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J JOSEPH EWIDENERS STABLE THIS YEAR i Twenty One Horses of the Choicest Breeding Now in Training at Belmont Park NEW YORK X Y March 29 If good breeding i indicated the best stable of horses in this section for the coming year then J K Widener is rich j in racing material A glance at the forbears of the Widener horses in the hands of Thomas Welch at Helmont Park is rather convincing Such famous sires as Kabelais Verwood Hallot Swecper Spear ¬ mint Polymelus Hayardo William the Third Irish J Lad Fair Play Santoi and King James are well renreented One might say that Mr Widener has a useful band of threeyearolds without a star taking last years form as a guide for the assertion At this writing it would be hard to determine which was the l est of them though Grimalkin gave some r promise last year There arc several in the num ¬ ber however which have not yet been tried in company consequently Mr Welch is the holder of the staide secret regarding the choice of the three yearolds yearoldsIn In the handicap division Naturalist and Trompe Ln Mort are the two dependable Hoth are good horses the former being exceedingly fast and good on any sort of going Both were stake winners last year and are well engaged this year There is one twoyearold in the stable to which Mr Welch points with considerable pride it is the black colt by Santoi Charity Luss Xo horse could be more highly bred and his looks coincide witii his breeding He has great size and bone and the speed lie showed his trainer last fall gives indica ¬ tion of great things should he live up to expecta ¬ tions There are one or two others in the col ¬ lection which are well thought of but Mr Welch is conservative in giving lis opinion of any horse until it has demonstrated truly in racing that it is worth talking about Time will tell whether lie is any good or hot is all Mr Welch says The stable is without a regular jockey for the time being and will have to depend upon riders disen ¬ gaged during the early racing seaon if not throughout the year yearFollowing Following is the complete list of J K Wideners horses trained by Thomas Welch WelchXaturalist Xaturalist br g 5 by Kabelais Nature NatureTrompe Trompe rMarsaHradainante Ia Mort eh c 4by Verwood rMarsa Hradainante b f 3 by Hayardo Knajr KnajrDemarest Demarest FyldeGrimalkin b f 3 by Spearmint The Fylde Grimalkin ch c 3 by The Manager Star Cat CatHuron Huron l jr 3 by Sweeper Zanii I i Religieitse b f 3 by Polymelus Orbit OrbitLEngoleur LEngoleur SpearinintTConjectionLeatherface b g 3 by SpearinintTConjection Leatherface br c 3 by Prestige Leingue de Chat ChatKoyalleiu Koyalleiu b c 3 by The Manager Kings Daughter DaughterSundial Sundial II ch g 3 by Faucheur Martha Gor ¬ man Tapageur b c 3 by Ballot La Vengenza VengenzaHay Hay filly 3 by William the Third Sacred Ibis IbisArmenus Armenus b c 2 by Irish Lad Armenia ArmeniaFair Fair Gain ch c 2 by Vulcain Fairy Gold GoldNorthward Northward b c 1 by Fair Play Nineveh NinevehHay Hay colt 2 by Garry Herrmann Zoola ZoolaHay Hay filly 2 by King James Auntie Mumm MummHay Hay gelding 2 by Hryn Mawr Valentine ValentineBlack Black colt 2 by Santoi Charity Lass LassChestnut Chestnut filly 2 by Garry Herrmann Sunflower
