The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17
INTENSE RIVALRY
AMONG AMERICANS
Race Horse Owners Struggle for
|. Supremacy on French
Turf.
Joy IN cLINCH SMITH FAMILY
New York Woman Starts Re-
vival of Lost Art in Paris
and Florence.

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch.)
eariS, December 16.--An unprece-
oented rivalry has broken out among
american race horse owners in France
as TO who Will head the list of win
ners next year. Good judges cay that
william *. Vanderbilt, who has lord
CD IT over the French turf for SO long,
VIII lose his laurelB, either to j. e.
Widener or Frank ]. Gould.
With tho hope Of beating Mr.. Van
derbilt, Mr.. Widener. whose colors
nave been carried to victory at many
cross-country meetings. will take up
1lat racing next season. He threw
Dust In Mr.. Fanderbilts eyes at the
famous Desuvillo sales by purchasing
through tho American trainer, Eugene
Leigh, ten OF tho best yearlings In
France at prices ranging from $1,000
10 $4,000. This means thai prizes for
two-year-olds Will go to Mr.. Widener
next season.
When Mr.. Vanderbilt heard of the
Widener purchase he was furious, and
sent Winnie Hoyt to see what could
one yearling. namely, Deu,i, could be
picked up. ard tho price was s2.20o.
This accounts for Mr.. vanderbIlt's
purchase last week OF seven brood
mares at Newmarket
Frank ]. Gould will make the
rivalry still moro interesting. His
stable OF twenty-eight racers at Nal
son Latte is so good that Messrs.
Vanderbilt and Widener are wonder
ing what next" Like Mr.. Wander
bilt, Frank Gould Ia preparing for the
future by purchasing a number of the
Best brood mares. The fear of Mr..
Gould Is heightened by the fact that
last year his record was marvellous.
August Belmont and II. 3. Duryea
No Atyht
chip OF American racing in France still
moro interesting, and obviously the
struggle for the mastery next season
will not be 30 much against Edmond
Blanc, Baron Rothschild and other great
French owners as Americans them
selves on the French turf.
joy In the j. Cunch Smith Family.
Mrs. James Cliuch Smith, formerly
Miss Bertha Barnes, OF Chicago, Is
the busiest woman in Paris to-day.
She 20 making preparation for the re-
turn OF her husband. who is due to
eat his Christmas dinner with her at
her home villa Said.
Six months ago James Clinch Smith
left Paris a physical wreck, and en-
vtous people said he would never re-
turn. Women whom Mrs. Clinch Smith
had ignored socially or who Rugged
the delusion that they had been
sLubbed, said that Mr.. Smith had gone
to America to get a divorce. They
mentioned Chicago and Reno. whereas.
than anywhere else. In point of fact,
Clinch Smith went to pass the sum
NOR on his farm, and tho simple life
there has worked wonders.
The big round table in the dining
r. ON at villa Said Will be decorated
on Christmas Day with a bell made
of Beauty roses. and choice party
Htnhrah Gntrfta rUfT he
welcome him back. Mrs. Smith has
even compromised on the question of
music, and like q model wife has
promised not to play nor to sing, but
only to compose at the villa Said
through fear of disturbing the ner-
vous equilibrium OF her husband, for
Clinoh is fonder Of horss-riding than
of the high G.
Mr.. Clinch. however. has an excel
lent outlet for her strenuous musical
attainments. Her parents Mr.. and Mrs
Barnes. of Chicago. occupy magnificent
apartments in the Champs Elysees.
and they hold big and fashionable re-
cepions there every Sunday for Mrs.
Clinch's musical attachments to spell
bind an appreciative audience.
Thanks TO an interesting and useful
discovery by Mrs. Lathrop Colgate, OF
New York, a hitherto lost art is be-
ing, revived simultaneously in Paris
and Florence. It Is an old form Of the
most beautiful embroidery which was
In vogue hundreds OF years ago in
Sicily. The art OF making II has long
been lost. probably as long as the
Etruscan patterns which Ruskin found
on the old walls around Florence
Travelling In remote parts of Sicily,
Mrs. Colgate came across three pieces
OF most gorgeous embroidery, the like
Of which had not been known for
ages. The brought the embroidery with
her to Paris, where It is now being re-
vived by clever needlewomen
Detectives Watch Miss Duncan.
Seven detectives behind the scenes OF
the Chatelet Theatre have made that
venerable stage hideous for Isadora
Duncan, the Greek dancer from Cali
fornia.
On recent night she danced the
"Bacchanale' from "rannhauser"
draped in q veil. but a pin gave way
and because of complaints sent to
police headquarters orders were given
to arrest Miss Duncan should she
dance again draped in veil and an in
secure pin.
Throughout the whole performance