Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-12
TO RUN ON AMERICAN
TRACKS NEXT SEASON
Thoroughbreds Released by France
Expected to Stir Up Things
in 1916.

NEW YORK. December 11.--Now that
the racing season in the north has ended
and the horsemen who have been at the
Maryland tracks have returned to Broad
way haunts, gossip centers in the pros
poets for next summers racing. Imported
horses promise to play quite a part in
the sport, if the number of importations
count. Harry Payne Whitney, John San
ford and Frank Hitchcock will have
strings OF their own breeding which have
been released by the French government,
and it is possible that August Belmont,
T. 3. Widener of Philadelphia. Clarence
H. Mackay and Frank Gould, all Of whom
have breeding establishments in France
may show some Of their youngsters. 1t
is said to be hardly probable that w. X.
Vanderbilt, who also breeds largely in
France, will race here, as he does not
like the laws under which racing is con-
Quoted. Mr.. Vanderbit/is sphinxlike
about it, but the rumor persists that his
colors will be seen on the American turf
this summer unless there is an urex-
pected ending Of the war and revival
of racing in France, where he raced ex-
tensively during the past decade.
About fifty youngsters have been inn
ported by individual owners like w. r.
Coe, Fred Lewiston and Jesse Living
ston in patches of two or three. picked
up cheaply at the English sales this past
autumn. The largest single lot Of this
kind was brought over to this country
by Walter Jennings, supposedly for A.
X. MacCumber, though the ownership is
supposed to be a secret. At all events,
Mr. Jennings purchased for some one a
lot of thirteen yearlings and three two
year -olds, which have just been shipped
for training to Aiken. $. c., where, this
week. Mr.. Jennings began the work of
breaking and breezing the youngsters.
He is a trif1e behind most of the trainers
in this country, who have not only
broken their yearlings, but tried them out
preparatory to theft nomination for stake
engagements But, as Jennings is a
wizard" at that sort of thing, he will
not enter the game with so much of a
handicap as might be supposed, particu-
larIy as the weather at his southern
training quarters will permit Of work
when the prospective two-year-olds of
1916 are snowbound hereabCut
Bought From Winner.
Jennings bunch of sixteen thorough
breds were bought in a lot from ]. b.
Joel of the De Beers diamond syndi-
cate who has achieved wonderful sue
cess as a breeder and owner, with
couple of Derbys to his credit, and near
the top. if not actually a; 1t, OF the list
of winning owners in England IN the
ma st decade. Like most British breed
ers, he is disguised with the prospects
for racing. for the next few years in
England, and disposed of his young
sters rather than hold them with small
chance Of getting much racing out OF
them for some time to come. me
youngsters sold to Jennings include
two coifs nv Sun Star and one by Sum
flower. and ten FLIES destined Tor the
breeding farm If they do NOT try out
asst enough for racers. or these. three
arc nv sun Star, four by Suntiower and
one each by Cicero, Buckwheat and
Roouelaure Coming from the pest OF
the English racing families, as these
vounosters do. it is certain that they
viii nroye desirable breeding out
crosses. even if they do not develop into
high-ciass racers.
Mr.. Jennings thinks he has fine lot
of "prospects" in the bunch and ex-
pects to have them ready to measure
strides with the best of the home-bred
Youngsters when racing begins at Bel
mont Park next spring: The three
two-year- oIds will be fitted for the
lthree-year-old stake races for which
thew may be eligible over the metro
politan circuit tracks.
r. T. Wilson has half dozen i'm
ported yearlings at Belmont Park
which his trainer. Tom Healy' Is Mt
ting for an American racing career.
Four French-bred youngsters belong
ing to Harry Payne Whitney are ex-
pected to arrive here about the middle
Of December, coming with the lot OF
thirteen which Clarence III. Mackay is
having shipped from his farm.