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BACING GOSSIP FBOK THE EAST New York December 1 S C Hildreths power ¬ ful stable of stake winners at the course of the Conev Island Jockev Club is as healthy a looking lot as over went into wiuter quarters The Hildtvlli barn on Neck road houses twentysix nine of which are yearlings and a choice collection they are Thexe youngsters picked at thu midsummer sales brought fancv prices owing to their individuality and breeding The older division consists of Fltz Herbert Novelty King James Fayette Firestone Rose Quwn Hampton Court Joe Madden Mont ¬ gomery Eddie Dugan Restigouche Woodcraft Zeus Kormak Shannon Roynl Meteor and August Bel monts Priscilliim The juveniles are the only horses in the string under saddle Mr Hijdreth built a half dozen roomy paddocks adjoining the long barn and in these the rest of the string will be turned out until the latter part of February The champion Fitz Herbert is a picture His legs are as clean as the day he was foaled and there is everv reason to believe he will train on indefinitely indefinitelyJames James H McCormick who has been handling the Weinberg stable in Germany has returned to America Mr McCormick will remain here until February when he will return to Hoppegarten to prepare a big string for the coming season seasonThoinn4 Thoinn4 Welsh will close his homo at Gravesend and spend about a month at Hot Springs Va Mr Welsh is greatly improved in health and thinks a vacation in Virginia will enable him to continue his training duties dutiesFred Fred Williams who rode successfully In many crosscountry events in Canada and on tin eastern courses will ride for Bartlott McLennan next year Kimhall yearKimhall Patterson is breaking and handling ten yearlings AngelesBob for Henderson Hogan at Los Angeles Bob Smith who handled Articulate and other capital racers on nearly every traek in the country has recovered from an operation for appendicitis
