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S. C. HILDRETH HEADING FOR FRANCE. New York, September 14. S. C. nildreth probably will be the next American turfman to transfer his racing establishment to a foreign course. Mr. Ilihlieth has decided upon France as the scene or his next turf operations and he is already making liis preparations for a shift to that country. When his proposed sale was declared off on account of the low prices bid, Mr. Ilildieth took his horses back to his Sheopshead Bay stable and ever since that time he lias been sending them along witli just enough work to keep them in condition. It is possible that he will remain in tills country long enough to show his colors during the coming meeting or the Maryland Jockey Club at Pimlico, but his nlans are to ship bo fore long and sell the entire lot in either Kngland or France. For some time Mr. Ilildreth lias had bis eye on tins foreign courses and he has conic to the conclusion that France would be mote to bis liking than England. He has received many glowing re-lorts of the sitfirt there from friends that have been abroad, but be will not race his- American string t lie re. His intention is to -sell them all out and buy a new lot of French horses for his proposed campaign. The seven In the Ilildreth lot that are taking dally exercise an; Fit a Herbert, Restlgouehe, Novelty, King .lames, .ens. .Hampton Court and Shannon, a truly notable Jot, and horses that should make good in any country. Some of the others that made up the Canadian string earlier in the season were disposed of at private sale when the auction was called off. The Ilildreth horses are not tho only ones that are being kept in condition at Sheopshead Bay. Tom Green Is daily exercising the James R. Keene string and it would be possible to send several oT them to the post on short notice. A. J. Ooldsborough returned from Canada and was at once employed by Thomas Mouahan and Philip J. Dwyer to sharpen up their horses for racing at Pimlico. The horses have been going along all summer, but have not been to the races since last fall at Pimlico. The task of fitting them should be comparatively easy. The Heiio Tweed le colt that Charles Kohler bought at the dispersal sale of the Silver Brook Stud has reached Malt Allens stable at Gravesend. He will be taken up and broken as soon as he Is thoroughly rested from his trip. He Is a colt of excellent size and conformation.
