Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-02
BIG RACING FACTOR
American Owners to Be Heard
From on English Turf.
ENTRIES IN ALL CLASSICS
Trend of Yankee-Bred Horses To-
ward England Will Expand
Rather Than Contract.
ENTRIES IN ALL CLASSICS

LONDON, October 1.-Unless present
present plans go awry, American owners
will be a big factor on the English turf
from now on, and especially in 1912. AL
ready many nominations have been made
for the classics, such as the Derby, the
Oaks. the One Thousand Guineas, the
Two Thousand Guineas and the ST. Leger.
1t begins to look here as if the trend of
America bred animals toward this coun-
try will expand rather than contract.
Certainly, the number of possible Ameri-
can starters was never before approached.
In the past an occasional entry from the
states has been received for the great
races of the English turf. and certainly
up to the time Harry Payne Whitney
came here to race an American entry
was heralded around the world.
In the Derby no less than thirty EIGHT
colts are named by American owners,
while there are numerous other entries
Of horses bred in the states, but now
owned by English horsemen. Robert T.
Wilson heads the list of American nomi-
majors, having named twelve. of which
six are by Yankee and three by Planudes.
nine. of which four are Hamburgs and
three by Burgomaster. August Belmont
nominated Ave. three being by Rock Sand,
which Mr.. Belmont himself imported from
Keene and John E. Madden have three
in apiece. while others naming one or two
are F. r. Hitchcock, Tom Walsh, Rich
ard Croker. Louis Winans. H. c. Brown
and w. X. Vanderbilt. although the lat
ter's entry is that of French-bred horse.
being by Maintenon out of First Sight.
1t is hardly necessary to go into detail
regarding the American entries for either
the Oaks or the st. ,Leger of 1912. The
lists in each instance show the same wide
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entries may not be quite so numerous.
But the average Is about the same, for
while the Derby has 1854 entries. there
are 800 in the st. Leger and but 266 In
the Oaks, the latter being a stake for
FLIES exclusively.
Another pleasing thing in connection
with the entries for the classics is the
appearance in the lists of the name OF
his majesty. King George V. who has
made nominations in all five races. II
had been generally understood that the
present king would follow in his fathers
footsteps in racing as soon as the eXpira-
tfon of the period OF court mourning, but
this is the first convincing evidence OF
that fact. His majesty has nominated
FIVE in the Derby. one OF which is by
FOlodyovski, the horse with which Mr..
Whitney won the Derby in 1901. Colts by
Florizel II are. however. the most numer-
Gus among his ma jesty's entries.
There is a beautiful opening here in
England for a few good, clever ighs-
weight Jockeys. England's jockeys at
best are a mediocre lot these days. and
OF 1ightweights there are hardly any
worth speaking Of. The Nursery stakes
for the two-year-olds are just beginning
to come along at all of the tracks. ana
many an owner is at his wits end to find
a capable boy to do the riding.
The lowest possible figure for these two-
year-pld races is seventy-nine pounds.
but where are the lads that can make
that weight? Certainly they are not at
the English race tracks. In more than
one instance promising two-year-oids have
actually had to be sent to their stables
because there We're no boys to ride them.
more than half dozen Jockeys Of even
ordinary ability who can do eighty -four
pounds and not twice that number avail
able at lightweight.