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HIGHBRIDGE RETURNS TO AMERICA. New York. Jan. 21 --Highbridge. the juniper thai Jcl.n K Fell sent abroad in the Fall of 1012 in the liupe if winning the Liverpool Grand National of last year, is back home, lie returned on the Min-jiewaska of the Atlantic Transiiort line last Monday. The old fellow stood the trip well and he will probably be heard from among the best of the jump-els when the season opens. James K. Frayling, who fitted Highbridge for all of his good races in America, went with him to England and also returned with him. Though Highbridge did Jiot win a race while away his performances were creditable and although he fell at the first fence in the running of the Grand National, that mishap was iu no measure a disgrace. Of the twenty-two that started there were only two that completed the course without a tum-ble. The big son of Bridgewater and Duress was treated harshly by the handicappers in England and when the weight he packed in handicaps is taken into consideration his showing was meritorious. He was started six limes in England and besides the Grand National the only other time he came to grief was in the running of the Cheshire Handicap Hurdle, in which he took up 17". pounds. Trainer Frayling also took him to Germany, but lie met with" no better success there, though he finished second in a steeplechase among the best horses. It was not surprising to good judges that High-bridge did no better abroad, for when he was sent after the most coveted of cross-country races it was pointed out that Mr. Fell had a wonderful xmlidence in his horse that was not shared by others. Highbridge is now an eight-year-old and appears 1o be In condition to go on for several seasons. He is a horse of excellent conformation and stands up well under training. He will be raced by Mr. Fell In America this year. Fred Williams, the American jockey who rode lllighbridge in the Grand National, has met with a good measure of success abroad. He was taken over bv S. C HSldreth when that horseman was handling the horses of the late Charles Kohler in Fiance. For a considerable time Williams had tio end of trouble in obtaining mounts, lint he finally had an opportunity and at the end of the recent season his services were greatly iu demand. It is probable that Glfford A. Cochran will tie J the nest American siwrtsman to make a serious bid Tor the Liverpool Grand National. His good lumper Postbov is now in Ireland, and it is the intention to point him for the big race at Liverpool.
