Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-07
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succeed Clark Griffith as manager of the
Cincinnati team the little second base
man would have occasion to chuckle TO
himself. When Griffith took charge of
the Reds one of the first things he did
was to trade higgins, who has since
proven himself to be one of the headiest
players in the National League. To Hug
gins has been given the credit for the
brilliant showing the Cardinals made in
the last campaign. 1t was his alb lily as a
field leader more than Roger Bre nahan S
direction that made the Cardinals show
remarkable reversal of form. At least
there are those inst. Louis who have
this opinion. and Higgins has created so
good an impression outside of his own
town that Cincinnati is willing to give up
several players to get him to manage the
team there.
AS a trader Griff has been particularly
player whom he did not think good
enoueh for his team to succeed him
would really cap the climax.
One of the London turf papers printed
the following recently, which shows
American progress in British racing:
when the Enelsh turf seasons record
is compiled for 1911 it will be found that
Amercan-owned and American-bred
horses have Jared better this year than
ever before. With almost each succeed
in day the amount to the credit of the
American owners is increased, while not
infrequently, as was the case at New
market on Cambria geshire day, American
races on the days card.
I'm the nursery plate, an event worth
s2,5c0 to the winner, J. r. Keene's Out
ram was first. while the familiar colors
of Harry Payne Whitney flashed past
the post in second place. Later in the
afternoon Mr.. Whitney's Bashti ran a
dead heat with Marajax, the purse being
divided. few days ago, the afternoon
that the Duke of York stakes was run
off, August Belmont's Toggery won the
Kempton Park Nursery, worth $4,000
while in another race the American bred
fllN Meddling won good two-year-old
race.
u must be admitted that in the big
races of the season in which Americans
We're entered there were more failures
than successes, but the number Of fairly
important races that have gone the way
of Americans has occasioned no little
comment all along the line. Nearly all of
the prominent American owners who have
racing stables here have been in England
for part of the season at least but
just at present 1t so happens that all of
them are in the states.
las the American laws have killed the
sport on the other side, we hear that
other prominent turfmen, including Hill
dreth. the developer of the great Fitz
Herbert, and Madden. who sold Sir Mar
tin to Mr. Winans, will be here for next
one Of the biggest stables on the English
turf, and we hope that he will enjoy
greater success than ever.
1.-The English turf has the friendliest
of feelings for Mr.. Whitney, Mr.. Keene
and Mr.. Belmont. who have spent for
tunes in breeding and racing some of the
best thoroughbreds in the world. The In
vasion of American-bred horses has in
creased interest in racing here to re-
markable degree. American training
methods, as exploited by Joyner, and
American horsemanship, as shown by
Maher, have established a standard. the
merit of which is generally recognized and
commended.