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RETURNS TO AMERICA ON VACATION. American Foreman cf Lord Carnarvons Stable Talks Interestingly of English Racing. New York, December 20. Willie Brennan, foreman in Lord Carnarvons racing establishment, lias recently returned from England to this eountij. Mr. Brennan came back to this country to visit his parents, who reside in Brooklyn. He will leave for the other side in a few weeks to resume his, duties in Lord Carnarvons stable, the horses of which are trained by R. C. Dawson, a thorough horseman and a particularly successful one. Lord Carnarvons training grounds are at W hat-combe Wantage, where many winners of Important Fnglish races were prepared on the iiallops. lweuty-six horses are wintering at the establishment, and Brennan, who gained his knowledge under the tuition of competent horsemen, declares that the stable is singularly strong in the older aud juvenile divisions. Mustapha. a chestnut gelding, six years old, was the best winner iu Lord Carnarvons colors during the season just passed. For three consecutive years .Mustapha, carrying great weights finished a bang-up third in the Cambridgeshire Handicap, a feat never accomnlished by any other horse in the history of the race. While in England in the tall, S "C. Hildreth saw this horse race over the mile oiid a quarter route and pronounced him a clinker. Sneaking of Mr. Hildreth, Mr. Brennan said: "Turfmen on the other side are broad-minded in every sense of the word. They were impressed with Mr. Hildreth and he will be well received when he ships Mr. Kohlers horses to England. Mr. Brennan says that the prospects arc that the Epsom Derby of 1012 will prove a stirring race. At this time he considers it a decidedly open affair. The chances of White Star, brother to Sunstar, this years winner, are promising to a high degree in his estimation. The colt is a tine individual tne sort that will improve as a three-year-old and stay well over a considerable distance of ground. Herman B. Duryeas Sweeper II.. a son ot Broomstick Ravcllo II., lienco a half-brother to I-rank Gill is a really good colt, in the opinion of Mr. Brennan, and he would not bo surprised to see the American colt triumph in the Derby. In the absence of Absurd, conceded by many to be the champion of last season, Lomond will in all probability have the honor of being installed favorite in the" future betting. Englands leading jockey, Woottou, will have the mount on Lomond, which is trained by Woottons father. English training methods are in many respects identical with those pursued in this country, says Mr Brennan. Trainers are finished horsemen, possessing skill due in most eases to long apprenticeship In barns that housed winners of notable fixtures. The general run of horses have an unmistakable stamp of high class in conformation and action.
