The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-29
WHITNEY AND
KEENE HAVE
SAME TRAINER
BITTER FEELING WHICH HAS
EXISTED FOR MANY YEARS
HAS APPARENTLY BEEN SIDE
TRACKED FOR THE PRESENT
At LEAST. .~.

A string of race horses owned by
James r. Keene and Harry Payne
Whitney and under the care Of James
Rowe. 1t sounds strange but it's true.
For. years a GOODNESS has existed be-
tween the Keene and Whitney families
which has descended from father to
son and has held sway both in fnan-
cial and turf circles. The amalga-
nation of the strings Of racers under
one trainer even though the horses
will be run in separate interests.
shows that thel present chaotic condi-
ton of the turf has been veritable
steam roller in crushing out the bitter
feeling which for years has existed
between these families.
Both Keene and Whitney have
fought each other relentlessly in the
stock market and on the turf. The
| feud began when the late w. c. Whit
| ney was alive. Harry Payne Whitney
took part in the warfare, and when
his father died he continued it.
And in the face of all this comes
the proposition for James Rowe. for
many years the trainer Of the Keenc
thoroughbreds, to take charge Of both
the Whitney and Keene strings. The
offer has been accepted by Rowe and
he will therefore not go to France to
train for the Duryea stable.
Keene's intention regarding his turf
ventures this year have been a matter
of much conjecture. His absence
abroad and the stories that Rowe
would train for Duryea which have
been denied and affirmed so many
times during the past three months
that racegoers and turfmen alike are
at sea as to the future OF the greatest
! string Of race horses in America. The
New York World has the following
article on the question OF whether
Rowe would go abroad or not:
Rowe will stay in this country ana
| train race horses. Any. other stories
are simply pipe dreams Rowe will
have charge Of the Keene and the
Whitney race horses. Ever since
Rowe's return from Europe he has
been frequent visitor to Brookdale
Harry Payne Whitney's big stud farm
in New Jersey. Since. the death OF
Ed Taylor, the manager Of the farm.
Rowe has spent four or five days each
week at Brookdale He is preparing
the Whitney horses for this seasons
4
week he devotes to the Keene horses.
You will see by this that he is a very
busy man, for he is supervising the
training of both strings of horses.
There was some foundation for the
stories that Rowe would train for Dur
yea, in France Mrs. Duryea was just
las anxious to obtain Rowe's services
as her husband. They offered Rowe
1 hoxy he
tender was big enough to tempt Rowe
iwould accept it Rowe insisted on pay
ing England and France a visit so as
to look over the ground. He also de-
lsired a conference with Keene, who
was in Europe, on the subject.
Rowe went abroad. The conditions
There did not suit him. He found that
Ito a certain extent the change would
disrupt his family. He has sons who
lare approaching manhood and littlc
girls who are practically babies. He
found that the new scene would inter-
fere materially with his plans for the
education of his children. So he cut
out the foreign invasions.
New Deal All Around.
"Rowe's talk with Keene brought
forth a new deal. 1t. resulted in a de-
cided change of plans from those pur-
sued in former years. Rowe had pur-
chased at the clearance sale Of the
Keene horses at Saratoga last fall
Lahore, Iron Mask and several other
racers. Iron Mask was sent to Eng
LAND and is now with Jack Joyner at
Newmarket. Lahore is in Florida BY
the new arrangement between Keene
and Rowe the former gave the latter
the mission to take over the Whitney
string Of racers and to train them in
conjunction with his own horses.
Rowe therefore will have charge u
1.-The Keene and Whitney horses this
summer Both Of the wealthy patrons