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THOMAS WELSH IS WIDENER TRAINER. Baltimore. Md., Septemler 4. .Thomas Welsh. It appears, will not train horses in Prance for Frank Gould. J. Howard Lewis brings word from Philadelphia that Welsh has been engaged by J. E. Wide-ner. Mr. Widener has sent to Mr. Lewis for the last two broodmares left at his farm near Oganz, Pa., and with the order came a letter telling that Welsh had entered th6 wealthy Philadolphians employ. Mr. Widener. it seems, is going in for racing on the Hat as well as stooplechaslng in France. Last vear he spent 0,000 for yearlings which did not develop much quality, but, not in the least discouraged, lie is putting 0,000 in youngsters Gils season. Welsh will break Mr. Wideners yearlings this fall at the Philadolphians private track in France and race them next season. He also will hereafter handle the Widener fencers. The mares Mr. Lewis lias orders to ship to France are Froward, a sister to Sir Lynnewood. and Performance, a daughter of Troubadour that has thrown half a dozen winners. Among the famous mares Mr. Widener already has in France are Colonial Girl, the daughter of Meddler and Springtide, which defeated Hermis in the .000 Worlds Fair Handicap at St. Louis in 1004. and WallHower. Mr. Widener sent word that the jumpers, Naughty Boy and Newmarket, purchased from -John E. Madden In the fall of 1900, have not turned out well. Thoy are both affected in the wind. Ivan Fox has purchased from S. C. Hildroth the four-year-old Eddie Dugan and is making a jumper of the son of Mazagan at his place near Media, Pa. Mr. Fox likes Eddie Dugan much. The four-year-old has abundant size, sound underpinning and he has taken kindly to jumping. Mr. Fox says that Eddie Dugan will be ready to race at the fall meeting at Pimlico. Archibald R. Roosevelt, youngest son of the former president, was here for the Hunts meeting with Capt. James Shelley of the cavalry, who rode in the army races each day of the meeting. Captain Shelley is a connection of the Kooscvelts by marriage. His wife was Miss Christine Roosevelt, a niece of the president. Captain Shelley hails from Alabama and lie entered the regular service as a lieutenant after having served in Cuba and the Philippines as a volunteer. He is a manly chap, a famous shot and a daring and skillful rjder. Later on he is to take charge for the government of the famous thoroughbred stallions, Octagon and Henry of Navarro, which August Belmont presented to the army last winter. The United States government horses and those owned by army officers show marked Improvement over their early spring racing. That the officers In charge of the training of the collection are gaining knowledge of the training methods pursued by professional horsemen in so short a period Is creditable to a marked degree. The army, officers now have a much better understanding of pace than when they first participated in the saddle on the race courses and through the steeplechase fields of the eastern tracks.
