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AMERICANS WELCOME ON ENGLISH TURF. With the arrival of Harry Payne Whitneys yearlings at his English racing establishment last week, the lot including some of those recently sold to him by James It. Kcene, and the prospective departure of the horses S. C. Hildreth has sold to Charles Kohler to be raced in England next year, interest in American turfmen on the other side of the Atlantic naturally increases. Mr. Whitney will have more than seventy horses in training under the care of Jack Joyncr next season, while the stables of Mr. Keene and August Belmont also will be increased. With W. K. Vanderbilt, Frank Gould. II. B. Duryea and other prominent Americans racing, as usual, in France next year, it is believed that American-bred horses will gain more distinction on the English and French race courses than ever before. One of the London turf papers printed the following recently concerning American progress in British racing: "When the English turf seasons record is compiled for 1911 it will be found that American-owned and American-bred horses have fared better this year than ever before. With almost each succeeding day the amount to the credit of the" American owners is increased, while not infrequently, as was the case at Newmarket on Cambridgeshire day, American-bred horses finish in front in two of the race3 on the days card. "In the Nursery Plate, an event worth 2,500 to the winner. J. R. Kcenes Outram was first, while the familiar colors of Harry Payne Whitney flashed past the iwst in second place. Later in the afternoon Mr. Whitneys Bashtl ran a dead heat with Marajax, the purse being divided. A few days ago, the afternoon that the Duke of York Stakes was run off, August Belmonts Toggery won the Kempton Park Nursery, worth ,000, while in an- i other race the American-bred filly. Meddling, won a good two-year-old race. "It must be admitted that in the big races of the season in which Americans wero entered, there were more failures than successes, but the number of fairly important races that have gone the way of Americans has occasioned no little comment all along the line. Nearly all of the prominent American owners who have racing stables here have been in England for a part of the season at least, but just at present it so happens that all of them are in the United States. "As the American laws have killed the sport on the other side, we hear that other prominent turfmen, including Hildreth. developer of the great Fitz Herbert, and Madden, who sold Sir Martin to Mr. Winans, will be here for next years campaign. Mr. Whitney will have one of the biggest stables on the English turf and we hope that he will enjoy greater success than. ever. . ... .... "The English turf has the friendliest of feelings for Mr. Whitney, Mr. Kcene and Mr. Belmont, who have spent fortunes in breeding and racing some of the best thoroughbreds In the world. The Invasion of American-bred horses has increased interest in racing here to a rcraarkainc uegree. American training methods as exploited by Joyner and American horsemanship as shown by Maher have established a standard, the merit of which is generally recognized and commended."
