The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-19
AMERICA LEADS
ON ENGLISH TURF
Year Just Closed Is Distinct
Triumph for Uncle Sans
Horses.

The English racing season OK 1912
Will go down In turf history as the
Americans year. In no other year
have American horses won such an
array OF brilliant victories as they
did this season. Horses bred and raised
IN America won two out OF tne three
classic turf events--the Two Thousa nd
guineas and the ST. Leger. This in
itself was a great achievement. but II
was supplemented by victory n the
Cambr' dgeshlrs handicap. the most I'm
portant race OF the fail, and one OF the
greatest handicap races in the coun-
try.
The victory OF Herman j. Duryea's
colt Sweeper H.. In the Two Thousand
Guineas. the runaway triumph no o. AT -,
Leger and the success OF Louis
Winans's Adam Bede in the Cam
bridgeshire have caused the Enslsn
breeders and turfmen TO consider with
anxiety IL not alarm. the potency IN
the blood OF American stations and
brood mares, to transmit speed to
their progeny.
The English breeders see in the sue
cess OF the American horses a menace
to the breeding interests of Eng land
The breeders are fearful that II the
success should continue next year the
patrons OF the English tur. may look
elsewhere FOR racers than In the nome
market
August Belmont WOE the most money
amo4g the American turfmen. With
four horses he captured six races
worth s4s.s20 Harry Payne whitney
won thirty races with twenty.one
horses and placed 10 his credit s43.-
445 Herman b. Duryea finished next
among the American brigade with one
victory. scored BY sweeper IL This
race was worth s3o,52s. Louis Winsns
closed me season with Si7.6s0.
( T. P'IkingtOn. q well-known Eng
iIish turfman. was at the top Of the
winning list With $I04.ilo- TWO OF
Pilkinton's horses won five races
King George. who races small
netted him $4,000.
sweeper II. Is a son Of Broomstick.
himself q son of Ben Brush: but
Tracerv is OF immediate English par
eataZe As all who take any Interest
in turf affairs are aware. Tracery
sire. Rock Sand-wh no has within the
last few days been taken over from
England to stand in France-won the
Leger Of 1898. Tracery's dam. Top
iarv. carried the cCscrs Of Lord Ham
Iton. q Dalzell. on English courses
1 Other American horses performed
notably well BrooInstick's elder son
IH =. Whftney's Whisk Broom. had per
! haps no superior ut a mile. and }. b.
kecne's CsStleton. n sID .. Peter pan
and M!ntcske. was OF eGIal eNceiience
over sousrwhat sSorter distances. a,
weignt-tor-sSe Il was impossible 20
tfind anything TO Dsst CastletOn at six
furfDngs.
Whitney's Iron Mask II. son OF
J Disguise and Royal Rose. ran srliiant-
( v last year but this season. Tor no
isxpi cable reason. lost his form.
| iet another who made mis- mark was
outs W.nans's Adarn Bede. The Cam
lp-idgeshire is one Of the most coveted
prizes OF the season. and Adam Bede'
success m ~ was eli the more W
rnarkable az he carried en-pou1d
r,enalfv Tor winning the Duke OF YORK
stakes At Kcmpton Park shortly be
fore HIS stable corDan On Sir Mar
Tin never showed his best form an :
rar ONLY once. but as he was eSta olisn
"a as a three y csr-old there was Nttie
o. nothing to cAoo-e nrtween bin ano
King Edward. Derby winner. Minoru.
I several q less note need rot oe
mentioned IN this highly select com
many but 90 NAV b Observed shat u
i.hc freo nrrdicsp for two-year-ol
/ ,x.bsf-rv-. Warsroriccn "a son Of Dis
eufse ans Harpri.hord. comes eightn
I n o~ss~ % merit. ~ithsa seven porn1
- IN. eccrrd h>%. according 70 W nll q
teappe- Dawsou's estimate ere tne
ls,srri- % seven pounds ~ Which
icragsrcu- heads his immediate TOT
Hover ss far greater than usual