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EASTERN GOS tf P. The arrival bore of John Huggins, who has been training W. C. Whitneys horses in England, gave rise to a rumor among horsemen yesterday that HugginB will remain in this country and handle Mr. Whitneys big. stable. It was said that J. W. Rogers, who has bean training for Mr. Whitney here for soma time past iB not a well man and of late has bten under the care of Mr. Whitneys physician. Rogers, unless he recuperates, bo the story goeB, will not be able to assume his duties next yoar, so that Huggins will be needed on local tracks. Huggins said on Sunday that ha would probably return to England in about six weeks to make ready for another campaign, but if Rogers is ill as the gossips say he is, Huggins will be requested by Mr. Whitney to remain. HugginB and Rogers are fast friends and the former would not think of "displacing the latter unless compelled to do so by the voluntary withdrawal of Mr. Whitneys present American trainer. This story could not be verified last night as it was impossibla to see Mr. Whitney, but turfman ware busy discussing it just tho same. Huggins met many old friends Monday and talked entertainingly on -racing affairs. He has been training in England for six consecutive years, going over there in 1896 to handle the lato Pierre Lorillards thoroughbreds. . Last season Huggins trained Mr. Whitneye Yolodyovski, winner of the Derby, together with Watershed, who won the Cambridgeshire Handicap, and Game Chick, who captured the. DowhurBt Plate, a famous English two-year-old event. When asked about Mr. Whitneys plana for racing in England next year, HugginB said he could make no definite reply. Ee declared that he did aot know whether Goldsmith and Nasturtium would be sent over to run in next years Derby. In regard to the suspension of Lester Heiff, Huggins remarked: "I saw the race which cauaed the suspension , but I noticed nothing wrong. What the stew -ards may know, if anything, is more than I can say. Heiff will be here in a few days and may have something to say." In regard to the working of the starting machine in England , Huggins went on to say: "The starting is satisfactory. The barrier goes up, the horses break , and thats all there is to it. This, of course , applies to two and three-year-olds. Next year it will be used for all ages." The "no recall" system, by the way, will prob a-bly remain a fixture in the east. During the recent meeting at Bennings, a man closely Iden-OOXTIKOBD ON 8KOOND tAOM. TV : EASTERN GOSSIP. Continued from First Page. titled with the Jockey Club made a careful can-vaes of owners, trainers, jockeys, bookmakers and prominent bettors, with the result that a majority of them made favorable comments. The starting there was highly satisfactory. Mars Caesidy, unhampered by the imperfect barrier forced upon him at Aqueduct, handled the fields with excellent results. His work was highly commended yesterday by those turfmen who returned frtom Washington and talked horse in the Broadway hotels. Archie Mclntjre. the American jockey who has been free lancing abroad, sailed for home laBt Saturday on the Deutschland. In England last Beason Mclntyre rode fifty-ono winners in 194 mounts. Next year he intends to ride in France for Prince Murat. New York Bun.
