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HILDRETH READY TO RESUME TRAINING. Charles Kohler Returns Erom England and Explains Circumstances Attending Hildreths Engagement. New York. Pehruary 8a.— S. C. HUdreth will at once actively take ii[i the preparation of Charles Koblera horses for their 1812 campaign in this country, noat that it has been decided that they will not he shipped to England. Mr. HUdreth. upon his return from Aiken, s. c. where he has been spi odlng the winter, lost no time in having the members of hi- establishment led out of their stalls a: Sheepsbead Pay for Inspection. Their appearance was gratifying and Mr. HUdreth coin nil men ted David J. Leal J, who was in charge dur iiiir his absence. The futurity- winner. Novelty, has grown an inch sin -e be went Into winter quarters. I J •- has thickened oul all ov.r and is one of the most robust horses now quartered ..11 Long Island. While looking him over. Mr. Hildretb -aid: *Td like to see him 1 n. .1 a Held of sprinters in one of the chute races on tic other .-id. ." Fits Herbert, winner of the Suburban and other events of Itpportance, i- as big as a house. His . legs are abioliit.ly .lean, showing no enlargement!1 ,,f any sort. Taken all in all. the big son of Etbelberl is the fines! individual in America. A-he . is perfectly sound if is pr. liable that he will b, among those to go into active training. Zeus le- not grown to the saaM extent as Novelty, hut he is. nevertheless, all horse. His . muscles are decidedly firm and he will nnquestion ably COUM to hand at an early date. Few horses s of his excellent type are seen nowadays. His frie tionhss action and r. solate finishing powers are, perhaps, unequaled bj an] horse of his age oa this ; continent. The rietory of Zous in the Canadian , Derby, when he covered a mile and a Quarter in 1 2:04%, and his winning of the Bowie Han Heap in 1 uiii.ii in- ran two adlea in .".::_:. in hand, were regarded by ,,ld lime horsemen as feats worthy of f Ten Broeek. Thai black son .,f Commando, Beatlgooche, is ; earryiug him. fiesh th.au ever before. Iuggins. one ■ of the frequent juvenile winners of last season. 1-alao ; in line ti. Shannon. Haaspton Court, ClilT ;• creek. Chickasaw, Cold Plii.ie. Dlnna Ken and the . collection of two-year-Old coifs by* Broomstick, The Scribe and Voter, would do credit to any mans ; bin 11. Charles Kohler returned on the Lusitania Saiu.-day after spending si weeks in England and France. The decision of Samuel c. HUdreth. who is handling : th. Kohler horses, to rmrata iu this country mi a,--e, aim ,,f Mrs. Hildreths health, was Ihe chief r.-a--011 that Mr. Kohler changed his plans for racing : abroad. "My object in buying the HUdreth horses in-i f:ii!." said Mr. Kohler, **wua t,, secure the s.-rv- i. , - of this experienced and successful horseman to 1 train th,- horse- I was raising at in. stud Rani, pi 1 Stock farm 1 in N w Jersey. Winn I sought to have .Mr. HUdreth sign a contract to that effect be • replied. "Ill accept the offer providing you take Fits Herbert and the rest of the Stable off mv hands. Mr. HUdreth placed tin h.-rs.-s Mt a r.-.i sonabh figure and 1 purchased them, if th,- Dlrec tors Liability law is not repealed I will ship my best horses, that are eligible for stakes, to England. . sh.iuld Hildrethh not desire to go abroad ai thai t nine I will have an Knglish trainer take charge when the lot arrives on ihe other sieV ."
