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GOSSI1 OF THE TURF The Daily America of March 23 has this to say bent Natturtitm Stories published in this city on Friday to the effect that Nasturtium W C Whitneys threeyearold Watercress Margariqno colt was gradually wasting away at Newmarket as a result of an attack of catarrhal fever suffered shortly after his arrival in England in January were misleading The impression one got from reading them v us that Nasturtium not only would not start ia the Derby but was a doubtful racing proposition There is no better horse in England or anywhere else elseThe The statement included in these misleading fitories to the effect that Sydney Paget the manager of Mr Whitneys American stable had formally announced that Nasturtium would not start in the Derby was Mr Paget asserts utterly false I have never announced that Nasturtium would not start in the Derby he said yesterday I have never had the authority to make such an announce ¬ ment mentWhile While no formal announcement has been made the fact that no one connected with the Whitney establishment has any hope of Nasturtium getting to the post in the Dorby has been well known for a fortnight The ailment already reforred to which some folks think the colt took away from Westbury with him and othors belieTe he contracted after landing on British soil was hard to eradicate and while suffering from it Nasturtium lost a good deal of flesh fleshMr Mr Huggins thought at first that the illness would prove insignificant and that Nasturtium would speedily shake it off but he was disap ¬ pointed It refused to yield to treatment for several weeks A Derby preparation is a serious business and it is not thought likely that Huggins will at ¬ tempt to rush BO valuable a horse as Nasturtium through one in his weakened condition conditionIntruder Intruder II a sturdily built colt by Meddler out of the sterling Peg WolBngton will be Mr Whit ¬ neys colorbearer in the great British classic In ¬ truder is a tough little colt with a dazzling burst of speed who went wrong lact spring and did not get to the post Ho made the voyage to England without sickness and has been galloping so reso ¬ lutely and smoothly at Newmarket that all the keenwitted British touts have taken a violent shine to him
