The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-19
AMERICAN HORSES
 WIN IN ENGLAND Keene, Whitney and Others Are
 Making Their Mark COLIN HAS NOT YET RUN William K. Vanderbilt's Horses Are Winning Good Prizes in France and His Horse seasick Has
 Shown Great Form.
COLIN HAS NOT YET RUN
By RICHARD DAHLGREN.

London, April 1S.-(Special Cable.)- Up to this writing the American race horses in England have done fairly well. They are winning some races and finishing in the money in others, but up to this time nothing sensational has been developed in connection with them.
 Enough has been seen, however, to make certain that Messrs. Keene, Whit ney Belmont and Madden have some very serviceable horses. Later when the stars are called in to perform it may develop that the Americans have the American racing men themselves are very confident that more than one of the turf classics will fall to them this year.
 In the Two Thousand Guineas August Belmont and James R. Keene have two nominations. In the Thousand Guineas the only Yankee is Alabama, Richard Croker's Derby candidate. This will be the first appearance of Alabama, and will give the turfites a chance to esti- mate his chances of repeating Orby's performance in the Derby. In the Der by Sir Martin the Ogden colt, has shown such good work that he is now figured upon as one of the real fac- tors in this event, and has received big play in the future books. The As cot gold cup has large number of Yankee eligibles. The list of possible starters included Fair Play. Bay Tree nf A1,rr Belmont. James R. Keene has three nominations. the peerless Colin, Ballot and Esperanto.
 William K. Vanderbilt is winning steadily in France, and unless there Is radical change in his luck he prob ably will again head the list of win ners.
 Comemnting on the easy victory of his Seasick in the $2000 Prix de St. Pair du Mont, at Maison- -Laffitte, turf authority in France says that if that horse remains In good form it does not see how any of his rivals can beat him. The same paper spoke favora- bly of the riding of David Nicol, the American jockey, now under contract to Baron M. de Rothschild. The ad- vent of Nicol in France and the fact that he was chosen to ride Borax in the Lincoln handicap greatly confused some of the French turf correspondents. who did not know that Nicol rated in America as good rider, as among other triumphs he rode the lamented Sysonby in most of his Swear old en- agreements.
 I regret to announce the death of MT John c. Hill of Willoughton Lin colnshire. Although MT. Hills colors were not very well known he leaves an indelible record on the history of the turf, for he bred Gallinule, the most successful sire of modern times, as well as Pioneer, the sire of Polar Star. Both were from his own mare. Moorhen, with whom he won many hunt races back in the sos. Another colt of his breed ing was Euclid, who won the Jubilee stakes in 1892, and the Lincoln sh ire handicap in 1895. St. Victrix, constant winner this season, was also bred by him and sold at the Doncaster sales. MT Hill, who was "A year old, was at Lincoln races. His death was entirely unexpected.
 It Is one of the rornances of the turf that MT. A. c. Mandaros, g resident of Greece, who owns the horse Duke of Sparta, which won the Lincoln hand- cap, is blind He was at the race