The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-02
AMERICANS WIN
GOOD MONEY
ABROAD
This Years Invasion of the
British Turf a Financial
Success-Whitney Wins
$4,000.

Uny rnitcd rrcs.)
LONDON. Nov. 2.-Sinco the
English racing season opened at
l4incoln on March q. American
horsemen have done remarkably
we'll even though they failed TO
sweep the board with big events.
Altogether SO American bred
horses have run In ss7 races and
won IS OF them, worth total. In
stakes. OF nearly 100000. The
proportion OF American seconds
and thirds has been quite aston
ishing.
There would have been more
winners. too. bat for the two facts
that most OF the older horses and
some of the two-year-olds took
some time TO become accllmated.
and that the English handicap.
pers. knowing nothing and caring
less about American form, piled
on the weight numerically.
Perhaps the most striking fea.
ture Of the American showing for
the season has been the amazing
manner In which the throe-year-
olds have made themselves at
home In a foreign country. Ten
OF them accounted tor "a vic
tories.
Among all American owners.
Harry Payne whitney has done
the best He won In fact more
races than any Engiizhman. OF his
81 horses, trained by Andrew JOY
nar at New Market. IL have car.
ried the Elton blue jacket and
brown cap" successfully on no
fewer than 80 occasions. crediting
Whitney with s5o.00o in stake
money.
The heaviest contributors 20
this fund were the three-year-old
Perseus III with three races
worth 1880. the two-yearold Sal
lie Of Navarro with two worth
s5.TT5. the two-yearold Top-o-the-
morning with three worth s5.275.
the four-year-old nelirium. who.
after running five times before
notching his first success. took
three events worth $500. and the
three-year-old Hillside III with
two worth $3.50
Others who carried the whitney
colors TO victory were the two
year-oids Belle Of Troy twice..
Handspun ttwicel. Blue Girl. Bal.
iyhoo. Oversight three tlmesl
LIttorai. Yorkvilie Belle and Queen
OF Hearts and the three-year-o lds
Bobbin II. Sea Cliff and Sixty II
ttwicel.
With DtRna Ken II. Artless.
xsla and Tyrconnel. Whitney has
had the most exasperatlng luck
The first three have run second
and third persistenfIy and Tyrcon-
mel after running nine times with.
out catching the Judges eye. was
sold as a bad horse. upon which
he Immediately won three races
Tor his purchaser.
James r. Keene has aiao had
most satisfactory season. With
only IL horses. under Trainer Sam
Darling's care al Beckhampton.
the famous White. Blue Spots"
have flashed past the post first on
IL occasions. winning stakes to the
value Of sIs.Is0 Wedding Bells II
was the largest hay and corn
gatherer." winning four times out
OF six efforts and earning s9.7eO.
The three-year-olds Esperanto and
Womba II won three races each.
the twoyear-old Coronal two and
the fiTe-year-oId Ballot and three
year-old Selsctman one apiece.
Charles Carols four horses
picked up three races out OF II
attempts. collecting $500 toward
their winters keep.
II. b. Duryea's three horses only
ran seven times. but thanks to the
three-year-old Mediant. who, after
two defeats. captured the big
Stewards cup at Goodwood and the
Champion sprint at Hurst park
$1,000 went into Duryea's pockets.
Mediant Is reckoned the best five
furiong horse in England at
present
Certainly the American Invasion
has brought some wonderfully
speedy animals to Great Britain
British turfmen agree that either
Mediant. Hillside TiI. Wedding
Bells ii, Perseus III. Bobbin III,
Ballot or Sir Martin can show a
clean pair Of heels TO the best
In the old world II not unfairly
weighted.
Sir Martin has had poor luck
but even Englishmen predict that
he viii yet prove himself a mar
vel. His four attempts In England
have resulted thus far In only two
victories with a monetary reward
OF 1885. II is generally conceded
that he would have beaten King
Edwards colt In the Derby but
for his accident.
August Belmont has had q bad
season, and IL Is largely his poor
showing which spoils the American
average. With four horses In Joy.
ner's stable and seven In Alec Wat.
sons he has contested more than
80 races and won only two. worth
$4,000. He owed these 10 the two
year-Olds Antaeus and Budoir. Prls
Gillian and Fair Play n, while ad.
mittedly good animals. have never
seemed TO find their feet In Eng
land. Norman ri. last years
1000 guineas" hero, seems TO have
taken dislike to the track and
refuses TO run his races Out
gamely.
MUST PAY TO SCRATCH.