The Whitney Purchase., Daily Racing Form, 1897-12-05

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THE WHITNEY PURCHASE Mr W C Whitney of New York has been buy ¬ ing King horses in Kentucky The Zizarrizza daily press has been guessing at Mr Whitneys Whitney idea about using what he bought with his own money Mr Whitney hasnt hasn't given his idea of it His son H P Whitney leans toward the turfs timber angle Some of Mr W C Whitneys Whitney re ¬ cent purchases lean that way The newspapers tell us that Mr W C Whitney bought for John J McCafferty That isnt isn't likely Theres Theresa a social gulf of great depth between W C Whit ¬ ney NE and J J McCafferty aside from the clever ¬ ness of both A sensible side issue puts a frame of emulation about the Whitney purchases and considers them as a family affair Then too one learns that Mr W C Whitney or his son has engaged W P Burch a most capable trainer to prepare the horses that have been bought in Kentucky


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