Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28
AMERICAN INVASION
OF ENGLISH TURF
British Welcome the Whitney,
Keene, Croker, Vanderbilt
and Belmont Stables.

The friction which the Olympic sports
in England produced is now almost entire
ly forgotten. as far as Englishmen are
concerned. and they are at the moment
discussing the prospects of the American
invasion in horse racing. When a couple
Of years ago American sportsmen like
w. c. Whitney. ]. r. Keene and Richard
Croker withdrew their support from the
English turf on the grounds that they
were not fairly treated, and American
Jockeys supported them in their conten-
ton, English sportsmen commenced to
feel that there was something that re-
quired consideration. The grievances that
then existed are now removed. and the
English sporting public welcomes the ap-
pearance of the American colors again on
the racing tracks.
This years racing will find America well
represented. as Croker, Keene, Belmont
and Vanderbilt are all lin the running"
These names are already familiar to Eng
lish racegOers, but the name OF Carroll Is
new to most OF them.
On the occasion Of ever big racing event
now the question on every ones lips Is
What have the Americans up their
sleeve?" There appears to be desperate
dread of the American contingent pro-
ducing something of sensational char
acter. Last year 1t was feared that Au-
gust Belmont was SoluS u liic
Derby to follow on the success Of Croker
the previous year.
Banks on Colin.
This year ]. r. keene is suspected OF
having designs on some OF the classic
races with Colin, an American-bred horse.
This animal Is stabbed with Sam Darling
at Beckhampton. one of the leading train
ers in England. Speaking of the chances
Of this horse. and the prospects OF Amer
lean owners generally. Mr.. Darling, on
being interviewed, said:
I'm Colin l feel have one OF the finest
thoroughbreds that the English turf has
ever seen, and l shall not be surprised 10
find him placing many or the CLASSIC
events to the credit of America. regard
the American racing invasion as q most
useful and welcome stimulant to English
sport, and as far as l know there mas
never been any desire on the part or Eng
lishmen to place any obstacle In the way
of the American owners who have from
time to time come here to patronize U.S.
/ have at the moment all j. r. keene's
horses in England under my control. and
I hope to show him and the American
sporting world generally what an Anglo
American combination can do"
Another man who Is immensely inter-
ested in and pleased with the American
Invasion" is Richard Marsh. who. as the
kings trainer. is one of the most impor-
tant personalities in the English racing
world. How can 1t be regarded other
wise," he says. than q happy omen Of
the entente cordiale that must always ex-
list between England and the United
States? 1t will stimulate a spirit of fra
ternity that Is essential and desirable be-
tween two great English-speaking ma
tons American sportsmen are in my
view the most desirable acquaintance an
Englishman can make. They are clean
and upright in all their transactions. and
II they are able to breed animals to win
our classic races why should an English
sportsman complaint?
This is the spirit that seems to pervade
the entire sporting community here at the
present moment The restrictions placed
on gambling. especially In regard to
horse racing, here were practically &C.