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i i GOSSIP OF THE TURF. An inkling of the magnitude of American operations on the English turf next year was afforded by Mr. Foxhall Eeane on Saturday. The son of tho vice-chairman of The Jockey Club says : "Tho Americans are likoly to sweep the English turf next year, for American stables in England were never strone-er and the home racing material never so weak." Of the plans and policy of the stable of Messrs. James R. and F. P. Keene in England next season, Mr. Keene says: "Wo shall have upward of thirty high class horses constantly in training, ready to race and win from the opening to the close of the English turf season. As yet we have not definitely decided as to which of our string now racing here we shall send, but we expect to ship about twelve yearlings from Castleton across the water. "I have great hopes of our string showing a great improvement in Matt Allens hands. I dike his style of training, and I think he is the man exactly suited to onr purpose. "I have studied the horses on the other side for several years past, and I think that our horses here are fully capable of holding thair own with. them. "I expect that our two-year-olds at Castleto next season will be the best crop we have ever turned out. We will ship the most promising ones . to England, and consequently we are of the opinio that next year we will enjoy the most successful year in England since we started racing our horses there. I think American horses will sweep the boards in England next season, comparatively speaking, for the visiting owners will ran only in tho more important fixtures." Thomas Welsh, for several years identified with both tho Floischmann and Farrell stables, will train next season exclusively for Julius Fleisch-mann, of Cincinnati. Tho Fleischmann stable has been a strong factor on both eastern and western courses for many years, and the "white, red and blue cross, sashes, white cap" have shown in front in many a classic event. The sale of the Farrell stable, which is scheduled for Borne time during the Morris Park meeting, leaves trainer Welsh free to devote his entire interests to tho Fleischmann stable next season. With Mayor Fleischmanns well-knowa liking for tho sport, and tho probability that he will not havo his timo taken up so thoroughly next year with municipal matters in Cincinnati, there is every likelihood that his stable next season will bo greatly strengthened and again become one of the important factors of tho eastern turf. This season the two-year-olds of the string proved disappointing in the main, the best of the lot probably being Hurstbourne. It is to be hoped that Mr. Fleischmann will again come to the front with a string of good performers, and with trainer Welsh in charge the prospect of a successful season in 1903 is decidedly good. There is a movement on foot to organize a western racing circuit for the purpose of holding racing during the summer at Colorado Springs, Denver, Butte and Anaconda. It is understood that Charles Clark, son of the multi-millionaire senator from Montana, is to be one of tho leading spirits in tho project, which has every prospect of going through, Running races are to be given exclusively and syn dipate book betting will not be permitted. The idea is to begin about the first of June and race for three months. George C. Bennett has twenty-nine yearlings now quartered at Churchill Downs. John W. 8chorr has twenty-seven yearlings there ; Bob Tucker has eight horses, which he will tako to Latonia; Capt. S. S. Browns yearlings will be in at an early date. Brown Dick is looking for thirty head of horses to arrive almost any day; John Fayhas eight; John Morris ten; W. F. Schulte twonty-four, and there are about fifteen others bslongicg to various other owners.
