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AMERICAN HORSEMEN IN PRANCE. Many Well-Known Trainers and Jockeys Occupy Quarters at Maisons Laffitte. Few towns in France have greater interest for the sporting public, particularly that large section of race-goers drawn from the American and English colonies in iaris, than Maisons Lailitte, if, of course, exceptions be made for Maisons elder brother, Cban-tilly, the birthplace of horse racing in Franco.. The town has acquired this popularity as a, training center for race horses from the proximity of the Maisons LaUitte race course, where numerous important meetings are held throughout the year; from the facilities offered for training in the way of excellent sand gallops provided by the racing authorities in the forest of Saint Germain, as well as the course for training jumpers at Achercs, close by, and from the fact that it is conveniently near to the other race courses around Paris Longehamps, Auteuil, Saint Ouen, Saint Cloud and Ix Tremblay while at the same time benefiting by sufficient country air and space. To compute the number of valuable thoroughbreds in Maisons Lailitte is not an easy task, but the horse imputation probably exceeds the human population of the town, and as the care and training of this large number of horses is largely in the hands of English and American trainers and their employees, the importance of the Anglo-American colony is easy to understand. Iii addition to the training staffs, several prominent owners among them Frank Jay Gould, who is having a large house built close to the race course, and T. P. Thorne have taken residences J in the town in order to be able to visit their horses from time to time, while W. K. Vanderbilt has an estate close by, at Poissy, where his large and important stable is in charge of W. Duke. Mr.- Vandcrbllts stable jockey, the crack American" rider, Frank ONeill, resides in Maisons LaUitte, whence lie can easily proceed to Mr. Vandcrbilts private training quarters at Saint Louis de Poissy, for the daily exercising of the horses. Among the latest American trainers who have crossed the Atlantic to take up their quarters in Maisons Lailitte is Preston M. Burch, who is private trainer for Harry La Montague. Mr. La Montagne has not yet gathered together what would be called n large, stable, but those of his horses that have appeared on the French turf this season have been freqneutly heard from, in particular Mr. La Mon-tagnes jumper. Merry Knight, an importation from the United States. Perhaps the model stable of the town is that of Percy Lynhani, who is private trainer for Frank Jay Gould. Mr. Goulds horses also are remarkable more for quality than for quantity, and it is superfluous to dwell upon the merit of his famous colt, Combourg, whicli is well known to all race-goers. J. Reiff, another well-known American rider, is v Mr. Goulds stable jockey, though it is understood tliat Mr. Gould will not have first call on Reiffs services next year. Lynhani believes in comfort both for horses and men, and, while the boxes of his hoires are among the neatest and most orderly in the town, the quarters of his stable lads are pro-Tided with every convenience hot and cold baths, recreation rooms, etc. The horses of another American owner, .7. E. Widencr, arc in chargo of Fred Burlew, whose stable is also situated in proximity to the race course. Buriew also trains for Ogden M. Bishop, M. J. Archdeacon and for himself. Another stable in chargo of an American trainer is that of Eugene Leigh, who is one of the earliest American trainers to settle in France. The horses under the surveillance of Leigh, assisted by his head lad. Tom Hunt, run into a total of three figures. The horses in Leighs charge include those of G. Braquossac, H. M. iiiegler, Sol- Joel, the well-known English owner, who has several horses running on the French turf. E. Fischhpf among them the famous veteran juniper Journaliste and Heri Le-telller. I-eighs stalf includes the well-known crosscountry rider W. Head, who is engaged to Mr. Braquossac; Sumter, the fiat race jockey, and several promising apprentices, among them U. Langford. Another Aineican trainer, who is at the same time a prominent flat race jockey, is Nash Turner, who has a pretty establishment adjoining his house in the park. Nash Turner trains for Vicomte O de Rivaud. R. de Rivaud, Max de Rivaud and for himself. Among other prominent trainers who have establishments in Maisons Lailitte may be mentioned W. Botten, who trains for G. Lepetit. G. G. Kousnet-zoff, G. Achillopulo and for himself: James dOck- huysen. Baron Maurice do Knthschilds private trainer; Campbell, who has the horses, of Mr. Pfizer and others; Martin. Mr. Jean Lieuxs trainer, who includes among his horses the veteran Moullns la Marche; Shields, the former American jockey, who has charge, among other animals, of Michel Luzards Biidajoz; Enoch WIshard, who trains for Mr. Wertlieimer; A. Mclntyre. Hie American trainer-Jockey, who has the horses of Mr. Solomon and A. i. Cornel. Paris edition New York Herald, 1
