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PREDICTS HILDRETH WILL GET LICENSE. New York. January 29. Jehu S. McDonald. Who weal abroad two months ago to select broodmares rot . K. Vanderbilt at the December sales at New marU.t. has returned to America. Mr. McDonald has been ju close touch with prominent English turf men and declares positively that S. C. Hildreth will be given a license to train, but not necessarily at Newmarket, because that famous place is already overrun with horses. ■•Then are any number of suitable places in Bag land which can he leased by Charles Kohler." said Mr. McDonald today, •and Hildreth could train his horses at such places if the stewards approve his application for a license. It Would be no reflection on him n he is denied a license to train at Newmarket, because any number of Englishmen are in the same situation who would like to train on the historic grounds, but are denied the privilege because of overcrowding now complained of. The turf is in danger of being cut up by too many horses. •This is why the turf gallops at Lpsom have been closed for a period of four months. It is done to give the turf a chance to gr..w after it lias been used excessively lor many years. The closing f the Lpsom training grounds caused a great outcry on the part of horse owners, but the lessees of the privileges gave good reason for conserving the grounds. It is at Lpsom that Wootton, the Australian trainer, trains Lomond, the Derby favorite. "No one need have any fear that Mr. Hildreth will be denied a license, but jockey Shilling, who was to have ridden for the stable, may rind that he is not as welcome as his employer. The English Jockey Club is not in the habit of explaining its actions any more than is our Jockey Club, but I have good reason to believe that Shilling will bo denied a license to ride; Without knowing definitely. it is safe to assume- that those in control of the lacing in England have not forgotten the cutting scrape at Sheepshead Bay. when Shilling was accused of attacking his employer, R. L. Thomas. I do not know that this is the particular bar against Shilling, but my information is that he will not be permitted to ride." Mr. Vanderbilts superintendent is now busy eon-Btructiag a series of buildings for his employers new stud farm at Qoesnay, not far from Deauviile. where the soil is rich and where other surroundings are ideal for the maintenance of his great stud. For the last fifteen years Mr. Vanderbilt s stud his been at YilVebon. and a change is considered prudent. Many of the most successful English breeders believe in seeking new grounds for breeding pur-peaue, and this is why many have settled in Ireland.
