Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-13
WIN $69,795 ON
THE ENGLISH TURF
Mr.. Whitney's Thoroughbreds
Place Him Third on List of
- Successful Owners.

NEW YORK, December 13.-It was &
season of triumphs for Americans in the
sports of England this year. Harry
Payne Whitney was the leading actor 1r
blazing his name among the victors. AS
captain of the American polo team, rep
resenting the Meadowbrook Club, he
played an important part in bringing tc
this country the International Polo Chal-
ienge cup, and through the medium OF
his race horses he won G13,959 which is
equivalent to 500, 19o in Uncle Sans cur
rency. This sum represents Mr.. Whit
ney's winnings on the English turf, his
horses placing him third on the list OF
succe ssful owners of the year.
1t is no mean thing to hold such d
prominent position in the winning list OF
owners on the English turf. 1t speaks
well for American thoroughbreds-for the
Whitney horses all are sons and daugn-
tiers of American stations and We're
bred in this country. 1t also speaks well
for the ability of Andrew jackson JOY
ner as a trainer. To his skill was due
in large measure the credit of this
achievement To have accomplished this
in two seasons on the turf, when many
other trainers in England have failed for
years. tells the story of Joyner's clever
ness as developer of speed in race
horses.
Joyner Sixth Among Trainers.
During the racing season just closed
,on the fiat in England Joyner won
thirty-five races for Mr. Whitney with
twenty-one horses. This placed Joyner
sixth on the winning list Of trainers. Ii
was better record than he had made
last year, his first season on the Eng
lish turf, although the showing that he
then made was so good for a stranger
that it caused favorable comment from
the turf writer's of Great Britain. Las;
year Whitney's horses, under Joyner S
care, won 1925. 1t will be seen that
he has increased his winnings this year
by $24, 5OO-a progressive movement in
which both men were deeply interested.
1t was the legislation inimical to racing
in this country that drove the Whitney
racers to England in the fall of 1898
The Whitney thoroughbreds had raced
on local tracks all that year. During
that season SO many arrests were made
under the guise of the Agnew-Hart law,
and the liberties of the patrons of the
tracks were so curtailed, that Mr. Whit
ney sent small string of horses to New
market and Joyner followed them. Rae
ing conditions there We're SO foreign to
those in operation in this country that
much of Joyner's time was spent in iron
ing out thin angles. He succeeded SO
well that Whitney told him to remain in
England.
Now that Joyner has made good, y
Whitney has determined to race his
horses abroad for another season, and
Joyner is not destined to be among his
friends on the local race tracks until
at least 1912.
Borrow, Best Horse.
The best horse in the Whitney string
in the past season was Borrow two
year-old gelding by the once great rae,
horse, Hamburg, that cost Whitney 500
Geo. Borrow won seven races, winding
up the season by winning the Middle
Park Plate, an event which English turf
men consider is classic" among stake!
for twO-year- olds. The winner of thi.
stake is usually made the winter favort,
, for the Derby. But as that race is eX
clusively for colts and FLIES. and a:
Borrow is a gelRng. he is ineligible i
| it were not that Borrow is gelding thi:
horse might have placed the blue ribbon
of the English turf to the credit of Whit
ney. Reports from England say that thu
son of Hamburg. particularly in the fall
showed that he was the equal of an,
two-year-old in training.
Although Waldorf Aston is no longer al
American citizen. still the fact that tn,
| major portion of his income is derived
from this country places him among thu
| list of men whose actions abroad intereS
the members of this community Asto
| finished seventh on the winning list o
owners, with sos. $50 to his credit. Hi
stable of horses won thirteen races, eigh
| of which were won by his three-year-ol
| FLY. WiWnkipop. that won, with othe
notable events. the One Thousand Guinea
and the. Coronation stakes. the latter a
the Ascot meeting.
! Although Winkipop was beaten for tn,
Oaks, she later showed conclusively tina
she was the best of her sex and age b,
winning many races.
| August Belmont had only a few horse
| carrying his racing colors in England
| For small string they did exceedingl.
| well, for they managed to win S1I.230
| This was achieved in nine races.
| Americans have good cause to be prout
| Of the success attained by horses bred IL
| this country. During the racing season
| in England the thoroughbreds that wer
bred in this country and raced abroad eX
| celled all other foreign-bred horses. Las
raced on the courses of England an,
| won 131 races. which We're worth in tn
| aggregate $161, 19J. As against this rec
| ord there were eleven French horses tina
| won sixteen races worth $19,61O; on
| horse from Germany that won one rae
worth $500; horse from Holland tina
| won three races valued at sig, AS, and on
| from Australia that won three races tina
were worth $3,3:S5.