS. IN which Cas"
r.. bnRhU anu bthh\ WI llOltbt. b~Nlllt
Ommsn a. the best lightweight Jockeys.
Several horsemeu we're DISCUSSING Miller NJ
the Waldorf-A,toria yesterday and one of
them said
1t is "a fact that Miller seems able 10 make
almost any horse run faster thin when ridden
by other boys. lie has demonstrated this
fact time and again. This kEark Is probably
due to the fact that Miller daVO;Cs all Of his
spare time To The study OF racung ana does
moi ahiTk the task of gNRrIiaipV hOr.Rs purlV
In the morning Always y willing worker.
he has taken great interest IL as profession.
80 that he has been able 10 secure an ad-
vantage over his rivals. No american Jockey
have ever seen could beat Miller IN
getting n horse awIy from The post. That
Ia half of his success. Ne may hive blImderCd
IN judgment while ridinG la long dist Ince
events, but In sprints he Is the best rider -
the world. Miller received GI".0O from
Mr.. keene this year. while N" Newcastle
Stable paid him more m ~ sI0.lO1 for first
call on his services, From other owners he
received some handsome presents. 80 thai.
including the regular fees Tor winning md
losing MOUNTS. he earned -omethiug like
$40. 900 in the East. lie viii receive a salary
of SIS. 900 from r. ". William for enc year
and will come East in the l~attcris employ.
en- "a gements will he made by Doe RO NPll.
trainer. who in hive a big stable
In his care. Miller will not ride for Mr.. Kepne
In 1878. however, as the vice-chl irmau Of The
Jockey Club has secured the service Of Joe
But Miller. If he can keep his weight
to a reasonable figure. will ini picnty
70 do.
BY handing over his title Of LSh.wci-ht
champion 10 Packey MlcFJrllnI. Joe Cans
has stirred up q hornet = nest. BI,rling
Nelson. not satisfied with the thorough bout
ing he received at the hands OF Jimmy Bri,t.
now says that he will fight either MlcFdr-
land or Cans. Nelson is under IN" manage
ment of Jim May. n Reno sporting man. WAC
IL said to have offered a slO.O 0O purse for "a
mill between the Dane and mcfarland
Nelson wants to fight mcfarland at I3i
pounds, weigh IN al o =. NJ. for 4 side bet Of
5000 and the biggest purse offered. white
he stands ready to tackle Cans at 1913 pounds
rim gside stripped. But in the case Of Cans
Nelson has the nerve to insist upon 81 pcr
cent. Of the money. win. lose or draw. which
probably means that the Battler doesn
care for the Baltimore negro's game az all.
When Nelson realizes that he IL u back
number and that Cans Is the champion Of
the world he will probably be willing TO allow
Cans 10 dictate terms. providing that Nelson
really wants another mill with his GOldHeld
conqueror. Mcfarland. who is "a really
high class Fighter. says he will take Nelson
on after he makes q match with johnny
summers Of En- gland, which will probably
he decided IN Milwaukee IN the near future.
sporting men whO have studied the present
situation IN the light eight class say that
sOme Of these days Cans will be forced INTO
Q hight with mcfarland. who is rapidly
climbing the ladder.