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JOYNER TO REMAIN ABROAD. Division of Harry Payne Whitneys Stable to Continue Racing in England. New York, October 21. An Important consignment of horses belonging to Harry Payne Whitney arrived here Monday on the steamship Minnewaska of the Atlantic Transport line. The star of the lot was Harmoiiicon, a four-year-old, by Disguise Harpsichord, which was considered the best sprinter in England. Theie was a highly bred three-year-old by Spearmint, a Derby winner, out of Miss Hamburg, and fourteen yearlings. The yearlings are mostly by Broomstick and Hamburg. All were in good condition when examined by Dr. R. W. McCullv. The horses will spend the winter at Mr. Whitneys stud farm at Brookdale, N. J. Jack Jovner, who trains for Mr. Whitney in Lug-land, did "not come with the horses and accordiug to private advices he will not leave England. Tills indicates that Mr. Whitney will not give up his English stable entirely, though the fact of his bringing over so many horses assures that he will pay more attention to the American turf in future. The yearlings which have arrived are in plenty of time to be entered in most of the important two-year-old stakes for next year. They are for the most part from American marcs, most of which were taken abroad last spring. They should be a valuable addition to the sport for next season, and will atford James Rowe, who handles the Whitney horses on this side of the Atlantic, an altogether lictter oop4-tunity than was his this season. Harmonicon was only a sprinter iu England, though he was once winner at a mile. Most of hi.s victories were at five and six furlongs and all through his racing career abroad he demonstrated that he could carry weight well. As a two-year-1 old he won four of his eight starts. Ills victories being iu the Landport Maiden, July Plate, Great Kingston two-year-old plate, and the Mersey Stakes. He was beaten In the Middle Park. Plate and tiie Dewhurst Plate and finished second in the Windsor Castle Stakes. As a three-year-old Harmonicon was raced nine times, winning the New Biennial Stakes, his only mile victory; the Ilarewood Handicap and the Great Eastern Railway Handicap. This year ne was winner of four races in eight starts, his victories being iu the Salford Borough Handicap: Julv Handicap: King George Stakes and the Snail well Stakes. This last victory was scored October 1. Harmonicon is hardly as large a horse as Whisk Broom 1 1., the best horse that Mr. Whitney has brought back from England, but he is a horse of excellent substance. Other American owners who have been racing abroad will make shipment before the opening of the season of 1015, and It is assured that there will be a much better class of horses here to compete for the prizes than were seen during the racing season recently closed. August Belmont, chairman of the Jockey Club, will bring some of his back, and it has been announced on excellent authority that Mr. Belmont lias decided to move his French establishment, where lie has a considerable breeding farm, to England. Both he and Mr. Whitney will continue to race on both sides of the Atlantic, but more attention will be paid to the Amerlcau strings than has been the case in the past few seasons, Mr. Belmont will not bring Tracery to this eountrv unless he changes his present plans. This great son of Rock Sand and Topiary is a stallion that is already in great demand among the English breeders and Americans have the same strain to breed from over here should they so desire. Tracerv was winner of six races out of niue starts in England, and the only time he was unplaced was when lie was thrown down in the running pf tiie Ascot Gold Cup by a fanatical-suffragette when he was running a winning race. His victories were in the Burwell Plate. Ecllnse and Champion Stakes as a four-year-old, while as a three-year-old he won the St. James Palace Stakes. Sussex Stakes anil the St. Lcger. His first start was in the Derby, in which he whs a good third to Tagalie and Jaeger. ,
