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BELMONT STABLE TO RETIRE REPORT FROM NEW YORK THAT SOME WILL GO ABROAD AND OTHERS BE SOLD. Chairman of Jockey Club Represented as Intending to Ship Pick of His Establishment to England in Charge of John Whalen, V New- York. July 27. Indications about the stable ol August Belmont sit Belmont Park are that the Belmont horses arc to retire completely from active oixjrations in this country, for this season at least, anil that a considerable number of Nursery Stud thoroughbreds will be sent to the other side to train ami race for such purses as they may be able to win before the close of the present season. It is Mr. Belmonts intention, it is said, to send his string of horses to England shortly, and trainer t John Whalen is to go along with them. This string y will be made up of the best Mr. Belmont has in f training, with a band of yearlings accompanying . them. There arc eleven horses in the Belmont stable now at Belmont Park. Three will leave at once for the farm in Kentucky and some of the eight remaining are to be offered at public sale. In fact, the stable is being cleaned up and will have no representation at the big course in a short time. Some of the horses now racing in Canada may be in the lot that will be shipped to England. The Belmont colors arc practically through with racing in this country for this season. W. B. Gorman will remain at Belmont Park in charge of the course and grounds. There will be au auction sale of the lieavy Clydesdale horses employed on the course and the farmers about Queens will have the opportunity of securing some good stock for their farms. A survey of the trainers and owners quartered at the Gravcsend and Sheepshead Bay tracks finds the majority of them uncertain as to just whore they .-stand. There arc a few who will ship to Fort Erie within a few days, while others say they cannot stand the frequent idleness required on the Canadian circuit. The tracks arc still kept harrowed and the horses are going along the same as if there were a meeting close at hand. John Ilyncs is a bit at sea whether to ship back to his farm in Stamford, Ct., or wait until Scp-tembor to see if there are to be any fall meetings. Matt Allen says he will stick. He has waited so long he thinks lie will sec it out. George Kraus. Con Leighton, Qujncy: Stable, Frank Regan and William Keating are going to stay a while, as they put it, and see what will happen. All have their horses ready to race. Ed Purcell, Frank Frisbee and all but the Keeuo establishment at Sheepshead Bay are likely to pull up stakes and ship away within a week or two. There will be a meeting of the United Hunts in a few days when matters relative to Hunt racing will be discussed, with the possibility of the announcement of race meetings at some of the courses near New York.
