The Washington times., 1907-04-21
Former Tammany Chieftain
Decides to Race in
England.
After Danny Maher to Ride
His Colt Orby in the
Derby.
Fox Hunting an Expensive
Sport in John Bulls
Country.
By RICHARD DAHLGREN.

LONDON, April 2O.-Having demon
strnted his ability to lead the Irish turf
as a winning owner, Richard Croker, the
one-time Tammany ehieftain, has con-
cluded to try his racing luck in England
again.
He believes firmly that in his colt
orby he has Derby winner. especially
If, as he hopes. he is able to get Danny
Maher 10 ride for him. He had the
great little jockey at his place in ireland
10 try out orby, and I understand that
Danny is enthusiastic over the prospects
of the colt. II Lord Derby can be in
duced to permit IT, and as he is said 10
have no likely Derby candidate. he may
DO so. Maher is likely 10 ride the Croker
colt In the Judgment Of experts a com
bination of Maher and Orby will be
about as dangerous as anything IN this
years Derby.
1t Is the purpose Of Mr.. Croker, 7 un-
derstand, TO send over several Of his
best youngsters to England for the sea-
sons racing. He also viii have a good
string either late this season or next
year, on the American tracks.
Maintenon Wintered Well.
w. x. Vanderbilt's Maintenon, the
premier horse Of the French turf last
season, has wintered well. and bids fair
10 be as much IN the lead as a four
year-Old as he was as a three-year-old.
In MS first race at Longchamps. he
spread-eagled his field in hollow style,
and ran second in the Biennial stakes
later. giving the winning horse d heavy
handicap. Maintenon is entered for sew
eral big races of the year, including the
Gold Cup, at Ascot. and the Grand Prix.
at Baden-Baden.
Mr.. Vanderbilt has a good horse in
Fraudiul. who won the Prix Vantaux at
Longchamps from a good field His
leading jockey, Dollhouse. is riding in
fine form, and II Mr.. Vanderbilt does
not again lead the world as a winning
owner, as he did last season, he will be
very close to the front.
Fox Hunting Expensive.
Some interesting figures have been
compiled concerning fox hunting in
Great Bditain. which has just finished
its season.
There are about 10 packs Of fox
hounds in England and Wales, with
about 5000 couples. The expenses Of
hunting a pack three times q week
throughout the season amounts to some
thing like $4,000 a year. so that the total
expenditure for the whole country is
about s., 10000.
The Irish and Scotch packs are not
included in the above figures; there are
twenty-six PACKS in Ireland and eleven
in Scotland, with ] 100 and 800 couples Of
hounds respectively,
1t is estimated that there are 200. 600
hunters kept by spo-tsmen in England
and Wales, representing, Al tSe lowest
valuation, of $500 a horse, a total of
S60.OO0.OO0. while their maintenance costs
their owners probably more than
s40,O0O,O00 a year.
These are pretty big figures for one
line OF sport.
Kings Cup Shipped.
The Kings Cup. to be sailed for at the
jamestown Exposition, VIII be in
America next week. It has been shipped
on the American liner Philadelphia.
The trophy is a handsome silver gilt
copy Of a cup of the early Georgian
period. weighs Us ounces, ana is twenty
two inches high. and measures twenty
two inches from tip to tip OF the
handles.