The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-19
Prince viamsky Will Leave His
Adbella Watts Here to
Fill Engagements.
McDEv1TT TO RACE F1LLY
Other Big Russian Buyers May
Follow by Campaigning
Their Purchases.


patrons Of the American trottins horse
for more than twenty yeats It 10 only
within the last two years that they have
outranked the turfmen OF all nations as
buyers OF harness race horses and breeding
stock. And rich as are the trotting stakes
in this country. Russian has never
sportcd his silk on an American track.
But next summer we are to have Prince
viamsky Of st. Petersburg as a competi-
tor for the $4,000 or more that will be
raced for In the futurities.
Count varansoff Dnschkoff, V'ceroy OF
the Caucasus. was the first man of his
country to buy American stock to cross on
the rather soft and dull Orlofrs, and It
was In 1892 that ne purchased the Brown
Wilkes trotters winterset, 2:Hia. and
wintergreen. 2;2+h. from c. +. Emery
OF Cleveland. at the same time engaging
Frank Cation OF Cleveland as his trainer
and driver. Since then exports OF trotters
to Russia have gone far up into the mill
ions while during the last two years they
have surpassed all other European eXpor-
.ations combined, totalllng not less than
s30o 900 during the last twenty-four
months. In every Instance during this
long period OF patronage the horses have
been sent across the water Immediately.
although scores perhaps could have been
made good winners here.
II was Prince Viamskv who bought the
unfortunate Baden. Il. for $4,000
not SO long ago. and few days ago he
purchased the Madden Ally Adbella Watts.
As Adbells is in all the stakes for three
year-olds this year she will be left here
TO fulfil her engagements and Will he
raced by NJ. McDevltt OF Cleveland. the
man that upset the betting ring At Lex
ington in 1910 by winning the Futurity
and Championship stallion stake with
Grace and the Transylvania and Walnut
lia'l cup with Joan. This means that she
will be we'll trained and driven and that
fact together with the common knowledge
that Adbella Watts Is "a wh!rlwlnd trotter
and n do or die racing machine au-urs
well for the success Of this first Russian
attempt to win American turf prizes
1t IL believed that II Prince vianEky
can win one of the futurities and the
Kentucky in particular. other Russians
will follow In his path and that trotters
intended for racing In 81. Petersburg and
Moscow will not leave our shores until
their earning capacity will have reached
an end in this country.
To serve American ends the Prince
could not haye picked out a likelier flly
than Adbeiik watts. She is born
trotter and inherited early and extreme
specd. Che IL by General Watts. that
pla cod the three-yesr-old record at 2 :0sH,
in 1907. and he IL n son OF Axworthy. son
OF the champion Axtell. . ne. Her dam.
Proxy Belle is a daughter OF Adhell. o:2S.
| that held the yearling record for fifteen
years. Adhella Watts was one Of the first
| OF that remarkable collection OF twenty
| seven yearlincs that trotted into the 2 80
| list In 1912. she having made her record
| OF 2 :25i carly In August.
| Last year when owned by John F. Mad
den and trained by Billy Andrews she
started only once. and her performance
| showed that she is n really great trotter
| II was in the two-year-old division Of
| the Horscman Stake at Kalamazoo ana
she tied Lady Wanetka for second money
| by coming second to Peter volo the first
| round IN :o3 over that not fast track
| Later on Adbella Watts showed a trial
| in :0Sis, with a half In :O2. True II Ia
that Adoe,la Watts Will have to beat two
trotting marvels--,he most wonderful in
! the history OF the turf--peter Vo,o, 2,
2:oiia. and Lady wanetka. .. $40. timed
! m :05l., but those who wish the hlly
well find consolation in the fact that his
tory does not show where any phenomenal,
winner OF the juvenile divisions OF the
| futurlty succeeded in winning the main
stake year later. Native Belle .06 v (;
Colorado e., a;otN Cxsrevna. 2:OT, and
Justice Brooke being prominent examples,
I
drafts 10 American horses. They are now
| trying TO get our drivers. Young Will
| Cation. who was child when his fnther.
| Frank Cation went to Russia. has devel-
| oped Into the premier reinsman of tha F.u-
ropean continent. For several years past
his stable has never won 50 little as
! 100000 In the year ana he holds nearly
all the championship records About two
weeks ago young Cation signed to train foY
~. V, Iezhnev OF 81 Petersburg for IA
yearly salary OF 10000 rublcs $50, 5000
! This leaves NJ Telegin minus a driver. and
ha has cabled successive offers Of $40, 600
to Charles Tanner. the driver OF uhlnn.
and to Walter Cox and Lon Mcdonald.
The Americans refuse to sign u contract
that will keep them out OF the Unted
| states for more than one year at q time
and II Is doubtful II Tanner would accept
a Russian engagement under any circun-
stances. although he took Lou Dillon 10
Russia for exhibition purposes and later
did likewise with uhlan and The Har-
vester NJ relcgin maintains the most ex-
tensive racing stable In Russia, aud II WAS
COR him that the stallion l,aldy McGregor
go, 2:0GA, WAS recently purchased from,
the Austrians for sac. 500 and Luther Sex.
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