The Washington times., 1910-11-07
AMERICAN VISITS
i. S. FIRST TINE
Walter WinanS, Born In Rus
STA, Here With String
for Horse Show.

NEW YORK, Nov. walter Winans.
horseman, crack revolver shot, and
sculptor and painter, saw yesterday for
the first time as he came up the bay
aboard the White Star liner Cedric the
land Of which he is not only a citizen
but where he has all the political priv
Ieges of a native.
Mr.. Winans was horn in st. Peters
burg about hfty-siX years ago while
his father, William l.. Winans. former
ly Of Baltimore, was building railroads
for the Car. The father dreaded a
sea voyage, and that, it is said. was his
chief reason for never returning TO the
United States.
He settled in England, but retained his
American citizenship and his son, al
though pretty well AngliciZed as TO
speech, has done likewise.
Mr.. Winsns is tall and wiry and has
sharp gray eyes, side whiskers and
mUstache cut in the English style and
tinged with gray. He talks rapidly. One
of the first questions he asked was
about the condition Of his string Of six
teen horses which arrived on Saturday
by the Atlantic Transport liner Mime
haha.
Expects to Win Prizes.
After learning that they were in
fine shape he said they would be
taken from the ship today and init
mated that he expected some Of them
TO carry off prizes at the horse show.
Mr.. Winans said nothing Of a pro-
Ject Of settling in a fine home that
he might build in Baltimore. In fact
he declared he is going back to Eng
land just after the end of the horse
show, which brings him here. He has
a big stable of fancy stock at his
home. Surrender Park. Kent. and has
brought the pick Of il for exhibition
at the Garden. including the saddle
horse BugIe March, the big hackneys
Cookers, RosadOr and Proserpine, the
smaller hackneys Londsborough and
Lonsdale and the roadster Nancy
Clancy, all winners at shows on the
other side.
Surprised by Skyscrapers.
Mr.. Winans said he had his first
glimpse Of Ireland while the Cedric
was going down St. Georges Channel
He took a good long look at the great
buildings as he came up the North
river and seemed surprised at their
appearance, as are most men coming
here from abroad for the first time.
He said that although he had been
successful at the Olympia show in
London he really did not expect tand
he smiled somewhat Ironically to
take all the prizes here, but he did
hope to make q good showing.
Mr.. Winans has lived nearly forty
years in England and for twelve years
he held the revolver championship Of
the country. He always classified him.
self as an American, but the British
newspapers usually referred to him rs
the English champion. He is a cheva-
lier Of the Imperial Russian Order Of
St Stanislas He speaks German,
French, Russian and Italian. He
learned Russian first, having been born
IN St. Petersburg, and attended school
there long time, and he believes that
anybody who can learn Russian ought
70 be able 10 pick Up any old language.
He has had paintings and pieces OF
sculpture in the Paris salon and the
Royal Academy, and holds the record
for shooting stays and wild boars, hay
Ing killed about 200
Miss Morris to Ride.
Miss Vera Morris. who will ride for
Mr. Winans, was a passenger on the
Cedric. She brings several horses Of
her own. including Lord AIgernon.
Gracious and Tantalus. Lord and Lady
AIgernon Charles Gordon-Lennox, who
are here for the horse show, F. Vivian
GOOch one OF the Judges. Walter Webb
Ware, manager of Alfred G. Wander
bits horses; Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Beres-
ford, Eugene Kelly, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
PhippS. Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Collier. and Manuel Klein,
musical director of the HippOdTOme,
also came by the Cedric.
Miss Morris denied a report that she
was going into the aeroplane business,
saying Il MI not bother with aviation
until fnnra rlnra horses -